Questions, comments and replies to readers
Interview with Ira Flatow for Science Friday How a Bohemian Engineer Helped Blend Art and Science The following is an excerpt from Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Redefining Contemporary Art, by Arthur I. Miller. In early 1960, an unlikely-looking pair of men were to be seen driving a Chevrolet convertible around the New Jersey … Read more
Ars Electronica: The US-American theoretical scientist Arthur I. Miller on the changes in art and science. Interview at Ars Electronica with Christa Hager in the Wiener Zeitung Read interview online: Wiener Zeitung The quotation from the interview alludes to my belief that Ray Kurzweil got it wrong – in the end we’ll be robots with … Read more
Arthur I. Miller: when art, science, and technology collide What’s the story behind the development of Colliding Worlds? AIM: In the first half of the 20th century, there was, as far as I can discern, there were few collaborations between major artists and scientists. One was Picasso responding to contemporary developments in maths, science, and … Read more
Plus a few comments I thoroughly enjoyed being interviewed by Indre Viskontas. By the end we resonated! I should just like to reply to a couple of points that emerged in her recap with Joe Hanson, a writer and host of the video series “It’s Okay to Be Smart.” Indre seems to have misunderstood what … Read more
Convergent Territories – Issue 3, July 2014 This issue explores cross-disciplinary practice and thinking and how this engages within the context of art, science, design and philosophy. Arthur I Miller discusses his latest book Colliding Worlds: How Cutting-Edge Science is Redefining Contemporary Art Richard Bright: Why are scientists so strongly attracted to visual images? Arthur … Read more
At Seymour, we’re fascinated by attempts to communicate the ineffable. Your new book Colliding Worlds explores the intersection of art and science and helps readers expand their definitions of each topic and “how both involve an intuitive feel for the beauty of the unseen.” Please give us a glimpse of your thoughts on this subject. … Read more
Here are some questions that I am frequently asked
What do you mean when you say art, aesthetics, science and technology are being redefined?
Since my contention is that in the 21st century art, science and technology will merge, the common ground is what interests me. What went before will be relegated to history. Let me review what is usually understood as the difference between beauty in art and beauty in science. …