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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 9, 2013 at 7:03am: SymbioticA seminar series

Implications of the way we live

Date: 17 May 2013
Time: 3:00pm
Location: SymbioticA
Speaker: Professor Jorg Imberger

By way of introduction I will review the legacy of the last 100 years of "progress. Anthropogenic emissions have triggering new carbon emission loops. destruction of habitats is leading to species instabilities with potential impacts on food production, globalization & increasing wealth inequality is leading to economic instabilities, changing food to a commodity is leading to mental and physical health issues and the massive increase in our capacity to destroy has shrunk the time scales of destruction to much less that the time scales required for healing. So what are we to do? I shall explore 10 simple suggestions:
1. Re-establish continuity between generations
2. Seek harmony rather than conflict
3. Learn to how live on a finite planet
4. Re-establish food as part of life
5. Introduce carbon/water neutral living
6. Curb wealth inequity
7. Foster mental and physical well being; curb advertising
8. Subdue technology, re-introduce "Creative Loafing"
9. Foster local diversity of job opportunity
10. Preserve the sources of cultural diversity

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 9, 2013 at 7:02am: Adaptation exhibition available to tour nationally 2013-14 SymbioticA's Art and Ecology project Adaptation, exhibited first in Mandurah last year is now available to tour in Australia via Art on the Move. Interested venues and groups should check:
http://bit.ly/XAl23

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 9, 2013 at 7:01am: http://www.isea2013.org/events/107-projects/
If a system fails in a forest
Presented by ISEA2013, 107 Projects and the College of Fine Arts, University of NSW.

Communication is mediated by complex systems. Both machinic and biological, it is through engagement with these systems that our lives are shaped: we perceive ourselves and experience our world through the lens of the system. But what do these ubiquitous systems look like? Can we communicate with them, and what do they have to say? Do they even exist without our presence?

Interactive art explores these relationships through systems that require engagement to be realised, and increasingly blur the lines between author and viewer-turned-participant. If a system fails in a forest … addresses questions of communication, authorship and the temporal, emergent nature of art making in interactive media.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 9, 2013 at 7:00am: Conference: New Materialisms IV - Movement, Aesthetics, Ontology
16-17 May 2013
Oron Catts is a speaker at New Materialisms IV, held in Turku, Finland.
http://movementaestheticsontology.wordpress.com/

The Puzzle of Neolifism, the Strange Materiality of Regenerative and Synthetically Biological Things Public talk with Oron Catts
Date: 30 May 2013
Time: 6 to 7pm
Venue: Murdoch Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, University of Western Australia
Parking: P3, Hackett Entrance 1
Cost: Free, but RSVP essential
Bookings: http://bit.ly/Y9MTN4
In 1906 Jacques Loeb suggested making a living system from dead matter as a way to debunk the vitalists' ideas and claimed to have demonstrated 'abiogenesis'. In 2010 Craig Venter announced that he created "the first self-replicating cell we've had on the planet whose parent is a computer", the "Mycoplasma laboratorium" which is commonly known as Synthia. In a sense Venter claimed to bring Loeb's dream closer to reality. What's relevant to our story is that one of the main images Venter (or his marketing team) chose for the outing of Synthia was of two round cultures that looked like a blue eyed gaze; a metaphysical image representing the missing eyes of the Golem. These are the first bits of a jigsaw puzzle that will be laid in this talk. Through the notion of Neolifism, this puzzle will explore and Re/De-Contextualise the strange materiality of things and assertions of regenerative and synthetic biology. Other parts of the puzzle include a World War II crash site of a Junkers 88 bomber at the far north of Lapland, the first lab where the Tissue Culture & Art Project started to grow semi-living sculptures, frozen arks and de-extinctions, Alexis Carrel, industrial farms, Charles Lindbergh, worry dolls, rabbits' eyes, ear-mouse, gas chambers, active biomaterials, in-vitro meat and leather, incubators, freak-shows, museums, ghost organs, drones, crude matter, mud and a small piece of Plexiglas that holds this puzzle together.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 9, 2013 at 6:58am: From SymbioticA:

