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Vermeer as scientist | TLS
In "Eye of the Beholder" the author speculates that it is the close collaboration between artists and scientists that can contribute to new ways of seeing. Artists are generally better at the visualization process, or at least are more interested in it. Scientists might be too indifferent to aesthetics, or don't want to steal time away from the work that's more important to them.
It is also an interesting speculation that Van Leeuwenhoek commissioned Vermeer to do cameo portraits of himself.
On journaling as an artist: Some artists don't care and don't want to be bothered, and that's perfectly fine, and may be in fact a philosophical position as to the ephemeral quality of the artistic process. To keep notes would make it too scientific.
In "Eye of the Beholder" the author speculates that it is the close collaboration between artists and scientists that can contribute to new ways of seeing. Artists are generally better at the visualization process, or at least are more interested in it. Scientists might be too indifferent to aesthetics, or don't want to steal time away from the work that's more important to them.
It is also an interesting speculation that Van Leeuwenhoek commissioned Vermeer to do cameo portraits of himself.
On journaling as an artist: Some artists don't care and don't want to be bothered, and that's perfectly fine, and may be in fact a philosophical position as to the ephemeral quality of the artistic process. To keep notes would make it too scientific.
