Olfactory art is an art form that uses scents as a medium. Olfactory art includes perfume as well as other applications of scent. The art form has been a recognized genre since at least 1980. [1] Marcel Duchamp was one of the first artists who pioneered with using scents in art. [2]

Nov 20, 2012 · The Art of Scent 1889-2012 is the first major museum exhibition to recognize scent as a major medium of artistic creation and fifteen artists who work in this medium.

Jan 16, 2013 · “The Art of the Scent” is the first major museum exhibition to recognize and celebrate scent as a true artistic medium rather than just a consumer product.

Feb 23, 2016 · Can Smell Be a Work of Art? Scent artist Sissel Tolaas uses chemistry to explore the malodorous, yet beautiful, scent of decay in Central Park

Over the last two decades the natural and human sciences have positively reappraised the value of smell and at the same time there has been a flourishing of the use of smell in a wide variety of arts.

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” WHY “VISUAL SCENT”? The scent of fresh air, of the sea, of perfume lingering in the stairway... the emotional content of scent can evoke beautiful memories.

Jan 21, 2015 · From poetry and novels to paintings, movies and exhibitions, fragrance is a source of inspiration for art. Here are 10 works that fragrance played an important role in conceiving.

The Art of Scent, commissioned by the Museum of Art and Design in New York, is among the first museum exhibitions in the world to focus on the olfactory arts. The design of perfume has been overlooked historically as a significant creative practice.

Sep 2, 2021 · The book offers a pluralist conception of art that makes room for worldwide olfactory aesthetics, drawing on numerous historical and contemporary examples of scent arts, introductory olfactory neuroscience, and careful philosophical analysis with easy-to-follow arguments.

May 31, 2021 · In this article, I look at the meaning of scent as art, as exhibited artefact, and as an experience-heightening scenographic agent to create a multisensory whole in the museum.