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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 29, 2012 at 5:59am: From GV Art:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Intrusive Thoughts and Representation
Monday 3 September 2012, 6.30 - 8.30pm

This Roundtable event discusses the nature of obsessions, compulsions, intrusive thoughts and how these can be represented through artistic mediums. The panel will be composed of Dr. Simon Darnley, Dr. Erin Sullivan and Jacek Ludwig Scarso, founder of the Elastic Theatre Company and chaired by Art Historian, Dr Marius Kwint.

Art and Mind Symposium

Tuesday 11 September 2012

The science of optimism - Why are humans prone to hold unrealistic expectations?

Dr Tali Sharot is our guest speaker at our Art & Mind Symposium. Tali is the author of The Optimism Bias: A tour of the irrationally positive brain, in which she attempts to answer the question 'What is it about our brains that makes us overestimate the positive?'

Dr Sharot is a faculty member of the Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences at University College, London.

Email info@gvart.co.uk for further details

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 29, 2012 at 5:26am: http://www.mmail.com.my/story/eco-warrior-artists-27936

creating art scientifically -

As an artist sensitive to the well-being of the environment, Christine collaborated with Imprint Service Sdn Bhd, an eco-friendly printer, to have all her art pieces printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink.
To instil a greater appreciation for life and nature to the public, artists feel we are draining too much of our natural resources and that we all have the responsibility to do our bit in protecting nature. As an artist and nature-lovers, they like to take upon the duty to remind people on the importance of preserving our beautiful nature.
They make sure they do the little things like recycle and go organic as much as possible.

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:16am: BLIGHTED BY KENNING by Charlotte Jarvis
Until 26th August
The Big Shed, Suffolk UK
Jarvis' latest work documents the creation of DNA encoded with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is allowed to contaminate apples sent to genomics research centres to decode.
www.artforeating.com/blightedbykenning

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:15am: Living Data: Art from science
Three artists, Lisa Roberts, Christine McMillan and Nigel Helyer have been working with climate change scientists, exploring creative articulation of their research work.
UNtil August 26 2012, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Powerhouse Museum Ultimo, NSW Australia
http://ultimosciencefestival.com/2012/living-data-art-from-science/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:15am: MUTAMORPHOSIS II: TRIBUTE TO UNCERTAINTY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Prague
6 - 8 December 2012
Do you have something original to say about our world that is increasingly fuzzy, unstable and chaotic? Are you interested in how crisis, uncertainty and complexity can come together in order to question the known as well as predict and/or model yet unknown? Do you want to share projects intrinsically linking domains of scientific, artistic and technological research and creativity that can be introduced as relevant tools for better understanding of our common future? We invite you to respond to the Tribute to Uncertainty theme.
http://mutamorphosis.org/2012/tribute-to-uncertainty/

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:13am: CALL FOR PAPERS
EVOMUSART 2013
2nd International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design
3-5 April 2013, Vienna, Austria
The use of biologically inspired techniques for the development of artistic systems is a recent, exciting and significant area of research. There is a growing interest in the application of these techniques in fields such as: visual art and music generation, analysis, and interpretation; sound synthesis; architecture; video; poetry; design; and other creative tasks. The main goal of evomusart 2013 is to bring together researchers who are using biologically inspired computer techniques for artistic tasks, providing the opportunity to promote, present and discuss ongoing work in the area.
Due: 1 November 2012
http://www.evostar.org

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:11am: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
3rd Edition Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award
Due to its success in 2010 & 2011 the third edition of the Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award (DA4GA) will take place in 2012. The results of the current edition are on exhibition at Naturalis, Leiden until the end of this year. Always wanted to be at the forefront of riveting art that is trans-disciplinary and pushes the boundaries of technological and artistic possibilities? Then submit your application for DA4GA and take a chance on winning a €25.000 project!
www.da4ga.nl
Due: 10 Sept 2012

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:10am: CALL FOR APPLICANTS
NEW SEPTEMBER DATE FOR THE ASSEMBLED SELF
The Assembled Self, an arts-science project which explores the impact of genetic sequencing, has changed the date of its upcoming Research Development Workshop, and extended its deadline for artists to submit their expressions of interest. Please visit http://theassembledself.wordpress.com/ for new details.”
Due: 5pm Monday 3rd September 2012

