The role of culture and religion is taken as obvious in the arts but often discounted in science and technology. The importance of understanding the cultural roots of inventions is paramount to further progress in innovation as well as in explaining the common grounds all cultures show in the use of various means of technology. Science can also be a tool to promote educational development across cultures and eradicate extremist tendencies. Artistic expression in all its forms is also a product of culture, technology and spiritualism. Understanding this combination through the eyes of contemporary artists in East Asia will offer a more approachable grasp of the dynamics in this field.