Letter from the Editor
Can computers evaluate aesthetics? Is the earth sustainable,
or does humanity’s future lie in the stars? How can dance
advance knowledge of subcellular processes? What are the
most artful finds of science this year? These are just some of
the questions we raise as this year 2014 comes to a close.
Science-based art is in many ways the avant-garde,
exploring the topics and mediums left untouched by much
of art history. Featuring the work of painter Alexis Rockman,
conceptual artist Melissa Fleming, and computer and light
artist Philip Galanter, we group these three artists together
this month to show the wonderful diversity that the field of
science-based art continues to have.
We are also pleased this month to include the work of
Isabelle Desjeux, founder of L’Observatoire: an Observatory
for the Arts and Sciences, as SciArt Center’s featured
member, an article on embodied science by David J. Odde,
professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at
the University of Minnesota, and a feature on Hypersonic,
a local Brooklyn company that works with the concepts
of science for large scale interactive and kinetic sculptural
installations.
In the spirit of the season, if you wish to show your support
for this publication and the work that we do, please visit our
donation page to give.
Happy holidays!
Sincerely,
Julia Buntaine,
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
SciArt in America December 2014