Science and Art, Kunst und Wissenschaft, Arte y Ciencia
Science Art Projects - Feeling Science
Mitochondrium, the Powerhouse of Life
Oil on Linen, 60x70 cm, 2025
Cold Mitochondrium
Oil on Linen, 60x70 cm, 2023
The Science Art of R. Friedrich Bliem
Seeking the microcosms beyond scientific view
Nature reveals its fundamental patterns through its forms and phenomena - what we might call the aesthetics of nature.
Science seeks to capture these patterns in rational concepts, while the human mind intuitively reproduces them in artistic expression. This is where science and art complement each other, both seeking to capture the nature of our existence and is dealt with further in two recent publications. See further «Publications».
One of my main interests is the representation and communication of science-based motifs and these fundamental patterns by engaging the viewer with the motif through a sensory encounter, resorting only to a minimal wording to put the image in its scientific context, without becoming educational as in science illustration. See «Science Art».
Much of my work has centered on cellular biology and evolution, guided by questions, such as „How does evolution reveal its fundamental patterns, and how might these be represented visually?“
In a recent collaborative project, I explored the role of art within the context of AI technology and the dynamics of human–robot collaboration. See images below and the project with LBI-MedNet under «TechArt».
Art, Science, Philosophy: Materializing cellular emergence from chaos and order: the drawing machine generates structure while the human artist introduces essential chaos. («TechArt», «Publications»)
Regarding method and materials, I apply himself to traditional painting techniques. Despite the digital tools, which are now at the disposal of artists and which can lead to the most amazing images, I am intent on maintaining the analog practice, displaying the human hand and mind from which the work extends.
UPCOMING EVENT - 2026
„The Big Picture“, Science, Art and Philosophy, Weiden, Austria, 19. and 20. September, 2026.
At this event I will present a connected series of paintings from the project "Feeling Science" called "A Journey Through Evolution". This will be accompanied by a catalogue published by SGEM, Vienna.
For further details see
https://www.the-big-picture.at/
This paper investigates the interplay of chaos and order in evolutionary biology, cell biology and the visual arts. It argues that creativity in both natural and artistic systems arises from a productive tension between these two principles. The study introduces a collaborative art project in which a robotic drawing machine and a human painter co-created works, embodying order and chaos respectively. By drawing parallels between mutation and repair in biology, dynamic processes in physics, and compositional strategies in art, the paper highlights chaos and order as universal design elements across disciplines.
An Invitation
to anyone who would like to communicate on the subject of Science Art.
Email fribli223@gmail.com
