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The perfection of nature as an inspiration for modern art

Luke Jerram glass art

When you hear about bacteria and viruses, you immediately think of diseases. The revolutionary modern art by Luke Jerram depicts the typical pathogens in an aesthetic way. The English artist’s unusual glass sculptures show that something that is negatively associated can also be beautiful.

Modern art installation by Luke Jerram- Viruses made of glass

Glass virus collection Jarrom

For the modern art there are no obstacles. Sometimes it fulfills a very practical function – it creates the connection between scientists and art lovers. The series of sculptures made of glass called “Glass Microbiology” presents bacteria such as HIV, Escherichia Coli, the swine flu virus H1N1 and the smallpox virus. Dadusch, the glass artist wants to create a three-dimensional representation – an alternative to the usual colored images of bacteria and viruses and to bring scientific topics closer to people.

Modern art – breathtaking glass sculptures of microbiological organisms

Luke-Jerram England modern glass art

For his glass sculptures Luke Jerram Get help from Bristol University virologists to reproduce the structures and sculptures as accurately as possible. In fact, you can see the individual functional units of the virus in great detail. The glass viruses have been used in some museums for modern art Exhibited – Mori Museum in Tokyo, Museum in Barcelona, Art and Design Museum and Art-Metropolitan Museum in NYC, Glass Museum in Shanghai, Glass Museum in Washington and more.

Nice representation of typical viruses – HIV

Depicting HIV virus illustration