My Beautiful Friend II by Immy
Immy

My Beautiful Friend II by

A porttrait of my friend Miss A from her MRI, in graphite and coloured pencil on A5 paper. The first version was painted while she was in hospital having a large brain tumour removed. I left a void on the painting where the tumour had been. Now Miss A has made a textbook recovery and is in great health, this is the tumour free portrait :D

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About Immy

I’m a neuroscientist by day, an insomniac artist by night, and a craft-maker between lab contracts. Biology under my microscope and out of my window inspires me to make art – on public transport, in between experiments, and late at night. I’m interested in the overlap between scientific concepts, biological images, and surreal art from our imaginations. I get an urge to blur the lines between these things. If there are any lines, that is…?

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brain, cell, neuroscience, neuron, science, surreal

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  • Azellah
    Azellah4 months ago

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