The Way I see it

Up until last week I have always thought that art was an act of creation while science was merely an act of discovery. I had incorrectly held art in higher esteem than science. While I have always excelled at science, I have always strived to succeed at traditional art; drawing, painting, woodwork, film, photography, music, etc. I had strived, but nothing much has resulted.

On a drive home last week I was thinking over the relationship between art and science and what the balance between them is. Some are wired to capture absolutely gorgeous images with little thought or understanding to the millions of processes going on inside their tools they use. Others can understand every little process inside the tool, but are completely incapable of composing an image that the world would fawn over. It was while on this train of thought that I came to the conclusion that art is not only creation, but also the discovery of beauty in monotony. Along the same lines, science is not merely discovery, but also the creation of order in chaos. In a world where everything has already been created, both art and science are catalysts for the discovery of new combinations which create beauty.

My science is art and my art is science.
Both are expressions of beauty.