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“Study the science of art and the art of science.” - Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci: "Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses and especially, learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else" and "only through experimentation can we know anything."

Science is the king of art subjects. It is the art of inventions, discoveries, innovations and gaining more knowledge.

"Science is the new art".

Science-art: selling art to scientists and science to artists.

Education is all about learning all those you want to learn and applying wherever possible.

Albert Einstein’s quote — “the greatest scientists are artists as well”.

Science has always relied on visual representation to convey key concepts.

‘If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it.’ - Albert Einstein

Math is undeniably artistic

An interdisciplinary researcher must face the challenge of being proficient in two (or multiple) different research areas! Not only must s/he be familiar with key principles and methodology in each area, but also understand baseless "biases" and "dogmas" that are a result of inbreeding, and struggle to fight these, as new knowledge emerges from her/his research. An unenviable task indeed! The pointlessness of evaluating such researchers work with conventional metrics should be aptly emphasized.

“The best scientists, engineers and mathematicians are incredibly creative in their approaches to problem-solving and application development”.

"Science, like art, is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her." – Jacob Bronowski

In scientia veritas, in arte honestas — in science truth, in art honor

E.W. Sinnot, the American biologist and philosopher: "Stored images in the mind are the basis for new creative ideas."

Science based art and literature : communicating complexity through simplicity - Krishna

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
--Physicist and Violinist Albert Einstein

Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything by Anonymous

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art - Will Durant

Life itself is a beautiful interaction between art and science. You can't escape it! - Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

"The Science of Art is like putting a microphone to the whispers of creativity that echo through the halls of every research laboratory fused with the late night musings of the artists in their studios" - Sachi DeCou

“Every Science begins as Philosophy and ends as Art, it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement”- Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy

Scientists can be artists as well, while they submit their academic papers, and theses they often draw their own illustrations!

Is suffering really necessary? Yes and no. If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you, no humility, no compassion.
-Eckhart Tolle

Science has enabled the kind of art we’ve never before seen.

Without the arts, science is hobbled. Without science, art is static.

John Maeda wrote of Leonardo da Vinci’s observations that art is the queen of science.

“Science is as much cultural as art is cultural,”

Art is science made clear (what!).

"The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." - Aristotle.

Science is a search for answers, based on logic, rationality and verification. Its workplace is the laboratory.

In contrast, art is a search for questions, based on intuition, feeling and speculation. Its workplace is the studio.

DaVinci himself said, "Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world. "
"Art is the heart's explosion on the world. Music. Dance. Poetry. Art on canvas, on walls, on our skins. There is probably no more powerful force for change in this uncertain and crisis-ridden world than young people and their art. It is the consciousness of the world breaking away from the strangle grip of an archaic social order." - Luis J. Rodriguez.

For Dawkins, understanding the science behind natural phenomena (and sometimes being reminded of how much more we have yet to learn or discover) can still make our encounters with them sublime. From this point of view, science is the champion of artistic creativity, not its enemy.

"Scientists and artists are both trying to get a better understanding of the world around us, but they are doing it through different lenses,"

It takes many skills to achieve truly remarkable things. A diverse view to solving problems is best.

You need a deep understanding of science to actually manipulate concepts in novel ways and get creative in science - Krishna

"If you hear a voice within you saying, 'You are not a painter,' then by all means paint ... and that voice will be silenced, but only by working."
-- Vincent van Gogh, in a letter to his brother Theo, 28 October 1883.

"The line between art and science is a thin one, and it waves back and forth”

"One of the most common misconceptions about science is that it isn't creative — that it is inflexible, prescribed or boring. Actually, creativity is a crucial part of how we do science"!

"All knowledge has its origins in perception." Da Vinci.

“The scientist does not study nature because it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it; and he takes pleasure in it because it is beautiful." Jules Henri Poincare

The beauty of art lies in the inimitable creativity of the artist and in the interpretation of the beholder.

"Artists see things one way and scientists another and the really interesting thing is in what's in between."

Einstein’s support of artistic endeavors is both well-known and well-documented.

“The greatest scientists are artists as well,” he once said.

Atul Dodiya (Indian Artist) : Life is beautiful as a painter. Changing colour, observing life and paying attention to every detail that we’re exposed to, and then giving our own vision to it… Nothing gives me more joy.

Art : You accomplish a task that is called art as there is no specific postulates or guidelines.

Science : You do the work with a set of guidelines.

"Change and risk-taking are normal aspects of the creative process. They are the lubricants that keep the wheels in motion. A creative act is not necessarily something that has never been done; it is something you have never done."
-- Nita Leland in The Creative Artis

Pablo Picasso once said, "Good artists copy, great artists steal." All creative artists build upon the work established by the masters before them. ( Not me!- Krishna)

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep – Scott Adams

‘Art makes science come alive for students’

Albert Einstein - “The greatest scientists are artists as well”.

“ Science art shows some of the incredible natural beauty that researchers in life sciences see every day in their work.”

