# Disease-Focused Digital Art Artist Matteo Gallinelli Turns Disease into Art for 'Life is Golden' By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-06-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/life-is-golden References: [inspirefirst](http://www.inspirefirst.com/2013/05/29/disease-life-golden/) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallinellimatteo) Italian artist Matteo Gallinelli created a [digital art series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-digital-artwork) called 'Life is Golden' that focuses on disease. These intriguing disease-centered artworks depict the more technical aspects of disease, and each photo encourages viewers to support [disease research](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/health-acoustic-representations) via a small caption at the bottom. These photos look as though they feature [bronze and silver anatomy sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-into-darkness). They depict what happens to the human body when diseases like lung cancer or cirrhosis are thrown into the mix. Despite their subject, these disease art pictures are actually quite stunning. One of these shots is labelled Bulimia, and shows a human skull expelling green bubbles, large and small. Another is labelled Aneurysm and shows a bronze-colored human brain overflowing with strange pink bubbles. These interesting artworks are not just visually creative, but also informative and thought-provoking. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Disease-focused Art:** Opportunity for artists to use their creativity to raise awareness and support disease research through visually stunning artworks. - **Digital Art for Health Education:** Potential for digital artists to create informative and thought-provoking pieces that educate viewers about various diseases. - **Art as Disease Research Advocacy:** Artwork featuring diseases can also serve as a powerful tool to advocate for increased funding and research in the field of disease study. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** Artists have an opportunity to explore disease as a subject matter, using their talent to create visually captivating artworks that raise awareness and support research. - **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry can leverage disease-focused art to enhance health education, creating informative visuals that help people understand different conditions and their impacts. - **Fundraising:** By partnering with artists who create disease-centered art, fundraising organizations have the potential to drive donations and support for disease research and advocacy. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Medicine-Inspired Artful Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/something-for-the-pain.md) - [AI-Generated Cancer Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gallery-of-hope.md) - [Thought-Provoking Interactive Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antibodies-installation.md) - [Mineral-Inspired Digital Art Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neogene-collection.md) - [Health Object Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Biology-Inspired Porcelain Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiyuan-xu.md) - [Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lene-bdker.md)