This article collection explores the rich interplay between mathematics and sculpture, showcasing how abstract mathematical ideas can take on tangible, aesthetic form.
The commentary discusses Silvia Henke, Dieter Mersch, Nicolaj van der Meulen, Thomas Strässle, Jörg Wiesel: “Manifesto of Artistic Research. A Defense Against its Advocates”.
AnthropoScenes is an innovative project that uses creative formats to open up dialog at the interface between art and science.
The essay discusses the French filmmaker Jean Painlevé as a border crosser between science and art, and how the second half of the nineteenth century crystallises the interpenetration of art and science, namely in the fields of ecology and knowledge communication.
Till Bödeker examines theories that postulate that artistic research creates specific knowledge that is equal to scientific knowledge.
The aim of this two-part article is to shed light on different dimensions of AI writing in order to think about a possible future by taking stock of current tendencies.
"Entstehung einer künstlerischen Tatsache", a project in Jena, aims to facilitate a dialog between art and science. It also endeavours to establish art and culture in Jena in the longer term and to connect them with existing scientific institutions.
Part 3 of the series Debate on Artistic Research discusses the volume "Art and Artistic Research" published in 2010 in Zurich and edited by Corina Caduff, Fiona Siegenthaler and Tan Wälchli.
Jonas Kellermeyer presents his concept of artistic research as the collective production of knowledge. He then uses this approach to examine a project about Ubiquitous Computing.
Wooden artworks can be found throughout all art historical periods. Yet, they are scarcely found in the realm of mathematical art. In the following collection, each article exemplifies the interaction of wood as both an artistic medium and a means for the illustration of mathematical content.
Text: Peter Tepe | Section: On ‘Art and Science’ Summary: Numerous articles from the anthology The Art of Research (Kunst des Forschens) are discussed, all of which are very…
Since 2011, the University of Bern and the Bern Academy of the Arts have been running a joint interdisciplinary artistic-scientific doctoral programme that is unique. This article presents the programme and its contents, but also its challenges, results, and perspectives.
Borgdorff’s claim that research in the arts fulfils the criteria of independent scientific research should be replaced by a less forceful assertion.
This series examines anthologies published in German on the topic of artistic research. The texts also seek to promote participation in an on-going discussion on contrasting positions of artistic research.
The 2020 annual meeting of the German Mathematical Society saw the first minisymposium on Mathematics and Arts.
The VAST can be considered as a training of aesthetic sensitivity; however, if one wants to turn it into a scientific test procedure, specific modifications are required.
The research forum Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden has set out to explore the interconnections between artistic and academic research in the field of discursive entanglement of AI and art.
Debate: The survey questionnaires for artists who consider themselves artistic researchers and for scientists who use these kinds of concepts are introduced.
In order to provide easy access for those who have not yet dealt more intensively with the topic of "artistic research," Angelika Boeck presents her understanding of artistic research.
In the series Critical Commentaries on texts on “art and science” Peter Tepe discusses the ideas set out in Alexander Becker’s w/k essay Art and Science.
Silvia Bonacchi and Ian Verstegen discuss the state of the discussion on the Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity Test so far.
How is a PhD program for artists in English-speaking countries organised? The PhD by Prior Publication of the TU Dublin serves as an example.
Berliner Ensemble and Helmholtz presented their joint project at the twelfth edition of Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation, a conference for science communication.
Can art inspire science? Peter Tepe argues it can, and gives examples of just such an influence. In doing so, he discovers that he is dealing with constellations in which certain forms of art have an impact on certain forms of science.
In the second round of the VAST debate Karin Götz responds to the statements that were published in the first round.
The first round of the discussion on the Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity Test developed by Karl Otto Götz includes texts from Gerhard Stemberger, Herbert Fitzek, Nils Myszkowski, Riccardo Luccio, Thomas Jacobsen/Barbara E. Marschallek/Selina M. Weiler and Roy R. Behrens.
New trends in the field of architecture increasingly emphasise dialogue with the fine arts.
The discussion led by experts on the Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity Test (VAST), developed by Karl Otto Götz in the 1970s, will take place in four rounds from July to October 2020.
Vera Meyer illustrates how the seemingly diverse fields science and art can feed and sustain each other not only from the attitude of how to think about an object, but also how to show this object in a way that may not have been seen before.
Peter Tepe uses the brochure WIDERSTAND ERKENNTNIS [RESISTANCE RECOGNITION] for theoretical reflections on the subject of 'Art and Science'.
In order to prepare a long-term pro-and-con discussion on concepts of artistic research, Angelika Boeck searched for journals, platforms and databases related to this topic.
This article examines how avant-garde artists were inspired by the circus and circus aesthetics, and used them as models for novel, polarising and sophisticated works of art.
The relationship of the arts and fungi is not immediate; however, fungi are ideal subjects for artists.
The workshop 'AI and Art' starts a dialogue between artists and researchers who use artificial intelligence.
This article explores the violent clown as an artist and border crosser at the intersection of science and art.
Is artistic research more than a utopia and what exactly is artistic research? This question will be explored here in the course of three articles.
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Since media are often applied in scientific and artistic processes, this essay offers an insight into joined features and hidden relationships between visual media such as photography, film, television and interactive animation and their possible applications in science and art.
Psychological research has long been concerned with themes such as the perception of art, the process of artistic creation and the psychological basis of creativity.
Art and science present themselves today – this ‘today’ reaches back several hundred years – as two distinct spheres which are clearly separated from one another.
The journal's main goal is to fully apprehend, delineate, and systematise the connections between science and the visual arts in a neutral way. Within this context w/k explores the relationship between art and science in general.
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