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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 August 8, 2013 at 7:03am: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/08/06/3819290.htm?site=can...
StellrScope: Swirling art and science
A germ of an idea that was nurtured by the CSIRO is reaping eye-popping results for an artist and her scientific colleagues.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 8, 2013 at 6:46am: http://malina.diatrope.com/2013/08/06/see-you-in-mexico-city-kosmic...
KOSMICA the arts and space exploration
http://kosmicamx.com/2013/
This series of galactic encounters born in London returns to Mexico for the second time during the 8, 9 and August 10, 2013 at the Laboratorio Arte Alameda.

Kosmica Mexico meet artists, scientists, performers, scholars, space explorers and musicians from the UK, France, Italy, Spain, USA and Mexico among others. This event is organized by artist Nahum and The Arts Catalyst (London) in association with the National Institute of Fine Arts through the Laboratorio Arte Alameda (Mexico).

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 8, 2013 at 6:20am: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/stem/harlem-dna-lab-k...
Science education to graphic art students
Harlem DNA Lab gives school kids a dose of science during the summer months
Inner-city kids are learning about science, technology, engineering and math in a first-rate laboratory thanks to the Harlem DNA Lab.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 7, 2013 at 5:59am: http://www.telegram.com/article/20130801/NEWS/308019970/-1/NEWS04
Artists find themselves 'Blinded by Science'
"Blinded by Science" at The Krikorian Gallery at Worcester Center for Crafts features the work of five artists, including local artists Carrie Crane and Deanna Leamon.

The exhibit explores the relationship between art, the artist and science.

The show opens Aug. 1 as a part of Hot Night and the City Woophoria open house, which includes hands-on activities, food, music and jazz by members of the Joy of Music Program. "Blinded by Science" continues through Sept. 14, with an artist's talk Sept. 11.

The Craft Center is at 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester. For more information, visitwww.worcester.edu/WCC/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 7, 2013 at 5:58am: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130804/arts-entertainme...
Valletta science and arts festival is back

Science in the City, Malta’s science and arts festival, is back in the capital, with art and entertainment all linked to science.

The festival is expected to offer a number of free and interactive events, from street art installations to graffiti art, music concerts, art exhibitions, children’s shows, live experiments, talks, tech areas and more.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 7, 2013 at 5:56am: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/18374776/science-gets...
Science gets pop-art treatment
Perth artist Miles Noel is celebrating National Science Week in distinctive style with a series of portraits of some of the brightest scientific minds in WA history.

Noel said he hoped his Sci-Pop Portraits exhibition would showcase the important link of history, science and art in WA.

Noel, a graphic artist at Scitech, worked with the State Library to select the scientists to be given the pop-art treatment during the week celebrating a century of Australian science.
"Many have endured great struggles and triumphs in their endeavours to improve and advance our lives," Noel said. "Hopefully, this will contribute to making these important figures part of popular culture, as they deserve to be," he said.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 6, 2013 at 6:27am: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ideas-innovations/Whats-a-QR-Code-Doi...
What’s a QR Code Doing on That Blanket?
Artist Guillermo Bert is weaving together technology and Native American tradition

For Guillermo Bert, an artist in Los Angeles, it was a revelation: Looking at the patterns in Native American blankets and tapestries, he saw a resemblance to QR (Quick Response) codes, the pixelated boxes that can be scanned with a smartphone to link to a web page or reveal a brief piece of text. The QR boxes, the artist says, are also “associated with identification,” a fixture on boarding passes, business cards and the like. What if indigenous groups across the Americas could tell their stories by combining modern QR codes with traditional symbols? “These cultures have beautiful tapestries,” says Bert. “They’re all different, but they share a similar aesthetic.” His insight led to “Encoded Textiles,” a project that will soon be unveiled at galleries and museums worldwide. Though he was inspired by the North American textiles, Bert traveled first to his native Chile, where he contacted members of the indigenous tribes known collectively as the Mapuche (from mapu, “of the land,” and che, “people”). They are the only indigenous group in the Americas that waged a successful military resistance against both the Incan Empire and Spanish conquistadors, and they retained their independence until the late 19th century, when the Chilean government moved them onto reservations. Today, as younger generations assimilate into mainstream culture, Mapuche dialects and oral histories are disappearing.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 6, 2013 at 5:56am

http://mariecurielivinghistory.com/acaseforsteam/?goback=.gde_42291...

A Case for STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics

STEAM adds the Arts to STEM. Manya, The Living History of Marie Curie is a model of teaching STEM through the Art of dramatic narrative. Sometimes I am asked why, as an engineer-turned-playwright, I have chosen to teach science through story. Isn’t it more efficient just to present the facts?

Here’s my response: Why bake a cake with flour, sugar, and salt? Isn’t it less work just to eat the ingredients separately? Here, chow down on this cup of flour. Would you like a pinch of salt? Raw egg anyone? From our first birthday cake to any celebratory occasion, we’ve all experienced this well-known fact: Ingredients combined well and baked together taste better than the same ingredients by themselves.

The objectives of the STEAM movement are to:

transform research policy to place Art + Design at the center of STEM
encourage integration of Art + Design in K–20 education
influence employers to hire artists and designers to drive innovation

How does theater and storytelling fit within STEAM? Humans depend upon narrative to create meaning out of our existence. In fact, our survival as a species hinges on our ability to tell, share and remember stories, data, and knowledge.

According to Kendall Haven, “For 100,000 years, humans have relied on story structure to archive and to communicate key history, knowledge, facts, beliefs, concepts, and attitudes This has evolutionarily rewired human brains to automatically think, understand, and remember through stories.”

Alternatively one might ask: Why cloud a good storyline with facts about chemistry and physics? Doesn’t that get in the way of the drama?

A well-told science story has all the hooks of a brilliant mystery or whodunit. A question is posed. Facts are revealed in an order that allows the audience to gradually assemble a picture of a whole and, by investing a suitable amount of concentration, follow developments. The context builds anticipation. As listeners/viewers, we get to feel smart, discovering one piece at a time. In the case of science drama, we, the audience, become scientists. As our emotional involvement brings us to care about the main characters, we experience vicariously the rush that comes with discovering something new.

And if questions remain at the closing scene, we walk away charged with a mission. Our lives become a next step in millennia of human discovery.