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Art and Science: One in the Same or Not?

That art is concerned with finding beauty one cannot argue. Most people that claim to be artists spend their lifetime dedicated to the pursuit of beauty. They constantly aspire to create something from nothing. Beauty in the sense of art comes from many things, but primarily comes from within. Art is generally considered with the experiences of an individual rather than society as a whole. This is not to say however that art is not explicitly linked to society. Art also affects the people that view it, albeit in different ways.

Art is in part concerned with finding what is considered beautiful to a unique individual. This generally varies from person to person. The quest to find what is 'beautiful' often causes one to seek what is 'true' in life, or in living, at least from a personal perspective. What is art for one person may not be considered art to another. In fact there are many instances where something proclaimed to be 'art' is not interpreted equally as 'art' by all who observe it.

This is not the case with science, which is generally more concerned with finding universal truths about life and things in general. Science is considered with many things, among them finding truth. For the most part the pursuit of truth involves concrete logical and cognitive approaches to a problem. In this respect science seems very different from art or the pursuit of beauty, which is much more abstract than concrete in nature.

Most scientists will reveal however that the process of exploration and uncovering truth for them is in essence, a form of art. When the truth about something is revealed, for the researcher a certain 'beauty' about an object or at the very least something unique (which may be considered beautiful) is revealed. The process whereby the truth of a certain matter or problem is investigated is in and of itself an art form. Though the manner in which certain problems are investigated are very similar, they are also very different depending on the person conducting the experiment. Each scientists works in a unique manner as does each artists working to uncover beauty. Thus one may suggest that the quest for uncovering truth is much like the quest for discovering beauty. In fact, one may simply define beauty as the pursuit or discovery of the certain truth about something or someone.

As alike as these two concepts may be they are also irreconcilably different. In the process of finding the truth one must seek out concrete realities. Typically these realities have to be something that can be proved or disproved, based on reasoning and logic rather than subjective experience. Science often involves experimentation that is formal in nature and reproducible for the most part.