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 28, 2015 at 8:16am: Chemists and conservators study historic art at the molecular level
The job involves breaking down pigments to the microscopic level. Typically each pigment or dye is comprised of one or two different molecules or chromophores that give it its particular hue.

"This technique can sift through those color bodies, so it can detect each molecule that gives rise to a certain color."
Being able to identify pigments more precisely is important for several reasons: It reveals what the artist had to work with at the time, as well as what commodities were available and where, and it helps determine what the painting originally looked like and how best to protect it — whether it might need low-light to prohibit sun damage or fading, for instance.

The technique is a relatively recent application of something called surface-enhanced Raman scattering, or SERS, that was discovered in the 1970s. Conservation scientists began adopting the technique about 10 years ago as laser microscopes became more affordable.
With SERS, a nearly microscopic paint sample is covered with a synthesized paste of silver nanoparticles that act as a kind of antenna to broadcast which colorant it contains. The nanoparticles also serve to quench fluorescence, which can obscure a detailed look at a sample.
They use the nanoparticles, fluorescence goes away and now we see this huge broadcast signal that's called Raman scattering. "Raman provides you with a fingerprint — a unique fingerprint to each colorant that's in that sample.

"Until SERS there were very few techniques able to unambiguously identify organic colorants."
http://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-laser-pigments-201505...

Finding those fingerprints means they can distinguish indigo from Prussian blue, for example, in the dress in the Portrait of Evelyn Byrd, painted in about 1725.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 27, 2015 at 9:03am: Teen art exhibit on plastic pollution at Seacoast Science Center
http://www.fosters.com/article/20150526/NEWS/150529704/14329

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 26, 2015 at 10:04am: Acme man's ephemeral sculptures appear to defy laws of physics
Anderson is an Acme artist who balances stones he finds in nature to make physics-defying structures. He uses no adhesive or tricks to make his sculptures, just careful, meticulous balance.

The structures are delicate and temporary. They stand for hours — sometimes only minutes — before a stiff breeze comes along to topple them.

http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/8272152-74/anderson-balance-s...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 24, 2015 at 5:42am: Scottish ‘Multiverse’ artland is out of this world
Materials found on the expansive site, from tonnes of earth to some 2,000 large boulders, were used to create the work of art in Upper Nithsdale in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway, which is expected to provide an economic boost to local communities as well as attracting international visitors.

This inspiring new landmark links the themes of space, astronomy and cosmology, with a network of paths navigating features and landforms which represent the Sun, universes, galaxies, comets, black holes and more.

Work on the Crawick Multiverse is nearing completion, with a public launch event scheduled for the summer solstice on June 21.

It is the latest in an impressive portfolio from Charles Jencks, a leading figure in landscape architecture who has created works across the globe, from the UK’s ‘Northumberlandia’ and ‘Garden of Cosmic Speculation’ to Beijing Olympic Park’s ‘Black Hole Terrace’, to name just a few.

http://www.art-antiques-design.com/art/399-new-1m-scottish-multiver...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 22, 2015 at 8:49am: Artistic Display Brings Zooplankton into Focus
UCSD student’s new art show inspired by collaboration with the Jaffe Lab at Scripps
Artistic depictions of zooplankton currently adorn the walls of UC San Diego’s Geisel Library, as well as the entrance of the Biomedical Library, thanks to a showcase created by UC San Diego biology student and artist Elizabeth Stringer.

Stringer’s two-part exhibit, My Meditations End in Reverie, was inspired by the time she has spent working as a volunteer in the Jaffe Laboratory for Underwater Imagery and in the Physical-Biological Interactions Lab of biological oceanographer Peter Franks at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a part of UC San Diego. The exhibit’s paintings and backlit photographs bring to life the mysterious world of zooplankton, microscopic animals that float near the surface in marine environments.

This project has allowed Stringer, a double major in human biology and studio arts, to combine her passion for science with the arts.
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/artistic-display-brings-zooplankton-f...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 21, 2015 at 9:21am: The Surprising Beauty of Science Facilities (PHOTOS) | The Weather Channel
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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 21, 2015 at 9:02am: Meet the latest phase of genetic engineering: synthetic biology
Synthetic Biology - the designs – and thought experiments – of London-based Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, designer, artist and lead author of the book Synthetic Aesthetics: Investigating Synthetic Biology’s Designs on Nature
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/design/meet-the...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 21, 2015 at 9:00am: The intricate work of nine College of St. Benedict/St. John's University students is on display in Paramount Gallery and Gifts Nook Gallery.

The 50 pieces of small-scale work focus on the details of drawing birds, butterflies, insects, flowers and mammals.
http://www.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/05/20/art-meet...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 21, 2015 at 8:59am: Emerging artists urged to go electric to win a £5000 commission at Manchester Science Festival
Up and coming artists have the chance to win a £5000 commission to create an electricity-themed piece of work.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 21, 2015 at 8:56am: 'Guest Artist' Is Helping To Teach Doctors About Disease
I think this is a wrong way of putting things. This is only expressing your feelings and tell doctors how you feel. This is not teaching them about a disease! I hope people will desist from over-hyping things like this.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/ted-meyer-geffen-medical-s...