My work aims to show the beauty, harmony and plasticity of the creations of Nature ("Natura naturata" in the concept of Spinoza) as the basis for artistic creation.  These representations that intend to show details and forms which combine the symmetry, proportion and fractality, present in any manifestation of our natural environment.            Natural proportions largely govern our aesthetic perception of beauty and its application in artistic creation is inescapable, since it is very difficult to find a perceptual harmony far from such proportions. All this coincides to a large extent with the Darwinian theory of beauty (Dutton, 2014), which is well summarized in the quote by Darwin in his work The Descent of Man: "Species are determined by beauty."            The scientific method in Biology, allows the analysis and knowledge of a series of organisms and details of these, which logically reveal the aforementioned harmony. Curiously, the non-experienced observer lacks a symbolic conditioning to these observations, which makes him appreciate harmonious and stimulating forms that, to some extent, are framed in an ambiguous abstraction.            The objective of my work, beyond the strict artistic creation, is to deepen these concepts and to experience an artistic production based on them, seeking to sensitize the observer in the appreciation and respect for our natural environment, as we protect that of what we fall in love, and to fall in love with something or someone previously we have to know it.            The series is part of my doctoral thesis work in Fine Arts entitled: “Botanika: el concepto Natura naturata, aplicado a la creación plástica desde una perspectiva transmoderna”, which is currently being developed at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. 

Gerardo Stübing (Stübing), born in Valencia (1957). Professor of Botany at the University of Valencia. Graduated in Fine Arts, he is currently studying doctorate in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.Stübing is a Valencian artist of German origin who has a long career and scientific recognition in the field of Botany, a science he has taught as a university professor for 30 years at the University of Valencia. His first actions in the field of art are specified in numerous photographic contributions that illustrate various books about plants and ecosystems of which he is also an author. He decides to expand his creative field by developing pictorial works that initially show a clear geometric tendency that evolves progressively towards biomorphology. Currently, his work, can be defined as an ambiguous abstraction inspired by plants and natural landscapes, for which he uses non-conventional materials. His works have been selected in more than 50 competitions, some of them at the highest level such as the BMW prize, having won several awards and prizes, and made several exhibitions both collective (more than 40) and individual (9). It has works in official institutions: University of Valencia, International University of Andalusia, Jiloca Studies Center), Bancaja de Segorbe Foundation, British Institute of Seville and Ministry of Agriculture. Recent activities (2018/19):-Participation in the 00 Biennial of Havana (May 2018) with the installation "Ecosistemas cubanos". (Cyanotype)-Selected as an artist who contributes innovative works in Anderson's book, Christina Z. Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice. New York: Focal Press, 2019.320 pages.ISBN-10: 1138338834.ISBN-13: 978-1138338838.-Exhibition "320 nm" in Galería Tapinerate de Valencia. June 2018.-Selected X Biennal d'Art Riudebitlles.-Work selected and published in The HAND Magazine, Issue # 21, July 2018.-Work selected and published in The HAND Magazine, Issue # 23, November 2018.-Selected A Smith Gallery's (Johnson City, Texas), "black / white" exhibition juried by Jennifer Schlesinger. January 2019. (Lumen / pseudolith print).-Selected A Smith Gallery's (Johnson City, Texas), "Art + Science" exhibition juried by Linda Alterwitz. January 2019. (Lumen / pseudolith print).-Participation in the exhibition of the Group Exhibition: The Future. Caixa Ontinyent social work. December 1018-January 2019, with the installation "May 2050".-Selected Art Intersection Light Sensitive 2019 exihibition (Gilbert, Arizona)), juried by Christopher James .. March 2019.   

Professional roles: Photographer

Location: Spain