Art, Biology, Species Preservation Intersect in Gallery Exhibit
Scientist/artist Brandon Ballengée fused sci and art together and his exhibit highlighting this fusion, Ghosts of the Gulf, focuses on Ballengée’s images of marine species gathered in the Gulf of Mexico following the environmentally ruinous 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill there. These specific images are also emblematic of the general diminishment of numerous species globally.

The exhibit, which opened in November, runs through March 8, and Ballengée will give an artist’s talk at the institute this Saturday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m.;
His statement: My transdisciplinary practice has bridged primary scientific studies with ecological art and engaged environmental stewardship. Underlying my practice is a systemic methodology, which posits art practice as a means of realizing research science, and vice versa. Inherent to this working method is an impetus for ‘ecosystem activism’ implemented through participatory biology field investigations and laboratory programs that stress public involvement — my attempt at social sculpting. My artworks come from direct experiences with amphibians, birds, fish and insect species found in today’s preternatural ecosystems and those observed in post-natural laboratory settings. The art itself is made from diverse mediums … all of these try to re-examine the context of the art object from a static form (implying rationality and control) into a more organic structure reflecting the inherent chaos found within evolutionary processes, biological systems and nature herself.
http://philipstown.info/2014/12/12/art-biology-species-preservation...

USU art and science mashup evokes DaVinci
http://www.standard.net/Education/2014/12/11/USU-combining-art-and-...

Exploring arts, humanities now mandatory for UB medical students - http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus/campus-host-page.host.html...

The artist fuses science and text into his large-scale paintings. ... of the universe, exploring themes of science, mathematics and language, he said.
New York's 1 World Trade Center tower boasts large-scale, bold art

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/1-world-trade-center-tower-boas...

Scientists expand into videos, social media to engage broader audience
http://trib.com/business/scientists-expand-into-videos-social-media...

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To fuse science and art to control floods
http://www.livescience.com/49122-art-as-flood-control.html

http://www.livescience.com/49123-artists-get-their-hands-dirty.html

When conducting his research in cell imagery, Dr. Robert Clark doesn’t just see cells and tissue — he sees art.
Recently, the Philadelphia International Airport displayed images that Clark — an award-winning professor at Cumberland County College — and staff at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school had captured while researching a disease called laminitis — a common but debilitating ailment in horses’ hoofs.

The exhibition — which concluded last week — was called Larger Than Life: Cells Made Visible from the American Society for Cell Biology, which had recently featured cell imagery created by research scientists from the Greater Philadelphia area.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/12/cumberland_county_co...

Science meets Art at festival of light in Goa

Painting by numbers
Award-winning British science communicator Professor Marcus du Sautoy is here to reveal the hidden, intertwined worlds of maths and arts. His talk will be entertaining, but with a serious purpose, writes Bruce Munro.
http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/326897/painting-numbers

Cumberland County College professor shows the art in science
When conducting his research in cell imagery, Dr. Robert Clark doesn’t just see cells and tissue — he sees art.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/12/cumberland_county_co...

Stunning Images from the 2014 Olympus BioScapes International Digital Imaging Competition
Microscopes find beauty in the most unexpected places

http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/stunning-images-from-th...

What Forms of Creativity Turn You On?
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/2014/12/16/what...

10 Original Gifts for Science (and SciArt) Geeks
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2014/12/10/10-origin...

Signal to Noise Leads Sci-Art Movement at Denver International Airport
"The art of science and the science of art -- we use science to express artistic endeavors."
http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2014/12/signal_to_noise_jeff_...

Psychedelic patterns and colour-streaked proteins will be showcased at the CS Gallery to celebrate the beauty of science.

The Art of Science exhibition honours the importance of medical research and explores the beauty in scientific investigations.

The exhibition is made up of a series of images from medical scans of cancer cells, immune disorders and infectious diseases and displays the colourful, distinctive and microscopic view researchers have of the biomedical world.
Science in the frame at CS Gallery
http://www.brimbank.starweekly.com.au/story/1829935/caroline-spring...

The aesthetics of science: science -art gallery:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/some-of-the-most-beaut...

Scientists recreate Mona Lisa in different painting styles
It's one of the most famous masterpieces in art history --
Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa.
But what if DaVinci was actually born after the Renaissance period -- how then, would Mona Lisa have looked?
Well, now with the help of science, we have an idea.
The iconic painting, if created in the Rococo or Late Baroque period of the 18th century,.. would have been brighter, used more delicate colors with rougher brushstrokes.
So how was this conclusion made?
Using digital analysis of nearly 9-thousand western paintings spanning over 800 years, local scientists have been able to identify different colors and techniques used in different time periods, from the 11th century to the mid-19th century.
Professor [ ] Jeong Ha-woong and his colleagues from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology analyzed the "big data" not only to bridge art and science but also for practical use.

