The link between art and science is quickly becoming one of the most readily accessible keys to gaining a fuller insight into both disciplines. When each is viewed through the lens of the other, the similarities in process, depth of possibility and range of outcome creates a new space in which art and science may co-exist and educate.
According to Stephen Wilson, Professor of Conceptual Information Arts at San Francisco State University and author of Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology:
"History shows that there are many other potentially fruitful models for art/science integration than our own. Cultures flourished when activities we now call science or art were pursued in a unified way. Although not yet a dominant theme in mainstream art or science, there are increasing calls from within both for cross-fertilization. Some in the sciences realize that research can be enriched by infusion of new questions and new interpretative frameworks."
