Reflection Of Science: The Importance Of Art And Science

I believe art must work in unison with science to generate a synergistic effect that improves the health conditions of humankind. Previously, I was never convinced that the sciences had any relationship to paintings, sculptures, or art in general. I have often associated scientists with words like “analytical” and “innovative”, and artists with “creative” and “expressive,” clearly distinguishing the roles they play in society: art as a subjective reflection of the world through different forms and science as an attempt to understand life on an empirical level. While art and science are typically considered to be separate entities, in truth they share a common goal: to better grasp the beauty and mystery of life. Although the ways in which these two disciplines pursue this goal may be different, there is no reason that these two segments of society cannot …show more content…
They would painstakingly draw what they saw, discovering details that might otherwise have been glossed over -- details that would be vital to discovery and progress. I didn’t always think like this, but when I read about Emily Cook, my view of the world began to change. Emily Cook, last year’s Olympic aerials champion, once revealed the secret to her success: imagery training. “I’m standing on the top of the hill. I can feel the wind on the back of my neck. I’m going through all those different senses and then actually going through what I wanted to do for the perfect jump.” While I’m no pro-athlete, Emily Cook’s interview clicked with me. Since then, whenever I learn a new concept in biology, I try to visualize my studies, imagining the signals that our brain sends to the rest of the body, or conjuring visions of cell mutations, or trying to build a model of the skeletal system in my mind, or building models of the cellular secretory pathway mechanism. As I did this, I began to