Anne said

>'Tis true the one may take place in the lab and the other in the studio, if
>ya wanna get technical about it, but I strongly suspect that the fuzzy
>mystical inner workings of the brains of artist and physicist/mathematician
>are remarkably similar.  We just use different tools and play to different
>audiences; ultimately, anyway, the audience we play for is ourselves/ the
>curiosity we seek to assuage is our own.  Only the tools are different.
>Anne Lane

Here, here, Anne!
I am no longer surprised when I meet medico's and scientists who are
semi-professional musicians/artists on the side.  It is a very common
occurrence.
Last week for instance, I met someone last week who gave up being a
neuro-scientist  to become a jazz saxophonist.
He says its harder being a musician because the work is not as guarranteed
and he's lost the instant acceptance and respect he had as a scientist.  Its

funny how society thinks differently about two fields of creativity...
....just my 2 cents worth.

Claudia Funder
Registrar
Performing Arts Museum
Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
Australia
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