MayBe Art

MayBe Art

Maybe Art traces the long-term aesthetic story of evolving cycles in living systems. It is vital to understand that the underlying creative processes of living systems are what sustains us – inseparably – and
allow us to continue as a species. Since everything – all matter – is in constant motion, we have to keep moving with it in order to survive. The art-making process provides the model for us to do this, in that as we make art, the physical act itself organizes the changes that come with living in perpetual motion.

Art is a communication system. Living systems needs to exchange information, and art is a way humans exchange information. Every time we open our eyes, we see things – objects, shapes, images. We have to gather information out of those images to understand, interact, and adapt to the world that surrounds us. Art is migratory, like animals; it adapts to the environment in which it’s produced and changes to survive. This is how we create culture. This adaptation is seen in the difference between the Byzantine era and Minimalists, the difference between observing the patterns of the solar system and the patterns of molecules.

Viewing the visual images below opens a window onto scientists’ labs and artists’ studios, the vista that, from the smallest to the largest, from the diptychs of bacterial images to the abstract paintings and photography: all can be understood from the perspective of art, of science, and most importantly from living systems. This living systems approach to art and science provides the holistic model for us to adapt and stay in synch with the constant flow life.