Arte/Scienza

August 8, 2013 — 3 Comments

Leonardo da Vinci said, “Study the science of art and the art of science.” Today his advice to find balance between creative imagination and logical discovery is sage, indeed. We are swayed by evidence and data, which is appropriate. Adding the equal amount of pure artistry is the tricky part for most people. Leonardo lived Arte/Scienza as one of his core values. He worked to become ambidextrous because he thought it added to his whole brain thinking. I am sure it did.

He used mind mapping in his notebooks. One of his mottos was ostinate rigore which was important to his sense of detail.  To be both detail driven and expansive in creativity was his goal. The free association and creative style thinking he used had never been promoted before Leonardo.  He not only taught and believed in an infinity of ideas, his notebooks show us that he recorded a good number of them while he was alive.  Notebooks with records of nightly dreams are a wonderful way to add to your own right brain training and attention.  It is not as important to go into detail as it is to begin a practice of writing them down directly after awakening.  If you follow a daily routine the dream memory will become stronger as you practice.  Your own dreams contain both art and science that you need to create balance.