'Only Time' - Acrylic Painting on Canvas (20 x 20 inches)

Loes Modderman - The Art of Science

About a decade ago or so I got the idea that I’d really fancy myself being an artist.  Back then though, I felt like I needed some affirmation first.  I wanted to know for certain that it really is my destiny to be an artist indeed.  So I figured an online aptitude test might be exactly what the doctor ordered…

Eventually I came across a site which would give me the immediate answer once the test was taken – free of charge.  So whilst answering each and every question as authentically, truthfully and honestly as I possibly could (otherwise what would be the point?), in the back of my mind I also eagerly anticipated, “Ooh, this is gonna be sooo ARTIST!”  Finally the test was done and the result due and it read – ‘Scientist’.

“Scientist?  Are you kidding me?”  Feeling utterly void and completely depersonalized it dawned upon me that I had taken the totally wrong high school subjects for this.  Besides, I never seemed that interested in science anyway.  Then again I also didn’t take art in high school…  “Yeah, but science, really?  Ain’t that suppose to be like the total opposite of art?  You know, like North and South?”  Then a thought whispered, “Both are poles”.

“You mean there could actually be similarities between the two?  Hey, could somebody possibly be maybe like an ‘artistic’ scientist?  Or a scientific artist?  Is there ever such a thing like Science Art?

Next thing I googled “science art” and that was how I came across the fascinating site of photomicrographer Loes Modderman.  Basically these are microscopic images of crystals, liquids, sand, etc… needles to say unseen to the human eye.  So next time somebody utters that it’s total rubbish that certain stones and crystals hold and exude certain energies, just think about it then – with mesmerising images like these going on galaxies deep inside them, how could they not?