Fictional Plants
Botanical illustrations created with artificial intelligence, inspired by women who have been erased from the history of art and science.
Tag: womeninart
Artist-scientists
Portraits of artist-scientists created with artificial intelligence, based on archive images of the young artist-scientist. 50×76 cm, 2024.
Trotula of Salerno (Italy, 1050. Date of death unknown)
Trotula of Salerno, from the 10th century, a pioneer in women's health, wrote On the Diseases of Women. Her work was silenced and attributed to men for centuries.
Maria Sybilla Merrian (Germany, 1647 - Netherlands, 1717)
Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneering naturalist, revolutionized the study of metamorphosis with works such as Metamorphosis Insectorum. Rediscovered, she is a symbol of resistance
Maria Graham (England, 1785-1842)
Maria Graham, a writer and naturalist, stood out for her botanical collections in Brazil, criticism of slavery and works that marked the science and art of the 19th century.
Mary Banning (USA, 1822-1903)
Mary Banning, author of The Fungi of Maryland (1888), revolutionized the study of mushrooms in the USA, but died in 1903 without recognition, isolated and forgotten.
Marianne North (England, 1830-1890)
Marianne North defied convention with her vibrant aesthetic. She created a gallery at Kew Gardens and has the Nepenthes northiana in her honor.
Constança Paca (Rio de Janeiro, 1844-1920)
Constança Paca, a botanical illustrator and companion of Barbosa Rodrigues, inspired the Constantia orchid genus and contributed to pioneering scientific works.
Maria Bandeira (Rio de Janeiro, 1902-1992)
Maria Bandeira, a pioneer in the Botanical Garden and a specialist in bryophytes, had her career marked by discoveries and mysteries, and ended her life in seclusion.
Carnivores
The fascination with carnivorous plants began in the 18th century and from the beginning linked them to female sexuality and stereotypes.