Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) inventor, engineer, architect, mathematician, geologist, and astronomer, he is most famous for his works of art like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Though best known as a painter, Leonardo primarily worked for the military, producing designs of airplanes, tanks and submarines, long before such war-machines were created. He is also famous for his sketches of the muscles & bones in the human body and also discovered how sedimentary rocks and fossils form.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) inventor, engineer, architect, mathematician, geologist, and astronomer, he is most famous for his works of art like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Though best known as a painter, Leonardo primarily worked for the military, producing designs of airplanes, tanks and submarines, long before such war-machines were created. He is also famous for his sketches of the muscles & bones in the human body and also discovered how sedimentary rocks and fossils form.
Leonardo had an exceptional intellect and was fascinated by the world around him. This made him a man who was careful and precise, never hurrying to finish a work. His technical-manual skills were so excellent that few artists in history have rivaled his ability and now only rivaled because of the advances in computer, printing and software technologies. These characteristics are what made Leonardo da Vinci a Renaissance man.
As an artist myself I most certainly feel admiration for his works of art, however, it is his vision and wisdom that fascinates and inspires me. Like Leonardo, I too have a fascination with the world around me and for the heavens above. I also try to be careful and precise, though more because of the mental disorders I live with, so as to strive to overcome the obstacles in my path. I think that if he were alive today, he would love exploring the concepts of modern science, as I love exploring those of theoretical physics. Imagine what delight he would have, browsing the NASA Gallery, intently studying every bit of information he could find on each image, as I have spent many an hour.
Art and science have been tied together probably farther back than anyone will ever know. They have walked together, hand in hand along the path of enlightenment, working together in many cultures throughout history. In more recent times though, they seem to have slipped apart to some degree and I often wonder why (I wonder sometimes if its not due to the entertainment industry making lots of money off the concepts but not giving back for the inspirations science gave them). Art does serve science in many ways, whether to illustrate a specific idea or to awaken the imagination of others, it inspires mind & soul. Such inspirations are essential on the path of enlightenment.
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. " - Albert Einstein
In a forum several days ago, someone referred to my artwork as works "genius" and I found it made me a bit uncomfortable. Because I know that I have much room to grow still, both in physics and my art, but with many of my works inspired by science, I can comfortably say that Geniuses inspired them! These two artworks are both offered as Inspirational Art Posters, my work to inspire others in both Art and Science. The artwork below is my Ode to Physics for all the wonderful inspirations the science has given me.
I would like to say a special Thank you to Dr. Priscilla Turner for helping me with the grammar (a problem my disabilities cause me mixing up words)!
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