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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 October 8, 2013 at 5:49pm: From arts catalyst:
Artquest, The Arts Catalyst and the Central Laser Facility announce a new research residency.

The Central Laser Facility produces some of the world’s most powerful light beams, providing scientists with an unparalleled range of state-of-the-art laser technology. The Beam Time residency offers a unique opportunity for an artist to engage with scientists and their research using state-of-the-art lasers including – Vulcan, Gemini, Artemis, Ultra and Octopus - which can recreate the extreme conditions inside stars and planets; reveal intricate detail of molecular interactions on a microscopic scale; act as 'tweezers' holding the individual micro-droplets that make up clouds; and take snapshots of chemical reactions in action and electricity travelling through material.

On offer: £3000 artist fee, £350 travel expenses

Eligibility: Any visual artist living and working in England who has been practicing outside of undergraduate education for a minimum of 5 Years is eligible to apply. Applicants may not be enrolled on a course of full-time or part-time study during the residency period.

Deadline for applications: 10am Monday 25 November 2013

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 8, 2013 at 7:45am: http://malina.diatrope.com/2013/10/06/call-for-artists-involved-in-...!
Call for Artists involved in Space Solar Power
International Space Solar Power Symposium (the information and
organizers is contained below) is interested in having an exhibition
of artists who have done work on Space Based Solar Power.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 8, 2013 at 7:22am: http://ubyssey.ca/culture/carl-sagan-association-823/
Carl Sagan Association crosses the arts-science continuum
As world-famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”

While a new universe has yet to be invented by UBC, a group of students has created their own little universe dedicated to Sagan himself. Founded in June of this year, the Carl Sagan Association for the Communication of Science (shortened to the CSA) is one of the newest AMS clubs on campus, with a goal of combining the arts and sciences in a way that any student can access and understand.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 8, 2013 at 7:20am: http://newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Science-of-astronomy-...
Science of astronomy through art

Two years ago, the night sky became artist Rohini Devasher’s best friend. In order to discover more and more, she embarked on a journey to discover the hidden world of amateur astronomy. It has since then transformed her from a curious seeker into a curious artist. Bringing the two elements, astronomy and art, together, this Delhi-based artist is ready for her solo show titled, Deep Time.

How did it all happen? From where did astronomy feature in her life? The story began in July 2009, when she travelled back and forth across the country with amateur astronomers to witness stellar astral events. ‘‘Similarity-based metaphors make comparisons between a source and its target based on some correspondence between both. With similarity-creating metaphors, on the other hand, there is no pre-existing parallel between source and target. They create the similarities between the two. And once this metaphor has been encountered, the connection is almost obvious. The proposition, both geographic and metaphoric, offered by the works in this show is in this direction. These maps will be an attempt to imply the unobservable on the basis of what can be observed,” says Devasher.

Date Till October 13.

Time 11 am to 7 pm.

Venue Khoj Studios, S-17, Khirkee Extension.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 8, 2013 at 7:15am: http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/06/3040548/exhibit-at-friends-riney-g...
Exhibit at Friends’ Riney gallery blends fine art, science

In an exhibit in which science and art collide, artist Jose Alvarado’s creative intuition is a blend of two distinct worlds. Though he has a background in engineering, art has become his focus. In a series of 11 paintings that span his artistic journey to date, he explores the intersection of the two disciplines.

“It’s a depiction of this idea of a combination of two polar opposites and how they coexist,” Alvarado said. “There’s tension, yet unity within that same moment. I slowly try to understand my placement in art and what I want to explore. I learned so much through engineering and I enjoy patterns. I enjoy all these schematic things, how things work. I want to incorporate that into my art.”

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 6, 2013 at 11:00am: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/oct/05/steam-science-art-exhibi...
STEAM: Science & Art exhibition at Center for the Arts Bonita Springs

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 6, 2013 at 10:58am: http://www.progresstimes.net/entertainment/5049-quantics-exhibit-by...
‘Quantics’ exhibit by sculptor Sebastian opens Oct. 10
The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) will present their latest exhibit “Quantics: The Art & Science of Sebastian” with an opening reception on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through March 2, 2014.

