Biomechanical art (also called Biomech) is a surrealistic style of art that combines elements of machines with organics. Rendered with distinct realism, biomechanical art expresses an internalfantasy world, most typically represented with human or animal anatomy where bones and joints are replaced with metal pistons and gears, but infused with muscles and tendons.
Biomechanical art was popularized in 1979 when Swiss artist H.R. Giger designed the alien creatures in Ridley Scott's Oscar winning movie Alien.
With a combined passion for sculpture, medical science, and biomechanics, this Norwegian born artist combines the organic structure of human anatomy directly with the mechanical.
Chris Conte received his BFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. While there, he studied human anatomy at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital through a program sponsored by Columbia University. After graduating, he began making prosthetic limbs for amputees in New York. Visit his portfolio website to see more of his work.
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