Akshaya J- DESMA 9

        This week’s topic was of particular interest to me because I never thought about connecting art and space. Much like other scientific and artistic collaborations, the collaboration between these two disciplines appears to be a symbiotic relationship (mutually beneficial relationship).    (Sagan)        Art enables the creation of awareness of space. Professor Vesna mentions that one of the first examples of an artist that brought awareness to space exploration is Carl Sagan with his illustration of the Pale Blue Dot. Since then many other artists have helped create awareness of space exploration. For example, Richelle Gribble spoke about how satellite images together with artistic collaboration enabled the visualization of the earth from above as seen from space. Without this artistic collaboration, the general population would not be able to have a visual representation of what our planet looks...

         Nanotechnology is a relatively new field, hence, I was particularly intrigued by the collaboration between nanotechnology and art. This week’s class material and outside material have enabled me to understand that the collaboration between these two fields helps advance both fields.                     Nanotechnology enhances the creation of some very visually pleasing artworks. An example of this is “ Nanomandala consists of a 15min video projected onto a disk of sand, 8 feet in diameter”, and is “a modern interpretation of an ancient tradition that consecrates the planet and its inhabitants to bring about purification and healing” (Curtin).   I was just absolutely amazed by this project and how many possibilities for advanced artistic explorations nanotechnology creates. Additionally, nanotechnology also helps with the conservation of old...

    (Hardy)         For my event, I attended the midterm presentations. “The last decade or so has seen substantial interdisciplinary activity between the arts and sciences”  (Pepperell).   I thought that interdisciplinary collaboration was clearly represented in presentations I viewed with projects involving AI music, Solar Art, and so on. Viewing my peers' projects, I was immediately struck by how artsy they were. I recall being very hesitant to do anything overtly artsy for I felt as a STEM student it was not my place or I will not execute it well. It helped me realize how much I have internalized the divide between scientists and artists that C.P Snow describes. Viewing my peers’ more artsy projects made me want to have a more arts-focused project for my finals. I will now use this newfound confidence to redesign my final project.             Joseph Green spoke about A...

  (Bartolini and Franck Polleux )           This week’s course was extremely insightful and helped me gain a new sense of appreciation for the importance of collaboration between neuroscience and art. The blog below will discuss how neuroscience can be used to enhance artistic perspective, and how art has led to breakthroughs in neuroscience. Additionally, I will also discuss how there continues to be resistance to the collaboration of these two disciplines.  (Taylor)           “ Through neuroscience, we develop a specific understanding of the models of the world that the brain uses to make sense of incoming visual data” (Blaszczyk).   Dr. RamaKrishnan in his lectures discusses how visual perception can be manipulated using this knowledge of neuroscience. I particularly appreciate his example of how we perceive things differently when words are associated with them. Fo...

                                                                                                         (Hunter)     The pro of Bioart is that it unlocks uncharted territory of potential for both scientific and artistic discoveries. The con is that ethics is a major question. My blog will explore these topics in more detail.        Firstly, bioart opens up the possibility for a new realm of art. Ani Liu, for example, has “...