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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 4, 2013 at 6:40am: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/science-and-art-unite-on-...
Science and art unite on river clean-up
LEADING international scientists and researchers are teaming with artists and MONA in a project to clean up the River Derwent.

Unsuccessful multi-million dollar attempts to rid the waterway of heavy metals have confounded science, leaving parts of the Derwent a major toxic concern.

MONA founder David Walsh and partner Kirsha Kaechele have launched the Heavy Metal project to find innovative and creative solutions to one of Hobart's biggest environmental problems.

More than 60 scientists from leading international universities and research centres are working with MONA to identify ways of ridding the river of its heavy metals.

The Museum of Old and New Art is perched near the worst stretch of the river -- between the Tasman and Bowen bridges, where zinc, mercury, lead, cadmium and copper lie thick in the sediment.

"It looks so pristine but we're surrounded by one of the most contaminated rivers in the world," said Ms Kaechele, pictured.

"It requires a creative approach because we don't know what to do.

"How can we be surrounded by this beautiful river and not feel free to eat from it and enjoy it on various levels?"

A heavy metal music festival will be held in January and a black metal musician will compose a piece dedicated to the river.

Ms Kaechele was inspired while MONA was working on foreshore rehabilitation and she was confronted by "Do not swim" signs.

"So I started wining and dining and racking some of the best scientific brains," she said.

More than 60 scientists have contributed and symposiums held, and already some cutting-edge science had been suggested.

Ms Kaechele said everybody approached had leapt at the chance, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alvar Aalto Foundation, Finland, CSIRO and University of Texas, Austin.

Also involved are University of Tasmania and the art school.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 4, 2013 at 6:37am: http://www.browndailyherald.com/2013/10/02/new-classes-integrate-sc...
New classes integrate science and art
The courses will examine animation and dance through both artistic and scientific lenses
With the introduction of new interdisciplinary classes, students will have the opportunity to lead an adult dance workshop, create educational videos and explore a duck’s interactions with its surroundings.

Though art and science often appear contradictory, students in two new classes this semester will have the chance to explore both forms, with some using animation to explain basic science concepts and others exploring the physiological benefits of dance.

In VISA 1800: “Communicating Science” and TAPS 1281: “Artists and Scientists as Partners,” students engage with art and science as two mutually beneficial subjects. A Rhode Island School of Design course called IDISC 1524: “Marine Duck Studio: The Art and Science of Ecocentric Practices” will also be available to Brown students in the spring.

VISA 1800 students focus on communicating scientific ideas through animation. RISD and Brown students — with varying degrees of art and science backgrounds — will explore different ways to demonstrate scientific concepts through artistic mediums.

Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience John Stein and RISD professor Steven Subotnick are collaborating on the best ways for students to develop these skills.

“We begin the semester with a series of guided exercises that introduce students to ways of using visual communication in the service of science education.”

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 4, 2013 at 6:21am: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131002-905191.html
Intrexon Establishes "Living Arts" Company, BioPop, to Create Consumer Products Inspired by Nature and Made Possible through Science
GERMANTOWN, Md. and CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology, announced today the formation of a new "Living Arts" subsidiary called Biological & Popular Culture, Inc. (BioPop).

BioPop's team of innovative scientists and creative designers, enabled by the synthetic biology engineering technology of Intrexon, aims to create new bio-diverse products like those found in nature. The company plans to utilize the promise of synthetic biology in the field of fine and decorative arts, accessories, toys and unique novelties. The embedded concept is "living art."

To accelerate development of new concepts Intrexon acquired a controlling equity stake in Yonder Biology, now renamed BioPop, although its principals remain significant equity owners. Yonder's co-founder, Andy Bass, has been named BioPop's Chief Executive Officer.

"BioPop will use living organisms as bio-palettes that live, grow and respond to stimuli," Bass said. "Imagine an art piece that 'paints' itself; a living, renewable ambient light source that operates on sunlight, water and nutrients, instead of batteries or electricity. We'll use the same technology to create toys that inspire children through novel uses of nature -- combining innovation, entertainment and imagination."

