ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the point of departure Nelson Goodman and Catherine Z. Elgin's discussions of representation-as in the context of artistic representation. It then generalises their notion of representation-as so that it also covers scientific representations, which results in the DEKI account of representation. The chapter considers visual art and material models as examples. It continues by indicating how the account can be generalised to apply to non-concrete models and artworks. The chapter also considers the proposition that representations in art and science share essential traits, namely the ones identified in DEKI. A fundamental objection to the project of drawing parallels between representation in art and science is that artistic representation have no well-defined target. The DEKI account of representation, building on Goodman and Elgin's notion of representation-as, highlights the commonalities between scientific and artistic representation.
