Is there a line between
science and art? Or perhaps between craft and
industry? This piece questions these boundaries as is combines the two sides of
the coin.
According to Bartneck
(2009), design has moved away from craft and towards an academic discipline,
but has not yet formed its own science. And today’s designers embrace science
as analogies, metaphors, and in a few cases, tools to generate startling new
designs (Mehaffy & Salingaros, 2012). The foundations of this model
also lie in science rather than art. Extrapolating from the solar flare graphs
of 2009, the planar discs of this model are suspended by a thick wire. It is science
that puts this data into play and it is through design that this model is
constructed.
Curves are the most
basic expressions when fluidity is concerned. The curve is unpredictable,
synthetic and molten. However, it is often forgotten that a curve is merely a
series of points joined together in a nonlinear fashion. This piece uses
points, lines and planes to illustrate a sensuous curve that envelops a string
of discs.
This design was created
to show the synthesis of materials, idea and form. The combinations plastic and
metal; machine and handcraft; and most curiously, science and art is what makes
this piece completely synthetic. It is neither here nor there. Its meaning is
neither authentic nor fake. It has become that line between science and art.
Reference
Bartneck,
C. (2009). Using
The Metaphysics Of Quality To Define Design Science.
Presented at the 4th International Conference on Design Science Research in
Information Systems and Technology, Pennsylvania. doi: 10.1145/1555619.1555627
Mehaffy,
M., Salingaros, N. (2012). Science for Designers: The Meaning of
Complexity. Metromag.com [Webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20120330/science-for-designers-the-meaning-of-complexity#more-23581
Mehaffy,
M. Salingaros,. (2012). Science for Designers: The Transformation of
Wholes. Metromag.com [Webpage]. Retrieved from http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20120413/science-for-designers-the-transformation-of-wholes
Wikimedia
Commons. (2006). Courbe_niveau.svg [Image]. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Courbe_niveau.svg
NOAA/Space
Weather Prediction Center. (2009). ISES
Solar Cycle Sunspot Number Progression [Image].
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http://www.nasa.gov/image/content/352128main_solar_cycle_prediction_lg.jpg
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