Week 6 | BioTech + Art | Blog Assignment

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 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.  “Art helps science understand itself.” (J. Davis) Joe causes people to think differently about the art and science connection.



 

  https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/keynote-joe-davis/


Davis is interesting to me because he isn't locked in a box. He enjoys creating and figuring this out. He is also very innovative and known for his use of living organisms in art. One of the notable projects also mentioned by Professor Vesna is modifying bacteria specifically e.coli to incorporate messages. This concept pushed the boundaries of traditional art by intersecting biotechnology to create a new medium where art and life can intertwine. “Positioning living systems and organisms as its subjects, bio art characteristically involves artists working parallel to, or in direct collaboration with, laboratory science. Bioartists endeavor to transform the ways in which audiences think about creativity, nature, and science through the integration of biotechnologies and vital materials within artworks.” (Ryan) Joe's work often requires collaboration with scientists which illustrates the growing trend of combining art and science.





Biotech and art are very cool when partnered together. This area lets artists and scientists break some serious boundaries and create things we'd never dream of. Tweaking the DNA of microbes to create living pictures or messages, or using DNA to store all kinds of information. Imagine if you could save a poem or picture in the DNA of a plant. That's taking plant beauty to a whole new level. “There must be at times for biotechnologists too!” (age/curve) Combining biotech and art isn't just about making things look cool, it's about exploring new ways to see and interact with the world around us. 



https://pimm.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/biotechnique-in-sf-mixing-art-with-biotech-in-a-diy-era/



While human creativity in biotech art offers exciting possibilities, I believe it should be guided by ethical considerations to ensure safety and respect for life.






Works Cited 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GkZt00Qics

 Davis, Joe. “Microvenus.” Art Journal, vol. 55, no. 1, 1996, pp. 70–74. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/777811. Accessed 6 May 2024.

 https://biotechdesign.artscinow.org/node/443

 https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/keynote-joe-davis/

Vesna, Victoria.  Bio-Tech and Art ” Lecture. CoLE DESMA 9. May 05. 2024. Web. 

https://pimm.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/biotechnique-in-sf-mixing-art-with-biotech-in-a-diy-era

https://artandseek.org/profiles/ruth-west/

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