WHERE ART MEETS PHYSICS

Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

From ancient monuments, such as Roman arches and Indian and Mayan astronomical observatories, to modern day productions, such as The 2001 Space Odyssey and Copenhagen, the confluence of the arts and physics has resulted in the most incredible of human creations. The creations have led to a deeper understanding of nature, to giving the arts a new dimension, to friendly and enchanting ways of perceiving science in action, to tremendous technological progress, and to pure fun! In this course students will gain exposure to the exciting ways in which science has joined hands with a broad spectrum of the arts, inclusive of the visual arts, theater, music, literature, and more, and to the marvelous creations that have emerged from this synergy. Going beyond analyzing this synergy, students will become creators themselves by using the knowledge gained in the course, forming teams, learning from one another, and working on projects that result in mini-productions using their choice of media.

 

This blog is dedicated not only  for sharing how others have brought together the arts and physics and related background material, but also the evolving creations, the scientific and artistic explorations and the creative process which take place in our class.

 

Course creator and insturctor: Prof. Smitha Vishveshwara, Dept. of Physics.