Rimas VisGirda on sun 30 may 10
In the mid 70's I was called in for a job interview at Purdue University. T=
hey were espousing a Marriage of Art & Science philosophy at the time. I go=
t an interview because my resume included my physics degree and employment =
as a Rocket Scientist; my actual title was Associate Physicist but I prefer=
Rocket Scientist as my job was in R&D on solid propellants, Polaris, Minut=
eman, etc... Anyway, I think their philosophy came partly out of the fact =
that the ceramics prof was living with a physics grad and the textile prof =
was married to a chemistry prof (smiley face here)... One of the first ques=
tions in my interview was how my science degree affected my art. My reply w=
as that it was detrimental, in that science is based on linear analysis and=
deduction based on logic; and art is intuitive. In my eyes they are diamet=
rically opposed, the interview went downhill after that... However, I do fi=
nd my science training useful, especially in ceramics, because
ceramics is such an equipment and process oriented field I found my backgr=
ound helps me solve problems of a physical nature that I encounter...
Regarding The Art of Science, I certainly agree that they are beautiful pho=
tographs, but can't make myself acknowledge that they are art... I guess th=
at the photographer had to frame the image either in the shoot or in some e=
diting application afterwards and that may have required some aspects of de=
sign in terms of composition and framing but that's somehow not enough for =
me. It's sort of like polishing rocks; take any rock, slice it open, polish=
it, and it is gorgeous -is that art? I see beautiful things all around me,=
the wood grain of the desk as I sit here and type, if I take a photograph =
of a portion of it, is that art? The blue, green, yellow and orange random =
pattern of the (rubber) bowling ball to my left, again if I take a photogra=
ph of it is it art?. I can go outside and pick up a leaf, and it is beautif=
ul, is that art? I don't think that just because something is beautiful mak=
es it art. There are systems of DESIGN based on nature, but they are
systems of DESIGN and can be used to DESIGN attractive objects and used to=
effectively frame images to make them attractive. But that is about design=
, not art...
-Rimas
Elizabeth Priddy on sun 30 may 10
Design is the marriage of art and science.
- ePriddy
Elizabeth Priddy
Beaufort, NC - USA
http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
Lee Love on mon 31 may 10
http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-limits-of-neuro-talk
Matthew Crawford: Disentangling the science from the scientism.
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Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
phil on mon 31 may 10
Hi Elizabeth, all...
Far as I can tell...
'Art' is an attribute we assign to anything which can be located in a
commercial or institutional Gallery, or any other designated setting.
'Science' is a term we assign to anything any representative or employee or
contract outsource does, or supposedly did, when in the employ of a
government, corporation or institution selling something with a
justificaiton that 'science' has had something to do with it.
These then when 'married' ( or even when in the same room, ) are likely to
copulate vigorously with little or no forwarning, and, to give birth to
litters of scampering monsters.
My advice?
Be prepared with a long Handled Frog Gig, and, a stout Burlap Bag...
Love,
Phil
Lv
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> Design is the marriage of art and science.
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> - ePriddy
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> Elizabeth Priddy
> Beaufort, NC - USA
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> http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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Daniel Rotblatt on tue 1 jun 10
Being an artist (or at least I like to think of myself as one) as
well as having taught science I'd like to make one or two comments on
this. True science is an art - it requires an open mind, creatively
connecting observations of the world around us. Einsteins theory of
relativity, or Darwins Origin of the Species are both fantastic works
of art that examine a view of order in our universe. Isn't that what
artists do? Observe the world around us with an open mind, put
together sometimes seemingly disparate facets of reality to create a
sense of order, or elicit an emotion, or communicate an idea? While
a scientist must prove their hypothesis with experimental data, an
artist takes the idea and experiments through the creation of a
series of artwork that expresses their observations - and if their
observations are incorrect, then, like a scientist, the series is
thrown out as unsuccessful.
Just my 2 bits -
Dan Rotblatt
www.RotblattSculpture.com
On May 30, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Elizabeth Priddy wrote:
> Design is the marriage of art and science.
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>
> - ePriddy
>
> Elizabeth Priddy
> Beaufort, NC - USA
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> http://www.elizabethpriddy.com
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