R. Friedrich Bliem is an artist at the intersection of science and art. Drawing on his background in science, technology, art, and music, he reveals the hidden patterns and structures of the biological microcosm through vivid artistic expressions. His work transforms these invisible worlds into aesthetically tangible spaces that invite curiosity and discovery. Having lived and worked in Austria, Australia, England, and the USA, he recently completed an artist-in-residence project with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Network Medicine in Vienna. 

For further information see his website sciart.at

Illustrations and Cartoons

• Elsevier, Trends in Biochemistry and Trends in Biotechnology, Cambridge, UK, 1983 – 1989
• Industrial Biotechnology, Cardiff, Wales, UK; 1983 – 1989

Publications

• Chaos and Order as Design Elements in Evolutionary Biology and the Visual Arts: A Case Study on Human-Robotic Artistic Collaboration, Interalia Magazine, November, 2025

  Do You know what Science Art is? SGEM International Conference on Science, Humanities and Art, Vienna, 25. Nov. 2024

  Chaos and Order as Design Principles in Cellular Biology and Evolution and their Expression in the Visual Arts, SGEM International Conference on Science, Humanities and Art, 3. November, 2025

  Feeling Science – A Journey through Evolution, Catalogue of Paintings, Publisher, SWS SGEM, Vienna – pending+

  Patterned Reality: Common Pursuit of Science and Art, The Node, Platform, of Company of Biologists, September 2026

  My Approach to Science Art, A short talk, Science Art Summit, April 2026

  The Patterned Universe: Linking Science, Art and the Structures of Reality, Art Styles Magazine, September, 2026

Exhibitions

• Die Drogerie, Währingerstraße, Währing, Vienna, Mar. 1979 – June 1981 
• The Pottery, Cambridge, UK, Nov. 1984 – Apr. 1987
• Gallery on the Cam, Cambridge, UK, Sommer 1983 – Apr. 1987
•  Cambridge Central Library, Cambridge, UK, Nov. 23. – 20. Dec. 1984
• BioCam, Cambridge, UK, 1985 – June, 1995
• Elsevier Publishers, Cambridge, UK, ca. 1985 – ca. 1993
• City Gallery Vienna, Austria, 16.-19. June, 2024 
• Gallery Contemplor, Vienna, Austria 8. – 21. April, 2024
• Vienna Biocenter, Exhibition „Science Art“, Vienna, Austria, 5.-9. November, 2024
• Schönbrunn Palace, Apothekentrakt, Science Art (solo exhibition); Vienna, Austria, 27-29. November 2024 
• West, Vienna, Austria, 27. Nov.- 3. Dec. 2024 (solo exhibition); Special event: hosted by LBI-NetMed, Vienna, Austria. Performance of Human artist and robot printer emulating generation of a cell, 27. December, 2024 
• City Gallery Vienna, Austria, 8.-12. December, 2024
• Gallery Contemplor, Vienna, Austria, throughout October/November, 2025
• West (Alte WU), 1090 Vienna, Austria, X Frames per Space, Exhibition, 8.-14. November, 2025 – Special event on 8. Nov. at 20h: Performance of Human artist (Friedrich B.) and robot drawer emulating generation of a cell.
• Schönbrunn Palace, Apothekentrakt, Vienna, Art and Science (solo exhibition), 3.-6. November, 2025
• Gallery Contemplor, Exhibition „Farbe“, Vienna, Austria, February, 2026
• Centro Artistico Ciencia y Literatura, Granada, Spain, April, 2026