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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 March 30, 2013 at 6:05am: http://metalworks.maxusglobal.com/sxsw2013-genetics-and-bioart/
SXSW2013 – Genetics and Bio-art: The Next Media Channel?

I’ve seen enough bad sci-fi to know that playing with genetically modified bacteria and fooling around with life-forms is dangerous. Doesn’t that stuff belong in a lab, supervised by professionals?

But consider the Personal Computer’s creation myth: A young Bill (Gates) or Steve (Jobs or Wozniak) tinkering in a garage with fellow hobbyists, bringing the power of computing from mega-corporations and universities into the home. Computers used to belong in a lab too, under the supervision of geeks in white coats, and now they’re in our pockets (and soon our glasses).

At SXSW 2013, I met with geek in a labcoat who’s doing for biology and genetic engineering what Bill and Steve did for computing.

Duncan Grushkin is VP and Founder of community biolab Genspace, a “hackerspace for bio-tech” in Brooklyn, NY. GenSpace is a collection of bio-hackers, biologists, geneticists and bio-artists interested in pursuing advances in bio-technology. Some use Genspace as an alternative to university labs that aren’t keeping up with demand, others are just exploring the possibilities of growing something in a test tube, for art’s sake.

Genspace was demonstrating interactive bioart from their exhibition CUT/PASTE/GROW – exploring the concept of art and beauty in genes and bacteria.

I brushed a liquid containing genetically modified bacteria onto a medium (petri dish). The bacteria will grow where it’s “painted”, and GM cells will exhibit a colour, and also glow under UV light.

Daniel Grushkin, Genspace
Daniel Grushkin, Genspace

cut-paste-grow
Making a CUT/PASTE/GROW bacterial artform

maxus logo in bacteria
Maxus “m”, poorly rendered in genetically modified goop.

How can we use this?

A key trend at SXSW2013 is about “making” – the opening up of manufacturing of software and hardware, from 3D printing to Mars missions. Will “growing” be the next “making”?

Could we “paint” billboards with coloured bacteria – let them colonise – and then “clean” them by mopping them with a disinfectant?
G.M bacteria are being grown that conduct electricity – essentially forming circuitry. Hooked up to Arduino or other microcontrollers, they could connect (communicate?) with the internet. How long until we can “grow” highly engaged Facebook fans?
Imagine a logo that is not a permanent, crafted form, but instead a bacterium that grows and changes and publishes its kalaedoscopic shape each day, Instagram-style? Sony experimented with shifting, crowd-sourced logos in 2001

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 30, 2013 at 5:58am: http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2013/...
NUI Galway Students Host Art in Science Exhibition
A group of second year Biomedical Science students from NUI Galway recently hosted a two-day art exhibition at the Galway museum. The ‘Art in Science’ exhibition featured striking images acquired from research labs in Anatomy, Biochemistry and Pharmacology disciplines in the University. The project was undertaken as part of a Community Knowledge Initiative (CKI) module.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 30, 2013 at 5:57am: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news/science-art-smart
SCIENCE +ART=SMART

There’s more to the Marine Lab than the name suggests.

The Duke University Marine Laboratory is known for the caliber of scientist it attracts, its interdisciplinary classes, and its unique research opportunities. But this winter something different came out of the Marine Lab—art.

As part of the 2013 Undergraduate Winter Forum, Kristin Bedford, Caitlin M. Kelly, and Jennifer Stratton were invited to be Artists-in-Residence for the three-day “Blue Devils and the Deep Blue Sea: Can We Rescue the Oceans?” Bedford, Kelly, and Stratton are students from the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Art (MFAEDA) program. Each shadowed a group of students focusing on a particular issue, and created original artwork based on the experience.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 29, 2013 at 6:44am: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1303/S00598/installation-artist-an...
Installation artist: Antarctic science and histories
Wellington installation artist Gabby O'Connor reconstructs the science and history of Antarctica through art. The artist is seeking support for exhibition costs to install her newest work, some time at Corban Estate Arts Centre, Auckland in May 2013.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 29, 2013 at 6:42am: http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/44/01M81/index.xml?s...
Submissions for Princeton Art of Science 2013 due April 7
Submissions for the 2013 Princeton University Art of Science Competition are now being accepted. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m., Sunday, April 7. Art of Science consists of images produced from scientific research that have aesthetic merit. The competition is open to the entire Princeton community, including undergraduates, faculty, research staff, graduate students and alumni. The theme for the 2013 exhibit is "Connections."

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 29, 2013 at 6:10am: Easter Egg hunt on Spongelab.com

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1. This eggsperiment is a really colourful way to understand how osmosis happens.
2. These eggs do not have shells and therefore must be laid in the water.
3. The world's smallest leporid weighs no more than one pound (500g) and primarily eats sagebrush.
4. This tree produces a sap that is very sweet and delicious!

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Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 27, 2013 at 8:22am: http://theboar.org/arts/2013/mar/26/the-art-of-science/
The Art of Science

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 27, 2013 at 6:55am: Art From Synthetic Biology
Howard Boland
8TH-12TH OF APRIL 2013
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN
21 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON W1S 4BS
Art from Synthetic Biology is the cumulation of a doctoral research using synthetic biology and genetics in art production. As the first public art exhibition to feature living genetically modified microorganisms in the UK, it represents a milestone within bio art practices and highlights the challenges of putting such matter on display.
http://invite.c-lab.co.uk/artfromsynbio/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 27, 2013 at 6:55am: CUT/PASTE/GROW: Science at Play Bioart in Brooklyn Until May 11, 2013 Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12-6 PM Life is restless. Bioartists-the emerging group of practitioners who manipulate living tissues, DNA, and bacteria-must embrace this restlessness. The lab is a garden, and the bioartist is the gardener for the new millennium, where breeding advances naturally into gene splicing.
CUT/PASTE/GROW provides a space to ask fundamental new questions about aesthetics and our assumptions about life and death. What, for example, makes a beautiful blueprint for a beautiful form-what makes a beautiful gene?
http://observatoryroom.org/2013/02/24/cutpastegrow-show-opening/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on March 27, 2013 at 6:54am: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Art & Science - Hybrid Art and Interdisciplinary Research 2014 Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design The beginning of the 21st century is characterized by an overwhelming awareness of scientific and technological issues. The field of art that interacts with the practices of science and its technologies is commonly referred to as Art&Science. During the past decades, the hybrid field of art & research has become more or less established, with iconic works, established institutions and documented histories. The interrelation between music, art, natural and computer sciences can be seen in new media art, biotechnological or telecommunication art and other contemporary artistic practices that have an experimental character.
http://www.rhizope.org/
Deadline: 30 April 2013