When it comes to subject matter such as physics, biology, or astronomy, to name a few of the sciences, one would not expect to include the visual or musical arts. Examining science through art can reflect the sociological, political, scientific, and economic events in a specific moment in time. For example, if you study art history, the work of art alone is not examined but the context within it was made such as country, political and monetary influence, as well as religious and other social issues, in other words, what was going on at that moment in time that influenced the artist.I found an interesting article at the website Physics.org discussing the relationship of art and science.
From Physics.org:
"Art and science are very very different things, but I don’t see why they would be in conflict,‘ says Nicola Triscott, director ofArts Catalyst, a leading arts organisation with a focus on science.
Triscott set up Arts Catalyst in 1993, at a time when science seemed to be playing an increasingly influential - and also controversial - role in our lives: the genetics revolution was taking off, concerns for the environment were spreading and the internet was in its early infancy. ‘I thought it’d be really good if I could start some exchanges between artists and scientists and see what happened,’ she explains."
When I studied art, poetry, and literature, I was consistently told I was wasting my time or was I looking for a husband, or isn't that too easy, etc. etc. I sincerely believe the arts are an integral part of our lives and surround us every day. Even during economic downturns and wartime, propaganda art was very important.
(As a side note: when I studied math and geology, I never heard one comment about wasting time and all that!)
Anyway, the entire article is very interesting and worth reading and the link is HERE.
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