Seeing the impossible is taking what doesn’t exist or cannot exist, and applying it to life today. Artists tend to visualize the impossible, and create an image of it. This possibly could lead to the creation of that product years later. This defines the connection of science and art: art and science jointly develop and progress. Art defines science; science defines art. An example of this simultaneous progression is demonstrated through microscopic imaging. X-Ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM), and Atomic Force Microscopes all improved the study of micro and nano particles. This developed a whole new field of research and study. In turn, artists utilized this technology to produce art at the microscopic level.
The connection of Art and Science has been present in society up until recently. The Renaissance proved to be the closest relation between art and science. Leonardo DaVinci was a famous artist and scientist that produced many famous paintings and sculptures, along with many inventions and breakthroughs in science. After his time, art and science have separated and grown further apart. Now that we are entering the 21st century though, they are beginning to grow close again, and their relationship proves to be closer than expected. In the future, the goal is to combine art and science as they were in the Renaissance.
In our rotating lab visits today we encountered a lively scientist who demonstrated his SEM lab for microscopy. He showed us how you can have fun with such a seemingly boring job. He played with liquid nitrogen and demonstrated the microscope in an interesting way. He proved that science doesn’t have to be boring either, it can be as much fun as art.
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