Sept.3, 2011 – February 5, 2012

Reception: Oct.2, 2011 (3-5pm)

It’s not often that a noted author is comfortable writing about both art and science. Philip Ball, who was an editor at NATURE magazine for 20-years, is just such a person. http://www.philipball.co.uk

In Philip’s September 2011 column, The Crucible, in Chemistry World magazine, he speaks about “sciart”, the “art-science divide”, a possible ”third-culture”, science skeptics, and ASCI’s current international digital print exhibition, The Alchemy of Change.

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2011/September/ColumnThecrucible.asp

And, in his Sept.1st “news” posting on Chemistry World’s blog, Ball comments on works in the exhibition in the context of reflecting on what “an amazing visual language it [chemistry] has cultivated” as compared with physics. In quite a sophisticated artistic stance, he states that the images he liked best were those “that seem to transcend the knowable, the boundaried, the certain and familiar…” [somewhat like chemistry itself]

http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/2011/09/01/art-science-collaboration/

Visit the Online Exhibition at:  http://www.asci.org/artikel1167.html

Read both Co-Juror Statements at:

http://www.asci.org/artikel1155.html

This exhibition will be available to travel mid-February 2012. Address  inquires to: ASCI Director:

Cynthia Pannucci, asci@asci.org 

www.asci.org 

Art & Science Collaboration’s
13th international digital print competition-exhibition
to be held at the New York Hall of Science
September 3, 2010 – February 5, 2011

Submission deadline: July 17, 2010

INTRODUCTION

Humans, animals, insects, trees, plants, oceans, and air — indeed, all that we see, taste, smell, touch, and breathe, contain molecular processes of physical transformation; a dynamic dance of change. This magic of transition, called alchemy by our earliest scientists, became the science of chemistry. It describes both the physical structure and characteristic actions of matter. It allows for all organic and inorganic change to take place — brain synapses to fire, oxygen to be formed from carbon dioxide and water during photosynthesis; the transformation of gases in our solar system; along with the ability of proteins to turn our genes on/off. If you extend your imagination beyond the epithelial surface of your body, or into the ether that carries cosmic dust, or even into your kitchen, chemistry can inspire wonder. Like a fabulous menu of concocted primordial soups, when exposed to changes in temperature, pressure, or speed, chemistry can create a stick! of dynamite or a magnificent souffle!

For this exhibition, we celebrate the International Year of Chemistry by inviting artists and scientists to show us their vision of this deeply fundamental, magical enabler of life called chemistry.

CO-JURORS
~ Robert Devcic, owner-director of GV Art London gallery
~ Philip Ball, writer and author of popular science books
Click here forJuror Bios>

SEE GUIDELINES: for details on how to Enter <Guidelines>

ASCI’s SUPPORT OF DIGITAL PRINTS:
ASCI was one of the first organizations in the world to recognize the digital print as a valid fine art product in 1998 by organizing an afternoon panel discussion, “Collectibility & the Digital Print.” The event was held in The Great Hall at Cooper Union, New York City, in conjunction with ASCI’s first international digital print competition/exhibition.

ASCI’s EXHIBITION ARCHIVE here with 12 previous digital print online exhibitions

ABOUT ASCI
Founded in 1988, Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) is an international organization based in New York City. Its mission is to raise public awareness about artists and scientists using science and technology to explore new forms of creative expression, and to increase communication and collaboration between these fields. Explore our extensive archives of past Exhibitions, Featured Members, ASCI Member News, and Homepage Listing, and discover the amazing resource information in our monthly ASCI eBulletin <http://www.asci.org/index2.php?artikel=1156> . [a benefit of membership]

Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI) is an open membership organization serving the international art-sci-tech field for 23-years. Click “join” on www.asci.org <http://www.asci.org> for Membership info.

INTRODUCTION
Our blue planet, spinning like a jewel in our solar system, has been perceptually defined by the technology of each era, from believing the Earth was flat, to the scientific understanding that it spins on its axis and has gravitational pull, to being part of just one of many solar systems. In terms of scale, humans are too small to viscerally comprehend our planet’s magnitude and the dynamics of its interconnected physical systems. We therefore break the concepts down into smaller parts, collect data and physical specimens of all kinds, and invent instruments to measure and track physical phenomena like earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes. However, we still cannot grasp the “big picture” of planet Earth unless we read, look at photos, and finally… use our imagination to construct it!

For Digital’2010, ASCI invites artists and scientists to submit digital prints that reflect their perceptions of our planet. Are these perceptions changing as we learn more about Earth from explorers, scientists, and artists? What is the relationship between all living things and planet Earth? What images are evoked by calling it the blue planet or the peaceful planet or the changing planet?  What is the human impact on the whole planet? What is our concern for its future?

Art co-juror, Maddy Rosenberg, is a printmaker, independent curator, and owner/director of Central Booking in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Opened in 2009, one of her two gallery spaces and its programming is devoted to shows of science-inspired artwork.

Science co-juror, Patrick Hamilton, is the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Director, Environmental Sciences and Earth-System Science. He is currently heading-up the Future Earth Initiative, an NSF-supported set of exhibits and programs that explores the implications of human impact on the Earth.