About the lecture:
Scientific and natural history illustration has played a key role throughout history in documenting, understanding, and communicating expert knowledge. Despite the development of photography, it remains an indispensable tool for precise visual communication, as it allows the depiction of structures, processes, and details that photography often does not capture or cannot adequately show.
The lecture will present a brief historical overview, the role of illustration in data interpretation, and its importance for both professional and general audiences. We will look at concrete examples from various fields of illustration (botanical, zoological, landscape, medical), examine the most common working methods, and outline the rules of scientific illustration. The lecturer will then demonstrate her own illustration process, from initial sketches to the final artwork.
About the lecturer:
After completing secondary veterinary school in Ljubljana, Manja Tišler decided to pursue studies at the University of Primorska, where she successfully finished the Conservation Biology program. Upon graduating in 2017, she organized her first watercolor exhibition titled “The Life Cycle of the Illyrian Iris.”
She has since collaborated with many clients, including the Municipality of Ankaran, Goričko Landscape Park, the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljansko Barje Landscape Park, the Slovenia Forest Service, Piran Aquarium, Škocjan Caves Park, UP FAMNIT, and the BirdLife Slovenia (DOPPS). Manja has contributed informative panels featuring animal and plant species as well as landscapes for visitors across Slovenia. Her artwork also appears on a postcard and a commemorative stamp issued by Piran Aquarium for its 60th anniversary.
Manja has nurtured a passion for nature and art from an early age. Her academic path strengthened her understanding and provided deeper insight into the lives of plants and animals and their interconnectedness. Through her work, she seeks to find balance between science and art.
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