"With the collection of all this data, it can help differentiate real works of art from the forged ones, and also help restore masterpieces to be more like the original."

The study printed in the scientific journal Nature shows that paintings have evolved to become more colorful and complex in terms of contrast and brightness since the Medieval period or after oil paints were introduced.
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=173044

Union of Science and Art Reveals Incredible Images
The Olympus Bioscape Contest present amazing science related images and movies of science. However, the only condition for the participants is that those images should be captured through light microscopes. Every year thousands of well known researchers and fans of microscope send images and videos from all around the world.
http://www.capitalberg.com/union-science-art-reveals-incredible-ima...

Incredible Bacteria-Laced Fabric Combines Art, Biology And Fashion
Can biological systems co-author with design and craft to generate new technologies that offer a sustainable material paradigm?" This was the challenge Chieza set out to solve as she combined art, science and style in a radical new way. She began by folding each scarf in an origami-like pattern until it fits inside a petri dish, then introducing a non-pathogenic bacteria called Streptomyces to produce the pigment.

"The results are an array of stunning mirrored prints that morph and shift as pigment secreted by bacteria diffuses through layers of inoculated silk habotai," reads a statement from project's website. "Long after the peak of microbial activity is reached, a fine silk palimpsest serves as a record of what it was to live, then die, in seven days."

The scarves are just the beginning. Chieza hopes to eventually create a whole collection of garments, each documenting the life cycle of a different bacterial colony. The innovative idea will hopefully bring us one step closer to a future bio-revolution, in which design and science work hand-in-hand to yield environmentally friendly (and oh-so beautiful) results. Basically, bacteria is all the rage this season.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/19/the-fold-studio-natsai-au_...

Ever seen a cow in high-tops? Or watched a flock of decoy geese flapping overhead with open suitcase wings? Bring your imagination as found objects come to life in large-scale, moving sculptures thanks to the creativity of New York-based artist and tag sale aficionado Steve Gerberich.

The exhibit is featured at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium through March 1. Combining simple machines and visual humor with re-purposed items from a bygone era, the exhibit has been dubbed “a seriously unusual art meets science experience for all ages.”

Gerberich said his artwork relies on all the scientific things we learn in grade school, but use every day. From the animal factory of “The Painting Machine” – where plastic giraffes get their spots, toy zebras are whitewashed and striped and alligators are fitted with eyes – to a 100-year-old line shaft connecting machines in “The Bowling Pin Factory,” the kinetic pieces move using basic motors, pulleys and levers.

Guests are encouraged to push a button or spin a crank and watch the fantastical sculptures come alive. An interactive “Make a Face” display challenges museum visitors to explore their own creativity.
http://www.thebridgeportnews.com/10920/art-meets-science-in-new-mus...

Eco-Displacement and science-art show:
The exhibition, "Eco-Displacement: Ghosts of the Gulf," open through Jan. 25 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. It's one of several of the exhibits about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and spewing oil for 87 days by Brandon Ballengee.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/life/people/2014/12/20/imitation...

Art will meet science during spring 2015 digital fabrication class
A group of students at Shepherd University will learn the art of science and the science of art during the spring 2015 semester in a new digital fabrication class. Christian Benefiel, assistant professor of art, will teach the class, which will include students from the Department of Contemporary Art and Theater, and Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering.
"It's an engineering class for artists and an art class for engineers".
http://www.shepherdstownchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/512340...

Artists teasing science phenomenon with their art works
Light Walk is installed on the library’s fourth floor, rubbing elbows with the art, music and recreation collections.
Light Walk: Bob Miller and the Exploratorium is on view in the Art, Music & Recreation Center of the San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, through February 5, 2015. For more information visit exploratorium.edu.
http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/12/20/bob-miller-teasing-science-less...

From January 14 to 18, Panaji will host The Story of Light (SOL) Festival, a science-meets-art festival that will showcase projects by 45 artists and scientists from 14 countries, in the form of performances, installations, live projections and workshops, to instruct in an interactive way . Speaking about the event, festival director Jaya Ramchandani says, “Science is beautiful and can be taught through art and design. A pre-conceived notion is that science is inaccessible and exclusive. However, science is much more than that and it understands that the universe is a magical place. Through art, we can tell its truest stories which shouldn’t remain hidden in textbooks.”
http://thestoryoflight.org/

Focus on Antarctic architecture
The development of Antarctic architecture, from purely functional to futuristic, imaginative and speculative design, is highlighted in an international touring exhibition now showing at Otago Museum.

''Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica'' showcases five major projects, some in existence and others purely speculative, which are pushing the boundaries of design in extreme environments.

