++++Art and Science: Elements, Medium, Design and Technology

Where art and biology meets

Nature inspires art, but conversely, art can also aid biological understanding, which, in turn, can
help the appreciation and conservation of art works. From the still life with a bowl of fruit to scenes of
wildlife in the woods, biology often provides the shapes, forms, colours and concepts that most inspire
visual artists to create their own representation of life.

Art of Archaeology

From cave paintings to pottery decoration, archaeology has always had an intimate relationship
with art. Archaeology and heritage have a long shared history with art, as well as crucial points of
tension which help animate their convergence and divergence.

Are art and physics related?

Physics and the arts are much more intertwined then most people imagine. In many ways they
are one and the same. Both the physicist and the artist try to understand and interpret the world around
them. They must visualize, experiment, explore and eventually share their findings.

Physics and art are often viewed as separate disciples, but when taking a look back at the
history of both, physicists have always used art and artists have always used physics.

Chemistry in the arts

Art and chemistry have been linked since the day the first cave dweller smeared mineral
pigments on a rock wall. Today's chemists formulate pigments and dyes to precise specifications and
ensure that they maintain their colors for decades.

Computer science and art

Thinking like an artist can lead to new forms of engagement both with computers and even
between humans.

Artists with computer science skills are very special people.

This style of practice does not use technology to create new artworks so much as it uses artistic practice
to manage and interpret information at the cusp of technological and scientific research.
Jen Stark

Jen Stark is a contemporary artist whose majority of work involves creating incredible paper
sculptures. She also works with drawing and animation. Her work draws inspiration from microscopic
patterns in nature, wormholes, and sliced anatomy. She is also interested in mathematics, topography
and forms from nature.

Luke Jerram
From glass models of microbes and viruses to giant Aeolian harps, Jerram uses science like few other
artists. His research deals with perception across all of our senses (including the fact that he is color
blind). Jerram builds and manages teams of specialists, including engineers and technicians, to help
create the elaborate works he conceives.

Susan Aldworth

Neuroscience, the study of consciousness and how the brain works, is a subject area which provides a
rich source of inspiration to artists. Susan Aldworth, working side by side with neuroscientists, creates
work dealing with those exact topics; her most recent works include prints made directly from human
brain tissue.
James Turrell

Students are always fascinated by James Turrell and his Roden Crater project. After a brief career as a
fighter pilot, Turrell became an artist. He decided to buy a dormant volcano, with the goal of turning it
into a haven of light, space, and color. His vision for this volcano–the Roden Crater–has been his focus
for the past 40 years. Now nearing completion, the images are absolutely stunning.
Janet Saad-Cook

As she says herself, the work of Janet Saad-Cook “lies at the intersection of light and space and time.”
Working with astronomers, engineers, and architects, her work is created with metals and specially
coated glass. The reflected images and light create “Sun Drawings” that move and change in response
to sunlight and the passage of time.
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How Leonardo da Vinci used science to elevate

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