What is art | technology | science?
According to Stephen Wilson, Science is “an attempt to understand how and why phenomena occur; focus on the ‘natural’ world; a belief in empirical information; a value placed upon objectivity, which is sought through detailed specifications of operations that guide observation; the codification into laws or principles; and the continuous testing and refinement of hypothesis.” We humans have always been curious about the things surrounding us; as a consequence, since early in human history we have been exploring the universe, earth, and our own bodies. As curious beings, we are always trying to make sense of how and why phenomena occur. Early in history, Greeks came come up with theories but were never proven. It was only after the Renaissance when science was initiated; basically it is a formal way of exploring phenomena. Scientist now had to study the natural world through: objectivity, observation, identification, description, and investigation.
Technology is how we people modify the natural world to suit our own purposes; basically any thing outside our bodies that is not naturally made could be considered technology. According to the Wilson “technology is seen as ‘knowing how,’ while science is seen as ‘knowing why’”. Telephones, cars, computers, and guns are all example of technological devices.
Art has always been a difficult concept to define; I would define art as: the act of representing people, things, feelings, experiences and concepts. Art has not always been what we think of it today. An object that is considered to be art today may not have been considered art when it was first made, nor the person who made it was regarded as an artist. Art is relatively a modern term. The idea of an object being a "work of art" emerged, together with the concept of the artist, in the 15th and 16th centuries during the Renaissance, the word “art” emerged consisting of activities such as: painting, sculpture, and architecture. Poetry and literature were later accepted as works of art. Today that trend continues in the art world, with the acceptance of new forms and types of art. Yet, there is a clear categorization of art types. For example, High-art compared to Low-art or Fine art compared to Popular art.
Surprisingly, art and science have qualities in common; For example, both of them are used as a tool to experiment and to learn more about the world and our own mind and body. Yet science and art exploration are done in a very distinct way. Artists portray their ideas in a very subjective manner, the exploration is flexible; artist can convey their own thoughts in a work of art, whatever he or she might think is important can be included; whereas, Scientist have to go through a very strict and objective process before communicating an idea or hypothesis. Once the hypothesis has been expressed it has to be proven, most of times using mathematicsas a tool to do so.
Technology is how we people modify the natural world to suit our own purposes; basically any thing outside our bodies that is not naturally made could be considered technology. According to the Wilson “technology is seen as ‘knowing how,’ while science is seen as ‘knowing why’”. Telephones, cars, computers, and guns are all example of technological devices.
Art has always been a difficult concept to define; I would define art as: the act of representing people, things, feelings, experiences and concepts. Art has not always been what we think of it today. An object that is considered to be art today may not have been considered art when it was first made, nor the person who made it was regarded as an artist. Art is relatively a modern term. The idea of an object being a "work of art" emerged, together with the concept of the artist, in the 15th and 16th centuries during the Renaissance, the word “art” emerged consisting of activities such as: painting, sculpture, and architecture. Poetry and literature were later accepted as works of art. Today that trend continues in the art world, with the acceptance of new forms and types of art. Yet, there is a clear categorization of art types. For example, High-art compared to Low-art or Fine art compared to Popular art.
Surprisingly, art and science have qualities in common; For example, both of them are used as a tool to experiment and to learn more about the world and our own mind and body. Yet science and art exploration are done in a very distinct way. Artists portray their ideas in a very subjective manner, the exploration is flexible; artist can convey their own thoughts in a work of art, whatever he or she might think is important can be included; whereas, Scientist have to go through a very strict and objective process before communicating an idea or hypothesis. Once the hypothesis has been expressed it has to be proven, most of times using mathematicsas a tool to do so.
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