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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 8, 2013 at 5:38am: https://www.google.co.in/search?q=The+Eden+Project+UK&client=fi...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 8, 2013 at 5:34am: http://www.oillyoowen.com/work/the-beginning-was-the-end/?goback=.g...
the shared territory between cognitive science, philosophy, theoretical physics, and science fiction. Philip K. Dick has influenced my practice for decades, and Ubik informed my process in Java, along with Dick’s essays and speeches. Some fundamental bases for this work were the ideas of knowledge as a living thing, as a kind of plasma existing all around us, that aggregates into form and interacts with us; and of Humanity as utterly flawed but eternally forgiving, repeating, and renewing its relationship with that knowledge.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 7, 2013 at 5:12am: From SEAD:
A workshop with the Network for Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Design (SEAD) co-hosted by the Smithsonian Institution that will be taking place on May 16th at the Discovery Theater in Washington, DC. The event includes a luncheon sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. SEAD will share results and seek feedback from an exploration of White Papers for transdisciplinary research and creative work, informed by 180 international participants. Next, SEAD will consider methods for innovative exchanges supporting cross-disciplinary learning across formal and informal settings. Partner group XSEAD will discuss designs for a 21st-century online portal to reference and display work resulting from transdisciplinary collaboration.

This workshop is by invitation only. But if you would like to contribute, SEAD would like to hear from you. What is the one take away you most believe needs to be heard by potential supporters of SEAD research, creative work, and/or learning? Please respond by commenting online at http://wp.me/P2oVig-rm

In April, the NEA announced $26.3 million in grants awarded to nonprofit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide supporting exemplary projects across thirteen artistic disciplines and fields. Among these awards, over 60 art-science projects received funding for Spring 2013. For example, Capacitor (San Francisco, CA) was awarded $10,000 to support a presentation of Okeanos, a performance to inspire and educate audiences about the ocean and connect them deeply to ocean conservation, in partnership with the Aquarium of the Bay. Harvestworks, Inc. (New York, NY) was awarded $35,000 to support the commissioning, research, and production of new media art for their Creativity + Technology + Enterprise project. And Pasadena Arts Council (Pasadena, CA) was awarded $45,000 to support AxS Festival 2014 | Curiosity, engaging diverse audiences through multidisciplinary programming that explores the intersections of art and science. For a more comprehensive list of NEA-funded art and science projects, please see the attached PDF.

As a reminder, the next deadline for the Art Works grant is August 8, 2013. Art Works supports the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects that merge art and science are strongly encouraged. Details and guidelines are available on our website in the “Apply for a Grant” section at http://arts.gov/grants/apply/index.html. You can also view an archive of an art-science webinar highlighting NEA’s funding opportunities and application process at http://arts.gov/grants/apply/Art-Science-webinar.htm

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 6, 2013 at 6:07am: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/05/creepy-or-cool-p...
Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 6, 2013 at 5:53am: http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/205799331.html
The Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo Museum and Vancouver Island University’s International Centre for Sturgeon Studies partnered to hold the exhibit Ancients Among Us: The Art and Science of Sturgeon. Artists are asked to interpret the theme and explore issues related to the history, biology, ecology, economy and/or mythology.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 6, 2013 at 5:51am: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130504/LI...
Two worlds merge into one. A show
"Ocean Stories: A Synergy of Art and Science," seven collaborations that are at Boston's Museum of Science's Art & Science Gallery through June 2, 2013.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 6, 2013 at 5:30am: http://www.anca.net.au/exhibitions/327/afterimage/
Afterimage
8 may 2013
19 may 2013

Exhibition of photographic works by Polish born Brisbane based artist Renata Buziak.

Afterimage is a photographic series based on Buziak's memories of places and events experienced in her childhood. For the past several years, Buziak has been developing a process called 'biochrome', in which she utilised to create the images for Afterimage. This 'biochrome' process is based on organic decomposition in combination with photographic materials.

Exhibition opening Wednesday 8 May from 6pm. To be opened by Dr Denise Ferris, Photography and Media Arts, ANU School of Art.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 5, 2013 at 5:13am: http://stateofmatter.eventbrite.com/?goback=.gde_1636727_member_237...

State of Matter: Collisions and Connections in Art and Science
MA Art and Science, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM (BST)
London, United Kingdom

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 5, 2013 at 4:44am: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=220975
Exhibit visualizes the frontiers of science at the boundaries of art
May 2, 2013

The art of acid. Materials science Ph.D. student Mark McClendon captures polylactic acid in this image in the exhibit.
An annual science imaging contest has sparked a heated but creative three-year rivalry between two materials science Ph.D. students at Northwestern University.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on May 5, 2013 at 4:43am: http://www.pomona.edu/news/2013/04/30-physics-phest.aspx
"Physics Phest" A Night of Physics in the Arts was Held on May 2
Physics Phest is a community celebration of the relationship between the arts and physics—a night filled with music, dancing, visual and interactive arts. Pomona faculty members and students will demonstrate their physics and arts projects and multidisciplinary collaborations. Featured music includes Alex Cole and the Inland Emperors and Prof. Dwight Whitaker with Los Whateveros. Prof. Thomas Moore will lead the audience in contra dancing, Prof. David Tanenbaum will demonstrate interactive labs and nanotechnology, and Brackett Observatory will be open to visitors. Physics Phest will be held on Thursday, May 2, from 5:30-10 p.m. at Sontag Greek Theatre (adjacent to Seaver Theatre, 300 E. Bonita Ave., and east of Oldenborg Dining Hall, 350 N. College Way; in the event of rain it will be held in Doms Lounge, Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St.).

First held on Alumni Weekend in 2011, the student-driven event is an opportunity for students to showcase their multidisciplinary creativity and energy. The 2011 event (Physics Phest was rained out in 2012) featured a wide array of exhibits, performances and demonstrations, including: student art that used infrared cameras and high-speed physics video equipment; performances by several student bands; exhibits of student-built devices such as a programmable music-making circuit with lights and buttons; a performance art exhibit in which people would enter into a special “coffin” where a video program would play on a monitor mounted inside; the implosion of a gigantic barrel with stem power; and a Tesla coil.

Developed by students, faculty and staff, that first event proved to be contagious. Alumni leaving their dinner event in Frank Dining Hall heard the music and festival noises and followed those sounds down to Sontag, joining the students for dancing and conversation—making it a cross-generational evening. And thanks to Twitter, what started as an event for physics majors was soon flooded with 5C non-physics students, said Cathi Comras, academic coordinator of the physics and astronomy department.

Prof. Bryan Penprase called the evening “a wonderful blend of crazy physics with artistic energy.” Physics and the arts are natural companions, he says.

“Physics and art are both essentially creative explorations of what is possible. Physics expresses these possibilities in mathematics, while the visual arts tries to represent a picture of them. In both cases the imagination of the practitioner begins with a vision, and these visions underlie both subjects and inspire scientific discovery and artistic creation.”

For more information, contact: cathi.comras@pomona.edu or (909) 621-8724.