ON SCIENCE

I am extremely intrigued by the idea of Science and Art going hand in hand. Being a photographer, its a constant recognition of the fact that science plays an intrical role in the process of creating art. Although to consider Science as an daily experience is a new means of viewing the interactions of people and their environment, at least it is for me. I really enjoy the metaphor that science is like breathing in ( taking the experiences of the outer world and interpreting them into laws or theories) and art is like breathing out (allowing the inner expression to manifest itself into the outer world). Also the fact that you stated about how at our College there is very little works of art being produced, this is very startling and also rings true on levels that you later elaborated on. The process in which artists under go while learning and perfecting their work often deals strictly with Science, that is, the experimentation of various techniques and materials that later develop into craft. The essential element that allows the philosophical aspect of critical analysis, which is craft ultimatly allows the viewer to differentiate the difference between good and bad art.