"BioPop aims to evolve the traditional biotechnology industry paradigm that focuses on healthcare and therapeutics. We are transforming biotechnology to exist in people's everyday lives. The consumer market is large with diverse interests that will play a vibrant role in biotech's future," Bass concluded.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 9:15am: http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/inbrief/geology-inspired-art-exhibit...
Geology-inspired art exhibit opens Wednesday

“Numinous,” a sculpture installation from artist Gerri Sayler, opens Wednesday with a lecture from the artist followed by a reception in Central Washington University’s Sarah Spurgeon Gallery from 5-7.

According to a news release from the university, the installation references the artist’s response to the Northwest’s geologic history of freeze-thaw cycles.

Nearly 2,000 monofilaments, hand-drizzled with hot glue and suspended to create the structure, compose the piece.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 9:13am: http://newbrunswick.patch.com/groups/schools/p/surrounded-by-scienc...
Surrounded by Science, a Sculpture Rises at Rutgers

A new molecule replica sculpture has been erected on Busch Campus.
The presence of cutting-edge science is hard to miss on Rutgers University’s Busch Campus.
Now the campus has become home to a striking work of art – a sculpture that draws strong connections to the university’s life science research.

The 20-foot, 3,200-pound steel and glass sculpture resembling the most abundant protein in the human body was erected last week outside the new Center for Integrative Proteomics Research as a symbol of the facility and a tribute to its founding director, Helen M. Berman.

The sculpture will be formally unveiled September 26, coinciding with a symposium honoring Berman, who is a Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the School of Arts and Sciences.

The university commissioned Oregon-based Julian Voss-Andreae, a scientist-turned-sculptor, to create the sculpture, which he has entitled Synergy. The sculpture’s long, wavy strands of tubular steel - interspersed by some 200 tinted glass windows - emulate the Collagen molecule, which makes up the human body’s tendons and ligaments, and supports the skin and internal organs.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 9:11am: http://www.theledger.com/article/20130930/NEWS/130939906/1374?Title...
Art in Motion: Professor's Invention Combines Dance and Science
Morris is a dance professor at the University of South Florida, and more recently, an inventor. She was introducing kids with spina bifida and cerebral palsy to a chair she dreamed up. On this weekend in their class, the chair would let them dance. Not pretend to dance, not be pulled by a dancer, but actually dance.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 9:08am: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/60418-proof-that-comp...
Proof that computer science guys can be artists too

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 6:13am: Leonardo Events:
NEXT UC BERKELEY LASER: 9 OCTOBER
Join us for the next UC Berkeley LASER on 9 October 2013, 6 p.m. Presenters include former NASA scientist Zann Gill on "Resolving Prediction?s Paradox: Collaborative Intelligence Ecosystems"; UC Santa Cruz professor Jennifer Parker on "Publishing in Public: Breaking Down Academic Silos to Create Trans-Disciplinary Research"; composer Cheryl Leonard on "Music from High Latitudes"; and Wayne Vitale of Balinese gamelan ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya on "Between Ancient Text and Three Screens." Location: Barrows Hall, Room 110. Find out more

NEXT STANFORD LASER: 10 OCTOBER
>Join us for the next Stanford LASER on 10 October 2013, 6 p.m. This LASER event will take place at Stanford?s Center for Research on Computer Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and will be followed by Transitions, an evening of outdoor, under-the-stars electronic music showcasing works from the CCRMA community and celebrating the start of the 2013 season. Presenters include visual artist Taraneh Hemami on "Theory of Survival"; visual artist Kate Nichols on "Misadventures in Art and Nanoscience"; choreographer Katharine Hawthorne on "Choreography as Research" and Sasha Leitman of Stanford CCRMA on "Research in Computer Music at Stanford?s CCRMA." Find out more

