New York artist Devorah Sperber combines commonplace materials with simple optical devices to investigate the connections between art, perception and technology. Her works addresses the complex relationship between the way we think we see and the way the brain actually processes images. Her most recent works examines famous paintings from art history. "I like to explore the science of what we see, so I chose these paintings specifically for their historical and scientific merit," says Sperber. "Artists were beginning to paint three-quarter profiles where the eyes are centered left to right, but the brain is hardwired to recognize or create symmetry. Vermeer used some kind of lens or camera obscura, evidenced by the rounded slightly distorted face in The Girl with the Pearl Earring, and in Da Vinci's Last Supper, Jesus' right eye is the vanishing point of the whole painting." These details bring art lovers and scientists together in fully engaged conversation.

Sperber's works have been presented at the Boise Art Museum, John Michael Kohler Center and the Brooklyn Museum. Her work has been featured in articles is The New Yorker, the New York Times and Sculpture Magazine. Hear Ms. Sperber discuss her work at the Kimball Art Center's monthly Art Talk on Monday, September, 30 from 6:00-7:00 PM.