Art and science / [Book] / Sian Ede.

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Ede, Sian

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : New York : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:

9781850435846 (paperback)
1850435839 (hbk.)
1850435847 (pbk.)
9781850435839 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

701.05 22

Other classification:

701.05

Summary: While demonstrating how science is affecting the creation and interpretation of contemporary art, this book proposes that artistic insights are as important on their own terms as those in science and that we can and should accommodate both forms of knowledge. Featuring the work of artists such as Damien Hirst, Christine Borland, Bill Viola and Helen Chadwick, and art-science collaborative ventures involving Dorothy Cross, Eduardo Kac and Stelarc, it looks at the way new scientific explanations for the nature of human consciousness can influence our interpretation of art, at the squeamish interventions being produced by artists relishing in new technologies and at art which takes on the dangers facing the fragile environment. Seeing the world from the other point of view can inform the practice of both sides--this book will provide new insights to artists, scientists and the wider public.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	701.05 EDE-A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		54941
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	291 OXT-W (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		54998

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While demonstrating how science is affecting the creation and interpretation of contemporary art, this book proposes that artistic insights are as important on their own terms as those in science and that we can and should accommodate both forms of knowledge. Featuring the work of artists such as Damien Hirst, Christine Borland, Bill Viola and Helen Chadwick, and art-science collaborative ventures involving Dorothy Cross, Eduardo Kac and Stelarc, it looks at the way new scientific explanations for the nature of human consciousness can influence our interpretation of art, at the squeamish interventions being produced by artists relishing in new technologies and at art which takes on the dangers facing the fragile environment. Seeing the world from the other point of view can inform the practice of both sides--this book will provide new insights to artists, scientists and the wider public.

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