Art is a way for humans to express themselves. Both making art or choosing one to display in your home is a medium for you to relate with the means of creativity that call to you, define you, or maybe even channel your inner self. Not only does artwork calls to you in its extreme fundamental self, but it also provides warmth and the sense of homeliness to your space, whether it be your home or office area.
From abstract art to fine-honed techniques, art comes in various forms. You can find solace in the whirls of swing portraits, threads of stitched drawings, patterns of textured canvases, or even waves of your favorite music for all its creativity.
Of course, what all of the art forms make it special is how you relate to it. If you love art pieces that are highly customizable and speak to you, luckily, there is an up-and-coming art technology that you are sure to love. A mixture of technology and uniqueness, DNA portraits are taking over the world of customizable art.
Made by DN11, one of the only DNA art makers, DNA portraits can be described as your most microscopic self-focused into an art piece using DNA fingerprinting technology. In fact, what art could be as unique as a DNA portrait, which is, by all means, an extension of yourself in portrait form. Needless to say, there will be no other picture made similar to your DNA portrait, which will be singularly the most individual art piece you can ever come across. Hence, entirely personal and intimate.
Concept and creation
Each individual in this world is unique and the only one of its kind. What makes this possible is that each person has a completely exclusive DNA profile, which may only be similar to an identical twin. Thus, if rendered into art, the portrait will not be how the artist perceives the world, but entirely from the viewpoint of the subject’s utmost atomic level. So, if you get yourself a DNA portrait, the portrait is your take of life as you are both the subject and the muse. The rendition of your DNA as art resembles an oil portrait shipped to you, which you can proudly display as an ode to yourself and your DNA’s rarity!
Efforts and art
DNA11 is a happen-by-chance art company. Although Nazim Ahmed, the tech genius behind DNA art never regarded DNA fingerprinting profiles as anything else, his friend Adrian Salamunovic when saw the templates exclaimed that the templates looked like art. They printed a few images on canvas and displayed them as portraits, from where the popularity increased, and soon people were requesting their own DNA portraits to be made.
Why DNA art?
Nothing in the world is as rare and uncommon as your DNA. It is found in chromosomes, constructed from millions of genes that you inherit from your parents. The genes are made unique by the particular process of crossing over that renders each set of chromosomes different from that of your parents. Consequently, not many DNA profiles in the world are the same as each other, rendering your piece of art completely original and authentic.
How does it work?
To begin the process of creating DNA into art, all you need to do is get a DNA swab kit from the company. The kit comes with a detailed manual, highlighting all the instructions for getting a DNA sample and handling it, color sample swatches, cheek swab kit, and an envelope for sending back the sample. All this comes in a beautiful metal gift box! The process requires only a few seconds, and you are halfway done.
The process entails you taking a swab from the inside of your cheek using the material provided in the kit by the company. Taking the swab is a painless process. The DNA swab is then sent to the company for further processing. Along with the material for taking the swab, the kit includes color palettes that you can choose for your final DNA portrait. The only part of the process which actually does take effort is choosing the color palette you want for your portrait. But, of course, it is a fun task.
The DNA swab you sent is used to extract your DNA. Chemicals are used for DNA replication to ease the process and make copies of DNA templates. The amplified DNA is entered into the genome sequence, and from here, your DNA is printed as an image onto a canvas!
Customization
If a unique DNA portrait is not personalized enough, you can customize the canvas portrait even more. You can choose how many people’s DNA you want in a single portrait and then select a size option for the canvas. Next, you can choose from a black, white, or espresso wood frame and then select any imaginable color palette for the canvas.
Even amazing is the fact that you can choose to sign the canvas. You will be provided a card with the cheek swab kit. Just sign the card, and it will be integrated to the lower right hand of your unique portrait. Hence, finishing touch to finish off your art piece!
Other customizable art pieces by DNA11
Apart from DNA portraits, you can also go for kiss portraits and fingerprint portraits, which are as elegant yet singular as a DNA portrait. You can always impose your better half’s kiss or fingerprints on the kiss portrait or fingerprint art and give it as an anniversary gift.
All you need to do is use the special lip gloss for the kiss pattern or ink pad for the fingerprints, and you are done!
Final Thoughts
In today’s world of extreme access to all whims and pleasures, it is rare for anyone to lack a gift you could imagine. Fortunately, DNA portraits are unique and an out of the box concept. You can gift this awe-inducing art piece to friends or family or make it a part of your home!