The free exhibition, which was commissioned by the British Council and curated by the Arts Catalyst, highlights the constant interplay between art and science in Antarctic architecture and provides a glimpse of the future of both.

In Dunedin recently to help set up the exhibition, Sam Patterson, of Architecture and Design, in Scotland, said the designs were remarkable in their scope.

''We have everything from concept ideas on how we could inhabit Antarctica with as little impact as possible, to science elements exploring the relationship between Antarctica and outer space,'' Mr Patterson said.

Until recently, Antarctic architecture was based purely on function, allowing scientists to live and work in the extreme environment. Now it was at the forefront of design, technology and engineering innovation.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/327786/focus-antarctic-architecture

Edward Belbruno has spent a career dreaming up trajectories across the solar system that allow spacecraft to buzz close by planets and change speed without using fuel. But Belbruno is also a prolific painter, and the genesis of his spacecraft trajectory concept originated in that art.

Belbruno's cosmic paintings are currently on display at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Gallery 61 in New York City. Many of the works are inspired by, or are inspiration for, Belbruno's professional work in cosmology, spaceflight science and mathematics.

One of the Belbruno's paintings, titled "When I Was 7," features a small spacecraft with landing legs deployed, floating against a red sky. It's one of the first paintings Belbruno ever did (at age 7), and it seems somewhat prophetic, considering that the combination of art and science has, in many ways, defined the rest of Belbruno's life.
http://www.space.com/28007-cosmic-art-edward-belbruno-gallery.html

Schools use arts to generate passion for science
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2014/12/21/schools-u...

Origami and the laws of physics

A physicist’s take on an ancient art has provided new solutions for folding telescopes and airbags.
origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is interesting because of its restrictions. Classic origami models should be created from a single sheet of paper – no cutting or gluing allowed. From this simple proposition a wonderful variety arises.
Trained as a physicist and engineer, Lang was introduced to origami at the age of six. By his early teens he was creating original designs. He continued his study of origami while at Stanford University and Caltech where he was awarded his PhD in applied physics. The combination of his scientific background and his love of origami has enabled him to develop amazing designs and techniques.
Lang has consulted with automobile safety equipment manufacturers on the optimal way to stow air bags, worked with members of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the best way to fit a 30-metre optical telescope into a rocket body without creasing the fragile lens membrane, and designed a sterile medical instrument pouch that can be opened without being contaminated.

With the confluence of maths and origami not yet 30 years old, Lang believes that continued research into the art will have even more to offer.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/physical-sciences/origami-and-laws-physics

Open Call

A worldwide call for projects made via Ars Electronica’s online submission tool will be open from mid of December till 9th of February, 2015. The submitting artists have the chance to win a residency at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. There is free access to the application process by all interested artists.

Interdisciplinarity, digital creativity and intercultural exchange are the three key criteria for artists submitting to the open call.

Submitters have to include the following to their online application:

A personal testimony video which introduces the artist, who describes why and how this residency will inspire new work (up to 5 minutes)
An outline of a possible concept/idea which the artist wishes to pursue at ESO and Futurelab
A draft production plan with costing/costs and a timeline/schedule
A selected portfolio of works which showcases projects the artist is proud of

A Jury consisting of representatives of Ars Electronica, scientific mentors from ESO and some members of the seven cultural partner institutions will choose outstanding ideas and concepts as winners of the residency award. The evaluation criteria are aesthetics, originality, a compelling conception, innovation, the technique and quality of the presentation as well as the interest in the ideas of science as expressed by ESO.
http://www.aec.at/artandscience/open-call/?utm_source=GV+Art+Monthl...

A Last-Last Minute ScienceArt Gift Guide
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2014/12/22/a-last-la...

From nanoparticles to molecular aesthetics- sci-art

http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/2014/12/23/alien-mothership-from-n...

Cosmic Art of Edward Belbruno Inspires Science and Spaceflight
http://news.yahoo.com/cosmic-art-edward-belbruno-inspires-science-s...

Sound of Digital Music
A career in this field involves being well educated about the aesthetic as well as the scientific side of music.
http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report-sound-of-digital-music-2046179
Several institutes across the country offer certificate courses of varying duration in music production. While there are no set qualifications prescribed for most of these courses, a basic understanding of music and the science of sound is certainly helpful. For a beginner, the curriculum begins at a basic level focusing on history and context of music, software, etc. before moving on to the next level, which includes song writing, arranging music, orchestration etc. The idea is to introduce students to the uses, concepts, techniques, and terminology of computing through music applications.

Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art presents Leonardo da Vinci: Man-Inventor-Artist-Genius
The exhibition is open to the public Jan. 24, 2015, through May 17, 2015. Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; special hours during Spring Break (check the website). Admission is $12 for adults; $8 for ages 4 to 14; free for ABD Museum members and ASTC members. Visit www.mcfta.org/leonardo for exhibition hours and events.
http://www.gladwinmi.com/community/alden-b-dow-museum-of-science-an...

