# Sculptures from Scientific Data Global GDP, Derivatives Converted to 3D Masterpieces By Vishal Bhardwaj | Published 2009-01-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculpted-science-data-converted-to-sculptures References: [chunnel](http://chunnel.tv/art-design/418/the-data-based-art-of-andreas-nicolas-fischer) & [anfischer](http://anfischer.com/) Science and art usually don’t go the same way, and while we may talk about analogies between the two, it’s an entirely different thing to find an innovation that fits in perfectly as both science and as art. German artist Andreas Nicolas Fischer went ahead and created [sculptures based on scientific data](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alba-light). Using data and statistics, the artist sculpted the stock market indices, the world’s GDP, the world’s derivatives volume and also his own telecommunications data. Fischer has used scientific data for many sculptures, and his talent makes the [science-art combo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/texttoclay) awesome. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Data Sculptures:** Using scientific data to create artistic sculptures has a new wave of potential applications to be used in various industries. - **Artificial Intelligence Art:** Artificial intelligence algorithms can be used to generate unique art pieces that are data-driven and have potential applications in marketing campaigns. - **Neural Artists:** Artists, computer engineers and scientists may converge to develop a new trend of art pieces created by machine learning. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** The art industry can explore the use of data-driven sculptures and AI-generated art pieces to create unique experiences and products. - **Finance:** Data sculptures of financial data have applications in finance and investment marketing campaigns, and can be used to visualize complex data. - **Telecommunications:** The telecommunications industry can use data sculptures of telecommunications data to better understand customer behavior and network performance. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md) - [Interactive Kinetic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-kinetic-sculptures.md) - [Scientifically-Accurate Glass Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-microbiology.md) - [Geometric Wooden Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aleph-geddis.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Dynamic Mathematically Shaped Surfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mathematically-shaped.md) - [Mineral-Inspired Digital Art Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neogene-collection.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Limited 3D-Printed Ceramic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyadic-series.md)