Hello! My name is Sydney and I am a second year majoring in Psychology. Psychology is a science based major and I have always leaned toward science based classes at school. However, this is not to say that art is not a large part in my life. In my free time, I like to read and draw. Watching the lectures and reading the articles, it reminded me of how people say you are either more right brained or left brained, no in-between. Being more right brained means you are more creative and artistic, while being left brained means you are more analytical. I think that there is no real separation between the two because both sides work together to help you be successful in the things that you do.
I have played water polo almost my entire life. The sport incorporates both art and science. The science aspect would be the psychology and mental aspect of competing, and the artistic aspect would be the creativity to be crafty and create opportunities for your team. I agree with CP Snow in that the education system is largely a reason why people think art and science are separated. In the early stages of schooling, artistic and fun visuals are ways to teach children, but as you grow older it moves into a more math and science focus. For example, at my high school the math and sciences were required courses and art was an easy elective to take to get credits.
In addition, in Stephen Wilson's article he mentions how in the 21st century times are changing and artists are looking to incorporate more technology in their works. Digital photography, computer music, or even computer controlled sculptures have been created. In our modern era, it is not unfamiliar to see art and technology working together to create something. Almost everything now is online or digitalized. Although art and science seem to work together, they are not the same thing. Both should not be seen as polar opposites because in reality they work together most of the time to create new things and to be successful for many people.
Sources:
Snow, C.P. "The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution." New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
Williams, Christopher M. "A Dangerous Divide: The Two Cultures in the 21st Century." Science and the City, ScienceDebate2008. 2009 https://www.nyas.org/ebriefings/a-dangerous-divide/?tab=overview
Wilson, Stephen. "Myths and Confusions in Thinking about Art/Science/Technology." San Francisco State University. 2000
Bohm, David. "On Creativity." Leonardo, Vol. 1, No. 2, (Apr., 1968), pp. 137-149. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1571951
Kelly, Kevin. "The Third Culture." Edge.org, 27, February 1998, https://www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-the-third-culture
Hello Sydney! I love your blog post this week! Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Sydney,
ReplyDeleteI loved your blog post and related to a lot of points you made. I am also a psychology major who loves to do any artistic activity on my free time. Similar to what you said, I also have always heard about the left and right brained comparison and have always believed the two overlap more than people say. I think that although science and art have differences, they also share many similarities and can even be integrated together.
In my blog post, I also discussed the education system being responsible for the strong divisions between art and science. I think that because they are so separated in our academic lives, it's difficult to imagine a world where the operate together. However, I think it's important to overcome this division because their collaboration can open the door to creativity.