Connecting intellect and emotion : science and art:
http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/5230648-connecting-intellect...

Starry, starry night: a history of astronomy in art

When the weather outside is frightful, Jonathan Jones looks to art rather than the night sky to follow the three kings’ Christmas star – with curious results
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2014/dec/...

Fungal Christmas Tree
http://blogs.jcvi.org/2010/12/holiday-art/fungal-christmas-tree/

Fungal Christmas tree. Top: Talaromyces stipitatus; Tree: Aspergillus nidulans; Ornaments: Penicillium marneffei; Trunk: Aspergillus terreus.

Fungal Christmas tree. Top: Talaromyces stipitatus; Tree: Aspergillus nidulans; Ornaments: Penicillium marneffei; Trunk: Aspergillus terreus.

Fungal Christmas tree. Top: Talaromyces stipitatus; Tree: Aspergillus nidulans; Ornaments: Penicillium marneffei; Trunk: Aspergillus terreus.
target="_blank">http://blogs.jcvi.org/2010/12/holiday-art/fungal-christmas-tree/#st...

Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2014
http://www.livescience.com/49231-coolest-archaeological-discoveries...

The arts become Earth-aware: Dawning age of what are known as eco-arts
Artists and scholars are quick to pay lip service to the environmental catastrophe underway, but what's needed is a response to Wilson's clarion call in their work — a greening if you will of arts and letters. This is the goal of the burgeoning eco-arts and eco-criticism movement, which has slowly been gaining respectability in the academy.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/theater/la-et-cm-ca-mcnul...

Beyond the X-ray’ exhibit to open Jan. 17 at the Health Museum
The Health Museum is bringing an exciting new exhibit to Houston which explores medical imaging and spans the ways doctors look inside the human body without surgery.

Beyond the X-Ray debuts Jan. 17, 2015 and runs through May 3, 2015. Through graphics and multimedia, the exhibit focuses on understanding and learning new advances in the use of X-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Axial Tomography (CAT), Ultrasound, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and three-dimensional imaging technology.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cypresscreek/living/beyond-the-x-ray...

Depicting a "tug of war" between a fungal cell and two macrophages (a type of white blood cell) in a mouse—received first prize among 10 images selected in the third annual BioArt competition, created by FASEB to showcase the “beauty and excitement of biological research with the public." Its judges look for captivating high-resolution images that represent “cutting-edge, 21st century biomedical and life science research.”
Artful Imaging Leads to FASEB Honor

For its 2014 BioArt Awards, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) awarded top honors for an image produced by postdoctoral fellow Sabriya Stukes and processed by Hillary Guzik in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Analytical Imaging Facility.
http://www.faseb.org/About-FASEB/Scientific-Contests/BioArt/2014-Bi...

The Art and Science of Sound: How Music Influences Consumers

There is an art and a science to composing sound designed to promote a product or company, he noted. In the digital era, where businesses are ...
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-music-influences-mar...

Paintings under an iPhone Olloclip
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2014/12/31/paintings...

Art and geology collide at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in an exhibition showcasing one of Georgia’s natural wonders.

“Art Rocks” features landscape paintings and core samples from Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin. The canyon is often referred to as the “Little Grand Canyon” and its exposed walls show millions of years of Georgia’s geological record in 43 different colors.

The exhibition, which runs through Feb. 22, is a collaboration between two professors at Eastern Connecticut State University -- one an artist and the other a geologist. Professor Andy Jones did on-site, or en plein aire, paintings of the canyon walls while professor Drew Hyatt took core samples.

http://www.macon.com/2015/01/02/3505238_museum-of-arts-and-sciences...

Science – and art – of microscopy practiced at UD center
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/firststatefocus/2015/01/05/scie...

Why innovation needs both art and science
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-innovation-needs-both-art-scienc...

kinetic art: Bugs in Motion! 2 Hr. Science + Art Workshop
http://cortlandt.dailyvoice.com/events/classes-lectures/844720/bugs...

Anselm Kiefer Meets Science At Cern's Monumental Hadron Collider
The artist was apparently delighted to meet Leading scientists based at Cern
Inspiring for any artist? - and after all, there is more than a little of the alchemist in Kiefer; - as for the artist's comment about lead; it is a poetically telling one: that lead was the only material heavy enough to carry the weight of human history - For the artist universal truths are as important as highlighting the national memory - with paintings buried under layer after layer of ash, as if the sediments of time, or the remnants of stars and people, so perhaps Cern is the perfect location to create new ideas.
http://www.artlyst.com/articles/anselm-kiefer-meets-science-at-cern...