List as of Aug 29 2010 We are compiling quotes from (preferably living) famous scientists and research engineers that articulate the case why scientists collaborations with the arts and humanities are beneficial to science and engineering. Send contributions to Amy Ione at amy.ione.2 [at] gmail [dot] com. The list is HERE.
Call for proposals for Leonardo Session at 2012 US college art association
FROM INCOMING LEAF CHAIR PATRICIA OLYNYK Dear Colleagues, The Leonardo Art and Education Forum (LEAF) is seeking proposals for the CAA 2012 two-and-one half hour session in connection with its Annual Conference, to be held February 22–25 in Los Angeles in 2012. (The date is correct – CAA plans well ahead for this.) The deadline [...]
Kepes and Malina : Some personal observations on Theory and Praxis (First Draft)
by Roger F Malina When Nina Czegledy and Rona Kopeczky proposed to me their exhibition on Gyorgy Kepes and my father Frank Malina, I was immediately interested. It seemed a natural coupling of two men of the same era, eastern European backgrounds, both were survivors of the same world war and with over-lapping passions. Both [...]
Interview of Roger Malina by Mark Peljhan April 17 2008
MP: Could you explain us the history and the main visions behind the Leonardo Organisation and its Publications , such as the Leonardo Journal, now celebrating its 40th anniversary. ? RM: The Leonardo organization was founded by a group of artists and researchers who were interested in promoting new kinds of contact between artists and [...]
Art & Science: Creative Fusion now online
Art & Science: Creative Fusion, a publication from the European Commission, aims to explain the theory behind the art-science interface and illustrates this academic perspective using concrete examples. Topics include nanotechnology, cybernetic art, information art, practical application, etc. Also includes an interview with Roger Malina in which he discusses the New Leonardos. Mark Peljhan is [...]