Art-culture research examines the intersection of botanical science with artistic and cultural representations of plants, including botanical illustration, ethnobotanical traditions, and the symbolic roles plants play across human societies. This field matters for plant science because it preserves historical knowledge of plant morphology, uses, and diversity often recorded before modern taxonomic methods existed, while also revealing how cultural perceptions shape conservation priorities and public engagement with botanical research.
This editorial introduction reflects on how the dawn of the 21st century has transformed human creativity, drawing parallels to the early 20th century media revolution and noting the dissolution of physical and conceptual boundaries in art and culture.
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The 21st century represents one of the deepest mutations in human creativity in history, comparable to the early 20th century mass media revolution.
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Physical and conceptual borders in art and culture have dissolved and continue to do so.
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Artists of the 20th century are credited with fundamentally and permanently changing how the world is perceived and represented.
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