The connection between the two cultures of art and science was explained thoroughly in the words of Charles Snow. During a lecture in 1959 at Cambridge university, Snow explained the two cultures as separated by literary intellectuals and natural science. Later on, there was an article written from Snow's lecture that helped show his personal experiences and relationship with these two cultures.
In today's world there are two types of people. Those who think believing is seeing, and those who think that seeing is believing. Scientists tend to study and look at things that are less curious and plausible. While artists tend to look beyond what is already known and are far more optimistic than scientists. Artists also tend to be more creative and open-minded than scientists.
Going along with artists being more creative than scientists, I see the difference between the two cultures every day here at UCLA. Walking to and from class, or practice the difference is evident in the way they express themselves through their attire. While some stereotypes fall under their attire, like scientists usually wearing glasses and bland normal clothing, they also tend to have larger backpacks than artists. Most artists on campus tend to have smaller backpacks, more expensive like Gucci, or Jansport backpacks, which are typically more colorful and expressive of themselves.
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After examining both of these cultures, my thinking has changed. I thought nobody was the same and everybody on earth has a different mind and viewpoint. But, it has now changed to seeing that both groups are equally intelligent and only different in their outputs and thoughts on life. Both groups while both study generally the same topics, break off into specific pieces of those topics, some just more creative than others.
Wilson, Stephen D.
“Myths and Confusions in Thinking about Art/Science/Technology.” College Art
Association Meetings. New York, New York, 2000. Print
Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
Vesna, Victoria. "Toward
a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
Kelly, Kevin. "The Third Culture." The Third Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 1998
Bohm, D. "On Creativity." JSTOR. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2013.
Hi Johnson, I think your blog post is really good! It is obvious that you took in the resources for this week and made connections and inferences based on your personal understanding. What you said about the differences in minor details, like backpacks, is really insightful!
ReplyDeleteHi Johnson, I really enjoyed your blog and i wanted to say that you did a great job implementing the resources given to us while also adding some extra information.
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