In 2002 a large cache of paintings was unearthed. The discoverer claimed they were done by Jackson Pollock. But were they? There ensued a monumental clash between art, science, technology and the art world. It involved the mathematical theory of fractals as well as up-to-date methods of science and technology for validating a work of … Read more
Half a century ago, there were the Two Cultures. Today many see the arts and sciences as being poles of a singular culture. But others believe that art, technology and science are starting to merge to create a new art movement they call ‘art-sci’. That is the view of Arthur Miller of University College London, … Read more
A recent book review of mine of a biography of John Horton Conway, creator of the Game of Life, discoverer of much more. Some minds never cease to fascinate. They soar over difficulties and spot connections between fields that are invisible to others. They traffic in the big ideas. The mind of the mathematician John … Read more
Marius Kwint and myself discussing creativity in art and in science, as well as creativity in general – a followup to our gig at the 2015 Latitude Festival.
Do science and art require the same kinds of creativity? And are the two merging more and more in recent years? In conversation with Marius Kwint at the Latitude Festival. Read full review online: ArtsAwardVoice.com
Artists are beginning to think like scientists and scientists like artists as aesthetics is being redefined, Professor Arthur I. Miller argued at an event on “Physics in Public Spaces” held at the IOP’s London centre on 23 June. […] Read full report online: IOP Institure of Physics
Art, Science and the Creative Imagination At the symposium: Lines of Thought
When Growing an Ear on Your Arm is Art Leonardo da Vinci made no distinction between art and science—and the two fields are converging again In 2007, the Australian performance artist Stelarc started growing an extra ear on his left arm through a series of operations that are still ongoing. The ear is actually made … Read more