In this exhibit the world-renowned sculptor Enrique Carbajal, better known as Sebastian, explores the worlds of quantum physics and nano particles, and combines them with his love for clean and geometric aesthetics.

“Quantics” is more than just an art exhibition. It transcends the museum’s interactive Discovery Pavilion, the Science On a Sphere Theatre, the museum grounds, and the streets of McAllen; thus, demonstrating the fusion between art and science and their dependency on one another for inspiration.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 6, 2013 at 10:53am: http://www.thestar.com/life/technology/2013/10/04/a_brainpowered_ar...

A brain-powered art exhibit at Nuit Blanche
Twenty participants at a time will put on brain-reading headsets and take part in My Virtual Dream, a game and artistic dreamscape.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 6, 2013 at 10:52am: http://www.edgeonthenet.com/entertainment/fine_arts/news/exhibits/1...
Boston Hosts a New, Major Science and Art Work
From dusk to dawn on Oct. 10 through the 13, the winner of the 2010 German Sound Art Prize, Florian Dombois’ "uboc No. 1 & stuVi2" will light up the Boston skyline.

The site-specific public artwork will be the artistic centerpiece for TransCultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts, Engaging Minds.

Dombois typically works with specific places, using maps and topography. His art explores the relationship between art and science -- in particular, seismic activity. In this way, scientific experiments take on an artistic character and art becomes a science.

During TransCultural Exchange’s Conference, he will shoot a laser over half a mile (across the Boston University bridge, along I90) between Boston University’s new Student Dorm and the Law School. The red laser will measure and project the movement -- the geophysical dialog -- between the two.

"uboc No. 1 & stuVi2" will also bring attention to the Conference’s theme, "Engaging Minds." The piece will underscore the Conference’s aim to help artists not only learn about ways that they can engage with their international peers, but also ways that their work can engage in other fields of discipline.

The Art work will be live streaming on:
http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/overviewFD.htm

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 6, 2013 at 10:52am: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/10/beautiful-microscopic-art-is-a...
Spectacular Microscopic Art Is Also World-Changing Science
Fernan Federici’s microscopic images of plants, bacteria, and crystals are a classic example of finding art in unexpected places.

A couple years ago, Federici was working on his Ph.D. in biological sciences at Cambridge University studying self-organization, the process by which things organize themselves spontaneously and without direction. Like a flock of birds flying together.

More specifically, he was using microscopes and a process called fluorescence microscopy to see if he could identify these kinds of patterns on a cellular level. In fluorescence microscopy, scientists shine a particular kind of light at whatever they’re trying to illuminate and then that substance identifies itself by shining a different color or light back. Sometimes researchers will also attach proteins that they know emit a particular kind of light to substances as a kind of identifier. In the non-microscopic world, it’s like using a black light on a stoner poster.

Federici grew up with photography as a hobby, so looking through the microscope at all the different colors and patterns he realized that the process was highly visual. He hadn’t seen many images like what he was seeing published for the general public, so he asked for permission from his adviser Jim Haseloff to post the photos on his Flickr site. Today that site is filled with pages and pages of microscopic images, some of which are from his work, while others are just for fun.

“Microscopy is always serious science,” says Federici, who is now a researcher at Pontificia Univerisdad Catolica de Chile. “For us [in the department at Cambridge] this was something we looked at as outreach. It was a way to bring this scientific data to the general public.”

Many of the photos on the site show particular bacteria colonies that were studied for their self-organizing principles. Others are just images of old plants that were used to teach botany at the university over a hundred years ago. Before fluorescence microscopy, scientists used dyes to try and single out certain cells or structures. Those dyes, which sat for decades on the plants, now make for arty images under a microscope. Other photos on the Flickr page include microscopic images of crystals and oil.