Introduction to Scientific Experimental Methods for Artists: How Science and...Rick Doble
As any scientist can explain, experimenting is an art. Some of the greatest findings have come about because of a clever experiment that revealed a significant result. And although every new experiment will be different, there are lessons to be learned from past experimentation. Contemporary art can learn from science and incorporate some scientific methods into its own quest for exploration. While art and science are quite different, experimentation has been central to major art movements in the 20th century and today is a major trend with digital art and photography.
From Plato to Einstein to Ernest Rutherford, who discovered the basic structure of the atom, to abstract expressionist painters such as Rothko, this essay details the similarity between science and art when it comes to experimenting. After discussing basic problems and pit falls, it details a specific method for experimenting in the arts with examples.
Introduction to Scientific Experimental Methods for Artists: How Science and...Rick Doble
As any scientist can explain, experimenting is an art. Some of the greatest findings have come about because of a clever experiment that revealed a significant result. And although every new experiment will be different, there are lessons to be learned from past experimentation. Contemporary art can learn from science and incorporate some scientific methods into its own quest for exploration. While art and science are quite different, experimentation has been central to major art movements in the 20th century and today is a major trend with digital art and photography.
From Plato to Einstein to Ernest Rutherford, who discovered the basic structure of the atom, to abstract expressionist painters such as Rothko, this essay details the similarity between science and art when it comes to experimenting. After discussing basic problems and pit falls, it details a specific method for experimenting in the arts with examples.