im thinking, matthew barney is the only one who has attempted something BIG like that, mixing art, science, using multiple media, and creating some sort of vast cosmology.
and while i detest the cremaster cycle, he did good by me in drawing restraint 9. his film stills however are superb. as for vaseline sculptures... well... but i think the guy is on to something if anybody ever was.
he's no leonardo, but at least he's trying. i applaud that.