1.a SymbioticA related activities

Field_Notes - Deep Time
Call for Applications
15th - 22nd September 2013, field laboratory at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station 23rd, 24th of September 2013, conference in Helsinki Field_Notes - Deep Time is a weeklong art&science field laboratory organized by the Finnish Society of Bioart at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in Lapland/Finland. Five working groups, hosted by Oron Catts, Antero Kare, Leena Valkeapaa, Tere Vaden, Elisabeth Ellsworth and Jamie Kruse, together with a team of five, will develop, test and evaluate specific interdisciplinary approaches in relation to the "Deep Time" theme. Field_Notes - Deep Time is in search of artistic and scientific responses to the dichotomy between human time-perception and comprehension, and the time of biological, environmental, and geological processes in which we are embedded. The local sub-Arctic nature, ecology, and geology, as well as the scientific environment and infrastructure of the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station will act as a catalyst for the work carried out.
http://bioartsociety.fi/deep_time/

Semipermeable (+): SymbioticA at ISEA 2013
Powerhouse Museum Sydney
8 June-21 August 2013
SymbioticA's latest exhibition curated by Oron Catts looks at the membrane as a site, metaphor and platform for a series of artistic interventions and projects, some commissioned specifically for the show and others selected from the many projects developed at SymbioticA since 2000.
Artists include: Cat Hope, Nigel Helyer, The Tissue Culture and Art Project, Verena Friedrich, Sam Fox, Ben Forster, Guy Ben-Ary & Kirsten Hudson, Donna Franklin, Tagny Duff, Andre Brodyk and Svenja Kratz.
http://www.isea2013.org/events/semipermiable-plus/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 8:35am: http://www.newswise.com/articles/grad-students-complete-arts-scienc...
Grad Students Complete Arts-Science Collaborations
Recipients of the University of Chicago’s 2013 Arts | Science Graduate Collaboration Grants will present the fruits of their projects from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, in the penthouse of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

The Arts | Science Collaboration Grants for up to $3,000 encourage independent, cross-disciplinary research between students in the arts and sciences. The grants were launched by the Arts | Science Initiative in 2011 and receive support from the Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories.

Each collaboration consists of two or more graduate students, with at least one from the arts and one from the sciences, who have worked together since January to investigate a subject from the perspectives offered by their disciplines.

“This Arts | Science Initiative asks: can the arts and the sciences enrich and influence each other’s questions, tools, methodologies and specific curiosities?” said program director Julie Marie Lemon. “These graduate collaboration teams exemplify the ability of our students to explore the possibilities that can result from bringing radically different subjects and approaches together. These future scholars and practitioners have tread nimbly to create a space — a location — to experiment within our institutional setting through direct dialogue and interaction.”

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 8:33am: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/durham/1040...

Art and science inspire Durham display
ART and science collide in a new exhibition.

Stephen Sproates’ Numerous Forms of Number collection explores concepts in art, physics, geometry and maths.

It includes 2D and 3D art and is on display at the World Heritage Site visitor centre, on Owengate, Durham City.

In the past, Mr Sproates has worked with Durham University’s pioneering Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics and Sir Arnold Wolfendale, the former Astronomer Royal – who gave a talk during the exhibition’s official opening on Saturday (May 4).

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 8:29am: http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Our-supporters-are-dre...
'Our supporters are dreamers and believers'

Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

— Leonardo Da Vinci

Art has often been defined as the creative expression of knowledge that enables us to fully appreciate the beauty of the visible world. However, over the years, the metaphorical distinction between art and science has led to the discovery of endless shades of genres that can seamlessly blend the two.

“Creation exists at the core of our human existence. If we do not keep creating something new, we will stagnate. Art is not limited to a canvas or any medium. It can come in many forms. In fact, both art and science thrive on creativity,” said Shweta Thakur and Shinoy Thomas, the brains behind Ruins of the Renaissance (ROTR), an innovative festival that will merge all elements of art and science.

The idea for the festival came from a simple dream — to recreate Woodstock. In fact, it is meant to encourage people to get in touch with their creative side. Shweta says, “Everyone is born creative but due to our routines, we are unable to be whoever we wish to be.”

