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Art and science / Siân Ede.

By: Series: Art and | Art and-Publication details: London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2005.Description: 216 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1850435847
  • 9781850435846
  • 1850435839
  • 9781850435839
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Contents:
Introduction : ambiguities and singularities -- The problem with beauty -- everything is connected in life : beautiful things in science -- Disconnections and asymmetries : the less than beautiful in art -- Evolutionary perspectives -- From the future to the past : the evolution of the (artist's) mind -- New mythologies : reinventing the past -- Universal Studios : scientists measure art -- Mind and body, body and mind -- Sculpted by the world : art and some concepts from contemporary consciousness studies -- New bodies for old : the art and science of the body elective -- The fragile environment and the future -- It's all over, Johnny : art and the fragile environment -- Reconnections : a muted curiosity.
Summary: The author surveys the contemporary scene and looks at some of the best - and worst - examples of the use of science in art, assessing what this might mean for the future development of art.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Blue 701 EDE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 12277

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : ambiguities and singularities -- The problem with beauty -- everything is connected in life : beautiful things in science -- Disconnections and asymmetries : the less than beautiful in art -- Evolutionary perspectives -- From the future to the past : the evolution of the (artist's) mind -- New mythologies : reinventing the past -- Universal Studios : scientists measure art -- Mind and body, body and mind -- Sculpted by the world : art and some concepts from contemporary consciousness studies -- New bodies for old : the art and science of the body elective -- The fragile environment and the future -- It's all over, Johnny : art and the fragile environment -- Reconnections : a muted curiosity.

The author surveys the contemporary scene and looks at some of the best - and worst - examples of the use of science in art, assessing what this might mean for the future development of art.