Letter from the Editor
Hello readers!
This winter while the polar vortices have been swirling above us, the SciArt
world has been like a whirlwind here on the ground. There seems to be more
SciArt activity than ever, so much so that a few of us began to wonder if it
was our own confirmation biases at play, or if the increasing presence of the
overlap, intersection, conversation, and collaboration between science and
art is indeed the product of what we've all been working for. When there
are multiple SciArt events, meet-ups, gallery shows, and panel discussions
a week, my inner skeptic is forced to think, “This is not correlation; it
is causation!” From the continuing events hosted by CUriosity3, ArtLab,
and LASER (with their latest incarnation in London) to the National
Endowment for the Arts finally turning their attention towards science
in art, this is a very exciting time to be in the world where art and science
coexist.
These past two months have been especially exciting at SAiA with the start
of our blog and the event we recently co-hosted with ArtLab, Speed Date
to Collaborate, which, thanks to our amazing science and art participants,
was a fantastic night. That was the first of many events we have planned,
which you can keep up-to-date on through our social media. It has also been
a delight to receive emails from new subscribers overseas in London, France,
Pakistan, and Australia, not only because we're reaching a wider audience,
but also because it is evidence that the fundamental ideas and excitement
underlying science in art are not isolated.
This February we have everything from slime mould art to conceptual
restaurants for plants, and it was my pleasure to write about the use of color
in scientific visualizations for our lead article. I want to thank you for all of
your continued support and readership, and I hope you enjoy this issue!
Sincerely,
Julia Buntaine,
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
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SciArt in America February 2014