I wish my cat had a gas mask too : bioephemera

Profile

bioephemera is art + biology - everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics.

read the first BioE post
visit the old BioE archive

Note: the contents of this blog are the personal opinions of the author, independent of any organizations with which she is affiliated, and should not be construed as professional advice.

Search

Amazon.com Widgets

bioephemeral sampler

Shiny Objects

I wish my cat had a gas mask too

Category: Artists & Art
Posted on: August 10, 2008 9:40 AM, by Jessica Palmer

From Canadian artist Francis Koch at Uberbrain, art that mixes Art Nouveau design, steampunk elements and a post-industrial grit. It's like Alphonse Mucha with sinister animals instead of languid nymphs.

Find more posts in: Humanities & Social Science

Share this: Facebook Twitter Stumbleupon Reddit Email + More

TrackBacks

TrackBack URL for this entry: http://scienceblogs.com/mt/pings/78346

Comments

BioE!

Posted by: PhysioProf | August 10, 2008 12:20 PM

Those are beautiful! The overall design and palette, the earth tones and use of strange overlays of splotches (is that a coffecup stain in the top right corner?) are all cool elements.

The birdbot thing is my favorite, though the X-ed out eyes of the other birds are a bit freaky.

Posted by: Irradiatus | August 10, 2008 6:14 PM

We saw a horse gas mask at the AMNH...apparently they were all the rage during WWI! Nothing as artistic as these though...=)

Posted by: Tracey | August 14, 2008 8:19 AM

It's interesting that the "illustrations" are so much stronger than the "paintings." I notice, too, that your selections are drawn from the former pool. What's my point? Dunno.

Posted by: Hungry Hyaena | August 14, 2008 2:07 PM