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Science and Art Online Resources
- Art and Science: A Philosophical Sketch of Their Historical Complexity and CodependenceJournal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism; Fall2017, Vol. 75 Issue 4, p453-463
- Art as a meta-discipline: Ethically exploring the frontiers of science and biotechnology.Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research; Jun2016, Vol. 14 Issue 1/2, p105-112
- Building the FutureAesthetica; Feb/Mar2020, Issue 93, p76-81
- The Art of the Periodic TableLeonardo; Jun2019, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p292-299
- Unraveling Life's Building Blocks: Sculpture Inspired by ProteinsLeonardo; 2013, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p12-17
- Altered PerspectiveAesthetica; Feb/Mar2020, Issue 93, p46-57
- Uncanny symmetriesTechnoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research; Jun2017, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p111-120
Nature-Inspired Design and Biology in Art
Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing by Call Number: N7430.5 .L54 2002ISBN: 0810904063Publication Date: 2002
Symmetry and Structure in Art
The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture by Call Number: BH301.C84 D62 2005ISBN: 1590302591Publication Date: 2005
Symmetry: A Unifying Concept by Call Number: Q172.5.S95 H37 1994ISBN: 093607017XPublication Date: 2000
Structure in Nature Is a Strategy for Design by Call Number: NA2750 .P4ISBN: 0262160641Publication Date: 1978
Books on Earth and Environmental Art
Probing the Earth : Contemporary Land Projects by Call Number: N6494.E27 B42ISBN: B000K80SQIPublication Date: 1977
Textures and Patterns
Kinetic Art
- The Art of Light and Color; Featuring Mobile Color Expression, Lumia, Kinetic Light byCall Number: QC495 .J56Publication Date: 1972
- Kinetic Art, Theory and Practice : Selections from the Journal Leonardo byCall Number: N6494.K5 M34 1974Publication Date: 1974
Books on Optical Art
Books on Paper Construction
Books on the Creative Process
- The Creative Process : A Symposium by Call Number: BF408 .G45 1985
Experiences in Visual Thinking by Call Number: BF455 .M23 1980ISBN: 0818504110Publication Date: 1980- Gödel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid by Call Number: QA9.8 .H63ISBN: 0465026850Publication Date: 1979
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Contemporary Art Journals
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Websites
Curious, a blog on science and art by John Holland:
ScienceDaily
Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.
The International Society of the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre (Automata and paper Cut-out mechanisms)
A collection of historic and modern biological books including Ernst Haeckel’s Art Forms in Nature
Self-Organizing Patterns in Nature
Geometric models from folding circles
Boston Museum of Science: Videos anmd virtual exhibits
Videos from the PBS show Nature
Videos from the Museum of Mathematics
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