Artistic Images/Scientific Images: Methodological Approaches

Authors

  • Jefferson Mendes UERJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/imagem.v5i2.20192

Keywords:

Art and Science, Artistic images, Scientific images, Methodologies

Abstract

In the contemporary iconographic regime in which we live, are the categories of artistic images and scientific images still relevant? Perhaps we should think of them as operational categories, rather than ontological ones, designed to differentiate forms of thought, methods of interpretation or procedures of abstraction. By following this differentiation, we can discover to what extent these forms overlap historically and how interdisciplinary dialogue is becoming a methodological necessity today. This article questions the growing porosity between scientific images and artistic images and discusses the relevance of maintaining this methodological distinction. Based on examples of scientists who, in turn, question scientific images and artistic images, we discuss certain functions of images that scientific discourse proposes.

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Published

2024-12-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Artistic and artistic-cultural relations between the United Kingdom and Brazil

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Articles

How to Cite

Mendes, J. (2024). Artistic Images/Scientific Images: Methodological Approaches. Imagem: Revista De História Da Arte, 5(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.34024/imagem.v5i2.20192