{"id":8378,"date":"2020-02-25T05:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artthescience.com\/magazine\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2021-09-11T17:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T21:02:41","slug":"creators-franz-anthony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artthescience.com\/magazine\/2020\/02\/25\/creators-franz-anthony\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATORS \u2013 Franz Anthony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Name:<\/strong> Franz Anthony<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which came first in your life, the science or the art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been drawing animals for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are of reading picture books of dinosaurs and drawing all sorts of marine creatures. They kinda happened hand-in-hand. As an adult, I did graphic design for my bachelor\u2019s degree and art for my master\u2019s degree. I only managed to reconcile my interests in the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Some of my earliest memories are of reading picture books of dinosaurs and drawing all sorts of marine creatures.”<\/p>Franz Anthony<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"On
Luminescence Iridescence<\/em> (2015) by Franz Anthony, an experiment in illustrating animal colouration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Profile
Freshwater Fishes<\/em> (2017) by Franz Anthony, some of the 78 illustrations published in the Indonesian book Ikan Air Tawar di Ekosistem Bukit Tigapuluh<\/em> (“Freshwater Fishes of the Bukit Tigapuluh Ecosystem<\/em>“)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Blue-green
Iconolatry <\/em>(2015) by Franz Anthony, personal illustration showing an elephant’s role as an umbrella species in rainforest conservation and the rest of the forgotten ecosystem the elephant carries on its back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which sciences relate to your art practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My primary interest is zoology, though I\u2019ve since branched out to other related things, like plants and extinct animals. I guess I\u2019ve always been interested in all the shapes and colours…in nature and how they interact with one another in the ecological sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What materials do you use to create your artworks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I move a lot, about once a year or so. I\u2019ve learned to do things strictly digitally, specifically with Adobe Photoshop and a drawing tablet, so I don\u2019t have to lug around art materials whenever I move. In the past few years, I\u2019ve gotten a bit more into macro photography. But for now, it\u2019s more of a way to supplement my drawings with reference images than producing artistic photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dunkleosteus,
SciFri <\/em>(2019) by Franz Anthony, Dunkleosteus, an armored fish that lived in the Devonian Period over 360 million years ago, illustrated for a Science Friday<\/em> article about mass extinctions throughout the earth\u2019s history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Illustration
Pajama Squid <\/em>(2019) by Franz Anthony, one of the eight illustrations of cephalopods done to promote Science Friday\u2019s<\/em> #CephalopodWeek in 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Artwork\/Exhibition you are most proud of:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, I was commissioned by Scientific American<\/a><\/em> to do a cover for their magazine about the Ediacaran biota. It\u2019s such a relatively under-celebrated group of prehistoric organisms\u2014among the first multicellular lifeforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Scientific
SciAm Cover<\/em> (2019) by Franz Anthony, cover design for the June 2019 edition of Scientific American<\/em> featuring the earliest multicellular lifeforms in the Ediacaran biota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the same year, I was also a nominee for The Association of Illustrators (AOI) World Illustration Awards<\/a> for the \u201cresearch\u201d category. My piece was more technical than the other nominees’ works in the category, so I was happy that my artwork managed to reach an audience that doesn\u2019t normally interact with science on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was happy that my artwork managed to reach an audience that doesn\u2019t normally interact with science on a daily basis.”<\/p>Franz Anthony<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"Multiple
Cephalopod Plate <\/em>(2018) by Franz Anthony, an assortment of fossil cephalopods for EarthArchives.org, nominated for The Association of Illustrators (AOI) World Illustration Awards 2019 in the “research” category <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Which scientists and\/or artists inspire and\/or have influenced you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a tricky question. A lot of my inspiration sources aren\u2019t directly related to what I do. I\u2019m in awe of intricate details as seen in Azuma Makoto<\/a>\u2019s floral installations, Victo Ngai<\/a>\u2019s illustrations, and Keliki-style Balinese paintings<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, I could spend hours in well-designed natural history museums just appreciating how they present the specimens and information to the audience, from the specimen containers to the typography of the labels. My favorite museums so far are the National Museum of Nature and Science<\/a> and Intermediatheque<\/a>, both located in Tokyo, Japan, and the Melbourne Museum<\/a> in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I could spend hours in well-designed natural history museums just appreciating how they present the specimens and information to the audience”<\/p>Franz Anthony<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"A-Z
A-Z of Funny Dead Things<\/em> (2016) by Franz Anthony, a self-produced zine about various fossil organisms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Three-panel
Thesauria <\/em>(2016) by Franz Anthony, a triptych featuring fictional yet plausible animals inspired by words and their meanings, created for an art exhibition in Newcastle, Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more by Franz Anthony, visit his website<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, or Instagram<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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