The university will open its fourth “Art of Science” exhibit online Monday. All the photographs and other images in the collection were made in the course of the institution’s scientific research.
This year’s theme is “energy,” a broad term that can refer to everything from the use of electric propulsion technology to protein design meant to identify new amino-acid sequences. There are 45 pieces in the exhibition chosen from 115 submitted works from 20 different departments on the campus.
“In this we were thinking very broadly, but I do think if you look at these images as a whole, you can see energy in them,” said Adam Finkelstein, an organizer and associate professor of computer science.
Seen any good art in science? Send it to us via Twitter @wiredcampus or post it below. The music behind the images in the video slide show is “Art of Science” by Miracles of Modern Science; we’d also love to hear of any good bands that share their love of science or technology in name or song.
5 Responses to Exhibit at Princeton U. Blends Science With Art
daveblue - May 17, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Great theme. In a call to art in 2008 we asked for art “Inspiring the artist as creator, giving meaning to art while interpreting scientific images and concpets, and/or art created by scientific methods. Included but not limited to general biology, botany, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, general and organic chemistry, physics, oceanography and astronomy.” The show was called “The Artful Beauty of Science.” The Library’s gallery was a great place to get scientists and artists to cross C.P. Snow’s great divide.http://campuslibrary.cocc.edu/About+the+Library/Rotunda+Gallery/ABExhibit/24582.aspx
bradleyhockey - May 17, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Interesting as this might appear this work has been done at Cal Tech, MIT, UC Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon in more depth with far more advanced techniques. In fact 15 years ago the Media Lab at MIT created more advanced work as well as at UC Berkeley. This article is fine but you should cover the programs that are a bit more current.
glennairgood - May 17, 2010 at 11:19 pm
check this link http://www.lafayette.edu/press/special_news_events/pattern/very interesting and even more connective respecting artscience
rallers - May 18, 2010 at 6:50 am
In an honors course at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, taught by professors in physics, music, art, and philosophy, students experimented to find a deterministic process of translating between art and music. By creating mathematical algorithms, constructing boxes that collect sound and writing detailed computer programs, students produced art–darn fine art–from sound. Their final projects were exhibited at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins. http://r-net.rollins.edu/news/2010/04/art-of-sound.html
a_voice - May 18, 2010 at 11:31 am
@bradleyhockey and @glennairgood: The article does not claim that Princeton’s work is one of a kind, and it does not pit it against similar efforts at other institutions. So you have been exposed to far better and greater things. That is great, but it does not take away from this article.