Artists use the unknown as a resource to trigger their creativity while scientists explore it using their creativity. However, before scientists reach the creative side of science they have to digest a large amount of information. What is more, art and science often depend on global consumerism. The initial unease between science and art was replaced by a real dialogue during the course of the conference. It emerged that one of the roles of the arts was to question science.
Aesthetic values are vital while doing science.
If you want to judge the truth you have to look at the beauty', said Penrose. Conversely, the Australian artist Stelarc uses technology to support his art. His inspiration lies in the human-computer interaction, by creating a third 'artificial' arm. In the end, the differences between subjective art and objective science seem to be blurred. Science meets art at the interface between objectivity and subjectivity.