What a wonderful world!

Commander Hadfield shows us what Science Communication could be, visually!

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/2013/05/14/commander-hadfield-science-communication-could-be/

Art and the City

Art in public places

It is always great to see art being an everyday, every-place part of life in a city, like this description of art in public life at Miami city:

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/everyday-aesthetics/article5120324.ece?homepage=true



However, one hardly ever hears of such initiatives in Indian cities. I was pleasantly surprised to hear therefore of an effort in Hauz Khas village, New Delhi, by Columbian artist Vicky Fadul. I am waiting to visit there soon and see the outcome myself. Looking forward to more such initiatives in Indian cities.

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-wall-effect/article5116589.ece

Fractal Quilts

Fractal Art Quilts

This is a stunning example of fractals inspiring all kinds of compositions:

http://www.roserushbrooke.com/fractal-quilt-article.html

Rose Rushbrooke is inspired by fractals and combines them with traditional quilt work, and uses cotton, silk and beads for her creations.

Also, she has listed a whole lot of useful links on her page, for other admirers of fractals.

Flowers, Artists and Scientists

Richard Feynman on flowers, artists and scientists

Sunflower seed spirals follow a mathematical sequence

"Can scientists appreciate beauty? Over 30 years ago, physicist Richard Feynman claimed that a scientist can see more beauty in a flower than an artist. Sine then, science and art have combined to bring the meaning of his words to life." 

Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22454785

Science-Art curriculum

Integrating Art in Math-Science curriculum:

Found an interesting article here. This should interest teachers of both science as well as arts at the school stage.
It is also of relevance to trainers, educators, motivators and coaches in all walks of life at a later stage, when personal development is not segmented so narrowly, and constraints of a school curriculum do not exist:

"The main message of both artists and scientists is that we use evidence in multiple ways..."
http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/instadv/quest/ArtisticYetScientific.html

Women, Artists, & 70+

Women artists: All of whom made it big after 70!

I would draw or paint often on, but it was always a part-time activity along with a science education, a career in banking, teaching and in senior management.
It was only after 50, that painting started getting a higher priority in life. I was particularly delighted to read therefore about all these artists therefore who all made it big in the art world after turning 70:

Please note all of them are women!

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Etel Adnan, Mary Delany, Carmen Herrera, Grandma Moses, and Alice Mackler

http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/882647/6-artists-who-made-it-big-after-turning-70

Useful Tips

Useful stuff: storing paintings

Storing paintings on a rack. I got a rack of this kind built for my studio, and I find it immensely useful. A useful tip: If possible, keep one dimension of your canvas the same or similar. This will help in stacking them neatly.

http://painting.about.com/od/paintingtips/ss/storing-paintings-rack.htm

This information is really useful for rolling up a canvas:

http://painting.about.com/od/paintingforbeginnersfaq/f/rolling_canvas.htm