Innovations in Art

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2006
Contact: Joan Kearney
(417) 625-9563

 

 

JOPLIN (SNS) – Samantha Thompson, Homeschool graduate and studio art major at MSSU, is the winner of "Innovations in Art,", a contest presented by bioMérieux corporation.

 

In recognition of her winning entry, Thompson will receive a $1,500 cash prize from bioMérieux. The Missouri Southern State University Art Department will also receive a $1,500 donation.

 

Thompson’s painting was a 36 x 48 acrylic of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as it appears under a microscope.

 

“I used techniques from science to create the painting,” Thompson says. “Initial research to determine my subject, experimentation, and completion of the work took approximately three weeks.”

 

Processes used in the painting included chromatography, diffusion, solubility characteristics and alteration of surface tension.

 

Thompson’s painting will be displayed internally at the bioMérieux corporate facilities in St. Louis, MO or Durham, N.C.

 

Paintings were judged on three key criteria: depiction and representation of the theme, creativity of image representation, and innovation in style or technique. Judging took place at both corporate sites.

bioMérieux is a worldwide group specializing in the field of in vitro diagnostics for clinical and industrial applications. The company is present in more than 130 countries.