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:06am: From Symbiotica digest:Research projects conducted by Catts and Zurr at Future Art Base:
Crude Matter
Crude Matter is a series of artistic meditations into the notion of the substrate as the main context for life.
The Research will done in Collaboration with local and international partners
More information: Oron Catts, oron.catts@uwa.edu.au
Tissue Engineered Muscle Actuators as evocative cultural objects and vehicles for discourses about material agency and living machines.
Current collaborators: Dr. Ionat Zurr, Mr. Oron Catts, Prof. Chris Salter, Prof. Miranda Grounds, Dr. Jonas Rubenson, Dr. Stuart Hodgetts
More information: Ionat Zurr ionat.zurr@uwa.edu.au

3rd TERMIS World Congress 2012
Ionat Zurr will deliver an oral presentation titled “Framing in-vitro meat as art“ as part of the ‘Tissue Engineered Nutrition’ panel in the 3rd TERMIS World Congress 2012
“Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” September 5 - 8, 2012 Hofburg Congress Centre Vienna Austria
www.wc2012-vienna.org

VIDA Art & Artificial Life 1999-2012, Telefoncia Foundation, Madrid
The Tissue Culture & Art Project’s NoArk Revisited; Odd Neolifism is one of 23 works in the retrospective of winning project from VIDA Telefonica Art & Artifical life
thirteen years history, on show until mid November 2012, at the new Telefonica Foundation Gallery in Madrid.
http://bit.ly/Kxnan7

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on August 28, 2012 at 6:04am: From Symbiotica Digest:
SymbioticA related activities

SymbioticA inspires the development of new art-science laboratory in Finland

“We don’t need three hundred SymbioticA’s!! Just a few as really good as SymbioticA” -Roger Malina, Yasmin discussion One Two Three or More Cultures; 50th anniversary of C.P. Snow’s The Two Cultures, 10 May 2009.

SymbioticA, The Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts has been invited to Finland to consult and assist in establishing a laboratory inspired by its work and unique approach. The name of the new laboratory at Aalto will be published later this year.

Aalto University in Helsinki, intends to encourage transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary work across its Otaniemi campus. The laboratory for biological arts would integrate art with biology and technology and build on what has been done at The University of Western Australia (UWA) with SymbioticA.

One of the roles of the lab will be to link with Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture with other Schools under the umbrella of Aalto University, which is the result of three universities merging in 2010: The Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and The University of Art and Design Helsinki.

In June 2011 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with between UWA, Perth, and Aalto University, Helsinki. From this August, SymbioticA’s Director Oron Catts and Academic co-ordinator Dr. Ionat Zurr will begin their six month secondment to consult and contribute to the development of the Lab.

FUTURE ART BASE / Biological Arts (working title) will have several activities.

A biological art unit will be established at Aalto, under the Future Art Base. Future Art Base is a semi-autonomous platform for artistic research and social innovation initiated at Aalto University in 2010. At Future Art Base science, technology, biosciences and economy meet art in two streams: art and economy and biological arts.

Future Art Base for Biological Arts offers a place for trans-disciplinary research and education that aim at creating cultural discussion around the topics related to the manipulation of life and biological processes at a practical and theoretical level, including philosophical and ethical dimensions.

The activities consist of research projects and a series of lectures and hands-on workshops in laboratory and natural environments exploring the interfaces between biosciences and art. It provides students and scholars with the ability to engage with life sciences and their applications within an artistic context, thus creating operating approaches between biosciences, engineering and the arts.

The new laboratory installations in Otaniemi Campus opened in autumn 2012 to offer a place for biological-artistic research, education and production. The guidelines for the Artist-in-residence program, with a focus on research and hands-on work in laboratory, as well as natural environments will be published soon.

Teaching and Workshop
Art&Life Manipulation Course, led by Dr. Ionat Zurr, will launch the activities in the Future Art Base biological arts laboratory in October 2012. The Biotech Art Workshop by Oron Catts will be held in January 2013. As well as practical life science skills, the workshop will include ethics processes and procedures. As a think tank workshop, it will combine practice and ethics.

For further information contact:

Ulla Taipale
ulla.taipale@aalto.fi
+358 50 595 7724