COSMORGANISM

🔭🪐🦠 multimedia science artist, engineer and communicator. astronomy, microbiology, “EMERGENCE”. see pinned

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Hi! I’m a science artist who deals in the beginnings, endings, & transitions to evoke fascination for our Universe.

Currently working on “EMERGENCE”, a multifaceted art project that explores the biology of primordial earth.

Pay attention to the first tag on posts to see the materials used for a specific piece!

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EDIACARAN FAUNA SCULPTURES

A series of sculptures celebrating three enigmatic organisms of the Ediacaran Period, thought to be some of Earth’s earliest macroscopic animals. Not meant to be taken as an accurate paleontological render! from L to R: Dickinsona, Charnia, Kimberella.

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Hadean Earth: A Cradle For Life?

This artistic rendition takes you back ~4.1 billion years into our planetary past when the Earth was facing turbulent seismic activity and mass extraterrestrial bombardment.

One particular asteroid is seen hurling towards the nascent planet with great rigor, threatening to desecrate some of the newly formed landmasses. However, a spark of potential has hitched a ride on board—because not only is this asteroid water-rich, it also contains all five nucelobases necessary for DNA and RNA, reflecting recent findings on asteroids Bennu and Ryugu. Once it strikes the Earth, the impact crater will become a basin for a warm little pond, creating a cradle for these newly delivered biomolecules to amass in complexity.

This was a really fun one—depicting a late Hadean earth based on updated research whilst also taking some liberties with the color palette was enjoyable!

⚠️ As always: This is a speculative artistic rendition. artistic license & exaggeration applies for visual discernment and does not always reflect accuracy.

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you are looking up from the bottom of a warm little pond, ~4.1 billion years ago.

microscopic proto-lifeforms float and replicate about, inseminating themselves into every crease of the tenantable basin.

they are malleable and fleeting entities for now-but as their machinery slowly amasses in complexity and stability, their furious propagation will carve out the mountains & fill the seas with evermore squirming selves.

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A sculpted rendition of Dickinsona, an enigmatic organism who lived in the Ediacaran period. It is the oldest undisputed animal fossil (~558 Ma) and probably lived in warm, shallow marine environments where it fed on microbial mats.

This will be painted & displayed alongside three other Ediacaran marvels at my upcoming art show!

⚠️ Please note that this is not meant to be depicted as an accurate paleontological render, as some details may be adjusted or simplified to accommodate the FDM 3D printing process.

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MARS, A LIVING WORLD

a conceptual illustration of ancient mars, when it hosted a vast ocean & potentially life. i did lightly reference some NASA measurements for ocean accumulation, but focused more on overall artistic licensure than geological accuracy.

the speculative biota of this planet is subtle—alien organisms akin to microbial mats have transitioned onto the harsh land environment, abundant enough to visibly clump near shorelines and lakes.

this similarly follows earth’s evolutionary history, where these mats colonized land before animals did. i personally don’t suspect that life on mars ever reached multicellularity, but with an ancient martian biosphere becoming a reasonable hypothesis due to discovery of abundant large-chain hydrocarbons, its an exciting prospect! we are just making so many cool discoveries about this planet lately… 🦠

this piece will be exhibited at the Pancakes & Booze art show on April 9th.

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~700 Ma: THE STURTIAN GLACIATION

the sturtian glaciation was one of multiple global ice age events known as “snowball earth,” an endlessly fascinating muse to render!

whats most surprising is that life not only survived this period, but diversified. it’s even suggested that these environmental changes could’ve triggered the emergence of multicellular life.

instead of a slushball interpretation i wanted to subtly render variations in ice sheet thickness to indicate isolated refuges that supported life, (although it is a bit hard to notice with the cloud cover)

this will be exhibited at the Pancakes & Booze art show on April 9th.

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recent work in progress. i’m a novice 3D modeler and this is by no means an accurate paleontological render, but for an art show that will feature mostly laypeople it works! to be printed & painted as a part of an interactive exhibit.

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ARCHEAN EARTH

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PROTOCELLS

a2. for EMERGENCE

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day 20 of refusing to learn blender

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the rise of land

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BIRTH OF A PLANET || prints

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THE FIRST PROTOCELL || 100mm || prints

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encapsulated polymers || 100mm

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coming soon

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CASCADING

100mm - liquids & inks suspended in solution