Flora නිදර්ශනය

Press Kit

Unique Properties

Creating a visual pun on the idea that gastric flora might be blossoming flowers in the digestive tract, the artist set out to create a flower composed of the bacteria found in the gut.

Dimensions & Packaging

17.5" x 12", 350 dpi, tiff

Tags

medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, pharmaceutical advertising, biotechnology advertising

Production Technology

Created using Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling program, and Photoshop on a Mac.

Design Challenge

Creating a flower that both looked like a flower, but was also easily recognized as being constructed of recognizable bacteria required a creative balance between the two.

Research

The artist researched the common bacteria, called flora, of the gut. The artist studied electron micrographs depicting these different bacteria, and created 3D models of the different bacteria. The artist arranged the 3D-modeled bacteria to construct a flower, using different bacteria for different parts of the flower. The churning gastric juices and primordial environment of the gut comprises the environment from which the flower grows. The flower springs forth from the microvilli found in the lining of the small intestine.

Inspiration

The artist is a certified medical illustrator working in the advertising and marketing of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Self promotional work created for clients, and prospective clients, is a chance to promote the artist's creativity, artistry and storytelling skills in visual science.

Project Duration

The project was in development for three weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.

Operation Flow

The illustration is meant to be enjoyable and memorable by playing on the pun of gastric flora.

Patents

Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2019.
Photograph Copyright belongs to Victor Joseph Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2020.
Video Sound Copyright belongs to Artist Matt Harris, Composer Mat Steiner 2020.

Image Credits

Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2019.
Image No. #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2019.
Image No. #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2019.
Image No. #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2019.
Image No. #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2019.
Portrait Photograph, Josef Victor Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Cynthia Turner, Flora, 2020.
Video Sound, Emotional and Inspiring, Artist Matt Harris, Composer Mat Steiner, 2020.