Physics and Art try to interpreter the beauty of Nature via rational theories and emotional images. We are passionate about Art and its overlap with Physics throughout human history and we believe that Art can help us interpreting Biophysics.
Our artistic renditions will be re-usable (for presentations, news articles, publications, external websites, etc…) upon requesting the author’s agreement at giulia.palermo@ucr.edu.
Group II Intron Ribozyme inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
First place prize at the 2021 RNA Society Arts and Music competition.
First place prize at the 2021 RNA Society Arts and Music competition.
First place prize at the 61st Biophysical Society Art of Science Image Contest, 2017, February, New Orleans.
Published in “The Art of Theoretical Biology” Spinger 2020.
Cover of the Journal of Structural Biology Special issue on RNA Structure Modeling.
Credits: Amelia Palermo (handmade painting), Lorenzo Casalino (digital manipulation) and Giulia Palermo (concept & design).
A tight interplay between proteins and nucleic acids
Selected for the 59th Biophysical Society Art of Science Image Contest, 2015, February, Baltimore.
Selected for the 59th Biophysical Society Art of Science Image Contest, 2015, February, Baltimore.
Cover of the EPFL “CreaPoly” Exposition.
Credits: Giulia Palermo (handmade painting)
Two Metal Planets in Biology
Inspired by the Steitz & Steitz two-metal-ion mechanism (PNAS 1993)
The Invisible Dance of CRISPR-Cas9
Credits: Amelia Palermo (handmade painting), Clarisse G. Ricci (digital design and manipulation) and Giulia Palermo (concept & design).
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