Art Quote by Leonard Shlain
“While their methods differ radically, artists and physicists share the desire to investigate the ways the interlocking pieces of reality fit together. This is the common ground upon which they meet.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: TED Talk on Art and Science, Leonard Shlain, 2005
Artists and physicists both seek to understand how reality's pieces interlock, despite different methods.
In simple terms: Both fields explore how reality fits together.
Look for common ground between art and science.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- designing experiments
- creating art installations
- collaborative workshops
- teaching interdisciplinary courses
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What can each discipline learn from the other?
- How to translate scientific ideas into artistic forms?
Different vocabularies can cause miscommunication.