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  Week 9 | Space+Art | This week, we looked at Space and art! We learned that space research has provided artists with new perspectives and imagery that cannot be seen from Earth. For example, Salvador Dali's Galatea of the Sphere uses comics and universe elements in his artwork. The picture below shows his interest in space exploration. He used his wife's frame and added the symbolic atomic structure and images of space. “Gala’s face is made up of a discontinuous, fragmented setting, densely populated by spheres, which on the axis of the canvas takes on a prodigious three-dimensional vision and perspective.” (Dali 2014) From the class lessons, space research has profoundly impacted visual art and even literature. The Final frontier, as Professor Vesna stated. It makes sense for this section to be last because we use nanotechnology and science in space. Galatea of the Spheres | The Collection | Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí (salvador-dali.org) BaPSF (ucla.edu) Auroras are natur...

  Week 8 | Nanotechnology + Art | Blog Assignment This week we learned about an area that Professor Vesna has worked with for the past year. Nanotechnology deals with the study of very small things. It is the creation of functional devices and systems. It is also the engineering of these systems at a molecular scale. That is small!!!!  Nano means one-billionth. A piece of human hair is approximately 100,000 nanometers wide. These art/scientists are working with the smallest entities known to mankind. “Nanotechnology is about looking at the world on such a tiny scale that we can not only see the atoms that make up everything around us.” (Marr, 2020) This is Introducing a whole area into our lives. Older methodologies do not work in Nano science; it is a collaborative science and art approach. AI & Nanobots in Medicine | Futurism (vocal. Media) One thing I found particularly interesting was the comment in this video below “a sensitivity to small changes-single mutations- tha...

  This event was about art. Ellen Levy is an artist and a scholar. She has had a profound influence on science, technology and art intersecting. She spoke about many topics. But what was interesting to me was the IG exhibitions part. she discussed the connection of art and pop culture and the shift in their relationships. This process provides a visually engaging platform for brands and influencers. It makes it much easier to showcase their products, trends and lifestyles. IG exhibitions reach a wider audience as well fostering a sense of community and cultural connection. She was a very interesting speaker, and I would recommend her because she has a vast catalogue of discussion and experiences.

  Week 7 | Neuroscience + Art | Blog Assignment This week, we talked about the brain. Its properties are how consciousness can expand or deplete our brain power. Neuroscience is an exciting field. People have always been excited about how the brain works. What are dreams, and how do artists respond in the field of neuroscience? Processor Vesna asks some good questions about processing language, using it, how the mouth is moving, and how the brain functions as a system that controls everything. I learned that the brain has not been studied as long as other body parts like the heart. How the Brain Makes Memories and Uses “Time Travel” To Remember (scitechdaily.com) In light of what I learned, I began searching on the internet and found a wealth of research that neuroscientists are doing. In particular, researchers have discovered neurons that can separate experiences into segments. This process helps the brain time travel to remember and be recalled later. Neuroscientists are very cu...

  Week 6 | BioTech + Art | Blog Assignment This week we looked at biotechnology in art. Things like GMOs in food, experiments with animals, creating hybrids and more. People have pros and cons when it comes to this area. The interesting thing is how art comes into play with technology. “With biotechnology expanding in our bodies and environment there is some debate in how you find bio art” (Vesna) I learned that Collaboration with science with genetics is in itself biotechnology  Artist In This Field   Joe Davis the pioneer of biotechnology. He is really a scientist who lives in the form of an artist. He believes as new tools become available in science and technology they also become available in art. Joe has contributed to transformative science. I really enjoyed his spirit and how he believed that a lab was a playground to explore and learn. He does not have a scientific credential, but his experience, problems, and curiosity are assets to science, art, and technology....

 Week 4  This week, we examined how science and technology have influenced medicine. I learned in this module that Biotechnology has shifted how we see ourselves. We can now better understand our bodies, our biology, and what makes us who we are. Genetic engineering has opened up the possibilities for treating genetic diseases and enhancing our physical capabilities. Professor Vesna spoke about technology being implemented into hospitals at the beginning of the 20th century because medicine was considered an art. Doctors used fewer tools, and technology was not used. She took the time to explore X-rays. This video talks about the discovery of X-rays and how this process changed the world. X-rays were created 129 years ago by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen!!!! Before that, we were not able to see details inside the body. Lastly, I did not know that the mathematical definition of the unknown is X-Ray   X-Ray   Biotechnology has shifted the way we understand our bodies. As ...