On the Definability of Art
Abstract
There are many key concepts that, even while being part of everyday life, elude definition. One such is “Art.” Here, possible ways are identified to define Art, along with a description of a few factors that underlie the challenge in arriving at a definition. Additionally, a candidate definition from a scientist’s viewpoint is proposed for an abstract, encompassing model.
Research performed while authors were Fellows at the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, UK
- Dr. Kalyan Perumalla – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Prof. Richard Read – University of Western Australia
Kalyan Perumalla
As a Federal Program Manager in Advanced Scientific Computing Research at the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Science, Kalyan Perumalla manages a $100-million R&D portfolio covering AI, HPC, Quantum, SciDAC, and Basic Computer Science. In his 25-year R&D leadership experience, he previously led advanced R&D as Distinguished Research Staff Member at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developing scalable software and applications on the world’s largest supercomputers for 17 years, including as a line manager and a founding group leader. He has held senior faculty and adjunct appointments at UTK, GT, and UNL, and was an IAS Fellow at Durham University.