MICHAEL WHITTLE
Drawing | 2018
(Early modern human migration model based on mitochondrial DNA haplogroup distributions- bio-geographical Dymaxion projection)
The data used to build up the delicate web of migration patterns in the drawing came from recent scientific studies in genetic variation across human populations. Mitochondria actually contain their own DNA wrapped in an unusual circular structures, and these are also visible within the drawing as striped rings amongst the threads which connect the continents.
Size
49 x 49 inches - Framed
Materials
Ink, pencil and watercolour on paper
Authenticity
Hand signed by the artist
Model for Dispersal and Assimilation
MICHAEL WHITTLE
Drawing | 2018
(Early modern human migration model based on mitochondrial DNA haplogroup distributions- bio-geographical Dymaxion projection)
The data used to build up the delicate web of migration patterns in the drawing came from recent scientific studies in genetic variation across human populations. Mitochondria actually contain their own DNA wrapped in an unusual circular structures, and these are also visible within the drawing as striped rings amongst the threads which connect the continents.
Size
49 x 49 inches - Framed
Materials
Ink, pencil and watercolour on paper
Authenticity
Hand signed by the artist
Behind the Scenes
Michael Whittle
Hong Kong
PAINTING
MIXED MEDIA
What if the solution to a puzzle you’d been struggling to solve ended up being the METHOD you were using to solve it? Sounds strange, but that’s exactly how English artist and researcher Michael Whittle came up with the idea for his award-winning 2015 PhD thesis, which has since been downloaded more than 58,000 times in 25 different countries. After receiving his MA from London's Royal College of Art...
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