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Visualizing the Invisible: Artistic Explorations of the Electromagnetic Spectrum through Mixed Media (last edited: 2025)

Babak Abdullayev
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This artistic research explores the creative transformation of the electromagnetic spectrum into visual language, particularly gamma rays. Continuing the previous part of my research developed during my Master's thesis at RUFA, Rome, Italy (2023), the present-day work expands the focus from gamma radiation to a broader engagement with the electromagnetic spectrum. When I started working on these pieces, I did not want to limit the work to a purely scientific explanation of the phenomenon. That approach felt too limited for what I was trying to express. I used colors, rhythm, and space for form in each work. Gamma rays serve as a starting point for considering transformation and inner strength. Works such as "New gamma-ray burst with a white hole," "Visible," and "Mariotti" merge scientific ideas with symbolic narratives. I have based this work on scientific sources and my experience. I also followed my intuition while examining the relationship between radiation physics and neuroaesthetics. Ultimately, this evolving work demonstrates how artwork can reframe scientific principles. It presents an aesthetic strategy for perceiving the imperceptible. Aim This artistic research explores how the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, which includes both seen and invisible frequencies such as gamma rays, microwaves, and radio waves, can be translated into visual form through modern-day blended media practices. Rather than illustrating scientific concepts in a didactic manner, the project seeks to evoke electromagnetic energy's perceptual, emotional, and symbolic dimensions. The study aspires to provide a new creative framework for engaging with unseen forces that structure each herbal phenomenon and internal human state by integrating material experimentation, digital techniques, and theoretical insights from neuroaesthetics, physics, and human psychology.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsartistic research, gamma rays, electromagnetic spectrum, neuroaesthetics, visual perception, contemporary art, mixed media, scientific visualization, artistic research., Neuroaesthetics, Visual Perception, Contemporary art, scientific research
date23/06/2025
last modified23/06/2025
statusin review
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affiliationFine Arts Lecturer at KU University | MA in Painting of Visual Arts (RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts) at Rome, Italy | Member, Young Artists Union of Azerbaijan.
copyright© 2025 Babak Abdullayev
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3769254/3769255
external linkhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-2139-6258


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nameFigure 18: “New Gamma-Ray Burst with a White Hole”
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nameFigure 19: “ . ” (Roman Fusion)”
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nameFigure 20: “Mariotti”
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nameFigure 1: “Visible” – Portrait Immersion in the Light Spectrum
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nameFigure 2: “Coded Bar” – Thermal Traces and Social Frequencies
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nameFigure 3: “Untitled” – Spectral Density in X-ray Frequencies
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nameFigure 4: “Magic” – Radiowave Resonance and Ultraviolet Interference
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nameMapping Artistic Media to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Figures from Part 1 and Part 2
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nameElectromagnetic Spectrum Diagram (digitally reworked with watercolor effect)
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