ROTR will be held on May 25 and 26 at a 30-acre campus in Innovative Film City. It will have multiple workshops, galleries, exhibition spaces, installations and live performances. There will also be an equal representation of arts and science to create a unique experience for all. “We are curating 150-200 experiences in multiple disciplines through various events. We hope that people pick up a cue from at least one of them and pursue their passion once they leave — even if it means one hour a week,” she said and further added that they will bring down artists and engineers from across the country to showcase their talent during the day.

While ‘non-performance’ part of the festival content is being crowd-sourced, the performing acts will be sponsored. With respect to funding, the duo are working with a lot of partners who are on-board pro-bono primarily because they believe in the concept as much as they do. Despite scores of festivals and concerts being organised throughout the country, Shinoy Thomas believed that there were many other disciplines which had so much to show and offer but just because it was not done in a commercial set up till date, people weren't aware that they existed. “So, we decided to have a multi-disciplinary festival which automatically meant merging art and science. The basic thought was that creativity and innovation is the common goal of every discipline and we should dream to create a festival of the scale of Woodstock but much more in scope,” he said.

Both Shinoy and Shweta feel that art represents freedom and artists are freedom fighters of sorts. They truly believe that artists are people who have the courage to look beyond everyday life and have a vision to create something extraordinary. Likewise, everyone associated with the festival has the similar vibe. Their weapons may vary but they have always been fighting for the freedom of the mind. “This festival is a result of many such free thinkers. Our only expectation is that people come with an open mind and take back a bit of the festival with them to add that magic to their real lives. Our major supporters are the dreamers and believers. They come in different shapes and sizes. And, we are all working together to create a movement through this festival. A movement to set people free,” they said.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 6:16am: http://sse.royalsociety.org/2013/exhibits/science-art/
Science art
Exhibit

Presented by Odra Noel

Art can do two things for science: to help explain and visualise abstract concepts, and to show how beautiful science can be. This exhibit presents human biological tissues located on a world map. Each continent shows the part of the body that, when it becomes diseased or dysfunctional, is the main cause of death and morbidity (or one of the main ones) for the people who live there. When seen through the microscope, the tissues that form our organs and body parts can be stunningly beautiful, with all the complex structures that determine and enable their function forming beguiling, literally organic, patterns.
Fat Tissue Odra Noel 2013_310 Sedcondary More to love: Adipose tissue (fat)

What are the main causes of death around the world?

If we need to pick a single cause, cardiovascular disease is the winner. And if we look into it in a little more detail, we see differences from area to area, not only in the causes of death but also in the diseases that are the greatest burden for those societies.

North America struggles with rising obesity, and this adipose tissue (fat) is more beautiful close up than you would imagine. Central and South America are represented here by pulmonary tissue (lungs); smoking and respiratory infections are a leading cause of death. Europe, with its ageing population, suffers greatly from neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia (neurones, brain tissue). Great swathes of the middle East and central Asia are shown here as cardiac muscle (heart), as these regions are afflicted with rising levels of hypertension and other causes of heart and cardiovascular failure. The far East and the Pacific look beautiful in pancreatic acinar tissue; its failure causes diabetes, a major problem in this area, frequently described as a diabetes epidemic.

The small population of Greenland is marked by a few sperm cells (infertility); the only artery is in the middle of the Amazon rainforest; and hidden among the tissues are five mitochondria, the organelle responsible for producing the chemical energy that cells need to live, and the current focus of much research into their key roles in death, disease and ageing.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 5:48am: http://www.exploreutahscience.org/science-topics/technology/item/11...
When Art and Science Intertwine
What at first glance looks like art is actually much more. Each piece is a window into scientific discovery.

The collection comes from the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah, a group of computer scientists that specializes in making visually oriented simulations and interactive software. They collaborate with researchers in fields ranging from astrophysics to the health sciences, to find new ways to gather and make sense of their data.
Half of our brain is used for image processing, and visual processing is the fastest of our senses,” says Chris Johnson, director of the SCI Institute. “Visualization is a good way for us to interface with all that data.”
The simple act of looking at a single picture arms physicians and patients with knowledge to make an informed decision.
That is the purpose of scientific visualizations, to clearly communicate data so that others may understand and better use the information behind it.