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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 November 21, 2015 at 9:40am: Artist Jackie Brown gives talk about recent “biological art”
On November 11, 2015, artist and Assistant Professor of Art at Bowdoin College Jackie Brown spoke to Colby community members about her recent work. Her talk in Olin 1 was part of both the College’s Center for Arts and Humanities Human/Nature yearlong theme and the art department’s Studio Artist Lecture series.

To begin the discussion, Brown noted that there is a strong relation between her work and the Human/Nature theme, as “ideas about nature and our relationship with the natural world are really at the core of my thinking as an artist.”
http://colbyechonews.com/guest-artist-jackie-brown-gives-talk-about...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 21, 2015 at 9:38am: Dancing biologist finds inspiration in both art and science

Marine biology and theater major studies one and practices the other
http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/11/clare-xochitl.html

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 21, 2015 at 9:12am: Communicating science through art:
Artists can often find unconventional and creative ways of conveying scientific concepts to an audience.
Generally speaking, scientists are not usually trained communicators. Often our trained communicators are not scientifically literate. So, principles that impact our lives can be poorly communicated. That is precisely where art can bring us into the conversation.
http://www.wfdd.org/story/science-communication-through-art

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 21, 2015 at 9:08am: Fire and Ice; Local exhibit combines art and science
http://wivb.com/2015/11/19/fire-and-ice-local-exhibit-combines-art-...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 19, 2015 at 9:16am: Ocean Art Photography Contest Issues Last Call For Entries
the folks at the Underwater Photography Guide will be accepting entries for the fifth annual Ocean Art Photo Competition.

More than $75,000 worth of prizes are available to the winners, including over 20 scuba diving resort, liveaboard dive yacht and underwater photo gear packages.

Grand prize winners would get to choose from a slew of four- to seven-night liveaboard dive packages in the South Pacific.
http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/ocean-art
https://www.deeperblue.com/ocean-art-photography-contest-issues-las...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 19, 2015 at 8:45am: Art Project Shows You Just How Dirty NYC Trains Are
Brooklyn-based illustrator and artist Craig Ward seems to have an almost unhealthy obsession with the microorganisms growing in New York's Subway. He's so interested in the bacteria, it's become the inspiration for his science-meets-art project, the Subvisual Subway Series.

While reading about a bacteria-focused personal project from microbiologist Tasha Sturm while on the train in New York, Ward found himself remembering the old urban myth, "When you hold onto the handrail it’s like you’re shaking hands with a hundred people at the same time."

Instead of being instantly repulsed at the thought of fondling the bacteria of several people, he found himself fascinated at the idea of each train car hosting its own unique family of bacteria—shaped by the small collection of passengers riding the same train route every day.

In order to collect the necessary bacteria, Ward cut a series of sterilized sponges into a typeface that mirrored the name of each train line, then swabbed the surfaces on a variety of trains—cultivating his findings in a petri dish. Starting with L Train, Ward found that his science project was a success almost overnight, with a colorful array of shapes and geometric patterns cropping up from the bacteria in the petri dishes.

But it wasn't just pretty colored dots that came up after cultivation. Ward—with help from a bacteriologist in Colorado and New York magazine—identified a surprising amount of scary infectants, including E. coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus.
And he tries to grow them in petri dishes toshow them to you!
http://wordsarepictures.co.uk/shop/
http://www.complex.com/style/2015/11/craig-ward-subvisual-subway-se...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 14, 2015 at 9:14am: Art and science collide in award-winning exhibition in Singapore
This insight into the Large Hadron Collider is an interactive experience that promises to blow your mind
http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/art-and-science-colli...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 13, 2015 at 8:53am: Biochemistry doctoral student bridges arts and sciences with Bearcat Zine
Biochemistry doctoral student Amanda Vaughn’s interest in science and art combine in the zines she creates. A zine is a small handcrafted magazine that focuses on the interests of the artist who made it.
Vaughn integrates the arts and sciences through zine-making. She said she hopes her Bearcat Zine will bridge the widely perceived gap between the two disciplines by using art as a form of communication. Bearcat incorporates a variety of visual elements, such as handmade collages composed of vintage postcards, pictures of cats, biological diagrams and handwritten prose entries.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/11/12/biochemistry-doctoral-st...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 12, 2015 at 11:52am: Health of coral reefs (science) judged on 'beauty' ( art):
By analysing high-resolution photographic images of reefs and other marine ecosystems, their overall condition can be gauged without using complex and potentially invasive methods of assessment costing millions of dollars, United States research teams have discovered.

This method provides a cost-effective tool that also targets one of the most important socioeconomic values of coral reefs – their natural beauty.

In a study calculating the "aesthetics" of a coral reef, published today in the open-access journal PeerJ, the researchers found that objective computational analyses of the coral photographs, most of them taken randomly, correlated closely with a reef's overall condition.
The scientists – from San Diego State University, the Getty Research Institute, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography – compiled and modified a list of 109 visual features used to assess an image's aesthetic appeal.

The features included the relative size, colour, colour intensity, texture and distribution of corals and other marine organisms depicted in the images.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/art-meets-science-as-cora...

Comment by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on November 12, 2015 at 11:44am: The collision of art and science has produced some stunning results in Melbourne, from Emmy and Bafta-nominated biological animations by Drew Berry from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute to Stelarc's pioneering biomedical projects that saw him attach an ear to his arm.

Now those kinds of collaborations between the city's creatives and its science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM for short) practitioners will be cemented with a Science Gallery to be established by the University of Melbourne as part of an international network of institutions.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-and-innovati...