NEXT NYC LASER: 17 OCTOBER
Join us for the next NYC LASER event on 17 October 2013, 6:30 p.m. at LevyArts in New York City. The evening?s program includes presentations by Meredith Tromble, past Leonardo Board member, on the collaborative work she is doing with a geobiologist at the KeckCAVES visualization facility at UC Davis, and Dr. Jill Scott, of the Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts at ZhdK (Zurich, Switzerland) and Co-Director of the Artists-in-Labs Program. Scott will describe AURALROOTS, her current neuroscience residency with SymbioticA in Perth in the Audiology Lab at the University of Western Australia. Space is limited; to reserve your place, send an email to levy@nyc.rr.com. Find out more

KASA GALLERY: CLOUD BANKS
Cloud Banks, Mark Amerika?s new exhibition at Kasa Gallery (Istanbul, Turkey), will explore the way artists, political and economic theorists, metaphysical philosophers and people in business use language as a tool to construct their vision of the world as they see it. As with much of Amerika?s conceptual net art, the title is a pun, one that refers to both a weather phenomenon?a layer of clouds seen from a distance?and the recent rise of both cloud computing and too-big-to-fail banking systems. Clouds obscure and diffuse the light of the sun, much as banks obscure and confuse the effects of contemporary financial realities. The clouded visuality of the words in Amerika?s artworks becomes a way to let the viewer perceive the clouded visuality of the world. Cloud Banks is the representation of a human failure to understand, reconnect and re-contextualize histories, ideologies and contemporary realities. Lanfranco Aceti and Ozden Sahin curated the exhibition, which closes 31 O!ctober 2013.

For more details please visit Leonardo site : http://www.leonardo.info/e-LNN/e-LNN.html

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 2, 2013 at 6:13am: LEONARDO EVENTS

INAUGURAL UC DAVIS LASER: 3 OCTOBER
The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program at the University of California, Davis presents its inaugural Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) on 3 October 2013, 6:30 p.m. Speakers include the co-founders of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, artist/educator Donna Billick and scientist Diane Ullman, on "Fusion and Perception"; composer/performer/author/media artist Bob Ostertag speaking about his work; artist Meredith Tromble and physicist/programmer Jordan Van Aalsburg on "The Vortex Touches Down"; and scientist Jim Crutchfield of the Complexity Sciences Center speaking about his work and interests. Location: 3001 PES (Plant and Environmental Sciences Building), UC Davis. Find out more

INAUGURAL UC SANTA CRUZ LASER: 8 OCTOBER
The new Institute of the Arts and Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz will host the launch of UCSC?s LASER series on 8 OCTOBER, 6:45 p.m.
At this inaugural event, artists, scientists and scholars will lay the foundation for the series by speaking about the intertwining of art and science. Questions like "why art and science" and "why now" will provide context for the series as a local forum for presenting creative, original and interdisciplinary art-and-science projects underway throughout the University of California, the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Presenters include Ken Goldberg, New Media, UC Berkeley; Jennifer A. Gonz?lez, History of Art and Visual Culture, UCSC; Gregory Laughlin, Astronomy and Astrophysics, UCSC; Piero Scaruffi, Founder, LASER Series; and Gail Wight, Art and Art History, Stanford. Location: UCSC, Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) Rm. 108. For more information, contact the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at ias@ucsc.edu. Fin!
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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on October 1, 2013 at 8:34am: From Arts catalyst
South Pole Section, Iceberg Living Station, MAP Architects

Ice Lab: New Architecture and Design for Antarctica

The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU

until Wednesday 2 October

Commissioned by the British Council and curated by The Arts Catalyst this an international touring exhibition gives visitors a unique view of the inspiration, ingenuity and creativity behind architecture in the coldest, windiest, driest and most isolated place on earth. Presented in collaboration with Architecture & Design Scotland, two new commissions by Torsten Lauschmann Ice Diamond and Whistler are exhibited alongside five imaginative designs for Antarctic research stations.