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 This week, I learned about another way that science and technology intersects with art: nanotech. In my opinion, as shared by others, nanotech being used as a tool to create art is the most unique art type that we have learned so far, as it allows us to express artistic skill through the small, or nano, parts of our world that we typically would not focus on [Vesna]. In Lecture, Part 4, Professor Vesna also states that this type of art "challenges our perceptions, [and engages] viewers in a multi-sensory experience that transcends conventional artistic boundaries" [Vesna].  Vardi Bobrow's Work https://www.israelhayom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/rubber-bands.jpg  The Fetter Museum of Art and Nanoscience provides visitors with a unique experience with nanotech while featuring equally unique artists, such as Vardi Bobrow. Bobrow's work displayed in the museum is one in which "15 thousand rubber bands are tied together following research on the growth of defectiv...

 Prior to this week, I had not put a considerable amount of thought into neuroscience, the brain, and how it can be a tool for art. However, upon some analysis, the fact that images are better stored in the brain when they have strong and excessive graphics [Fabiani]. With this in mind, it makes sense as to why some artists may incorporate strong visual influences in their art and neuroscience as a tool to create art that has a lasting impression on the audience, such as "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dali. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali A separate component of the brain that inspires art is consciousness. Art relating to consciousness is an idea that I am familiar with, which often includes strong, colorful images. Born from art and consciousness alike is psychedelic art, which is inspired by images and experiences about entering a psychedelic state, disconnected from the brain and centered within the mind [ Tate]. Interestingly, many artists may work un...

For my second event this quarter, I decided to attend the presentation given by Claire Farago and Matthew Landrus called "Leonardo Da Vinci on Visualizing the Forces of Nature: Gravity." Before attending this event, already expecting a discussion about Da Vinci as an artist and scientist, I decided to briefly research Da Vinci's background, as I am more familiar with him as an artist, not a scientist. Within this brief amount of research, I found that Da Vinci was devoted to his curiosity, asking questions like "How do birds fly?" amongst others that people of his time were rarely concerned with [MOS]. Screencap of Presentation: Leonardo Da Vinci and Gravity During the presentation, Da Vinci's artistry was emphasized to me, even more than before, as it was mentioned that he had a special skill in which he was able to separate the ideas of the rate of acceleration and the rate of change over lateral distance. Synonymously with this class, I am also taking a P...

Prior to this week's lectures, I believe that I have not given proper thought to biotech, art, what it is, and it's standing in society. The definition of art, which Joe Davis pulls from the dictionary as: "Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature," is interesting within itself [Davis]. With more research, I found Stelarc, an Australian performance artist, to be a prime example of human effort counteracting the work of nature in art. Stelarc and His Robotic Arm https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTqtiM1hK6lU&psig=AOvVaw2up7lIvckTpmdT1DK_MN-R&ust=1684046036556000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBAQjRxqFwoTCJDAhMDW8f4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ Stelarc pursued a body modification art project, one of which I have never heard of, where he wanted to implant a cell-cultivated ear into his arm. After 11 years, he finally found a surgeon who was willing to perform such a procedure. Stelar...