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  Space and art  The intersection of space and art is as old as history. From the initial inspiration of the cosmos the sun and moon and all that is encapsulated within. The entendre of space immediately piqued my interest, in the way space can be a physical outer worldly thing but also the intermediate material that makes up life as we know it. The space that surrounds us is a vast and grand concept that to most is easily consumable. However, after listening to talks such as Ivana Dama’s, I began to question what it really meant to take up space. As Ivana pointed out both physical items and sound and light can take up space. This shows the ultimate gallery that space is for human life and expression. All works must be put into the space around us in some way whether that be physical like classical interpretations or digital like the modern landscape so often does.  However, the more descriptive and interesting intersection is the space we know as what's outside of our pl...

  Week 8: Nanotech and art  Nanotech is what makes up a large part of modern times day to day life, from cell phones and underwear wicking to adhesives and home appliances . This may seem incorrect initially but as one further inquires there is a large amount of tiny technology all around us. From an artistic standpoint, there is also an increasing amount of miniature works that are very similar or related to Nanotechnology. My initial thought was to 3d printing and the ability to make anything as big or as small as possible. And with obvious sizing issues to make a statement miniature is much more feasible then massive. So in turn a large amount of sculptures and art works are coming out tiny. Another connection was to pencil-led carving. It had always amazed me the control and patience aswell as the finesse these works of art required.However it is a fascinating concept and medium that is very hard to imitate. Small works like these are just the beginning as nanotech and art...

 Week 7: Neuroscience and Art               Nemo, Leslie. “Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in This Stunning Piece of Art.”  Scientific American , 20 Feb. 2024, www.scientificamerican.com/article/watch-the-human-brain-come-to-life-in-this-stunning-piece-of-art/.       The brain and consciousness have always fascinated me. Wondering what made us unique and able to do the things we wished just by thinking and then acting. So much so I wanted to be a brain surgeon and pursue medicine(then I found out how much school it took). However, while watching the lectures this week Professor Vesna mentioned the consciousness and how that has been debated by the likes of Aristotle -(Queensland Brain Institute ) and studied heavily over the past century and I immediately thought of a past art talk on animal consciousness in art. -(Vesna)  Library, Sheila Terry/science Photo. “Aristotle - Stock Image - C011/8420.” ...

  Event 2: Ivana Dama  Last week I attended an art talk by UCLA alumni Ivana Dama.  The event began with similar premises as Yolande Harris  with focuses on sense and perception. As Dama is a sound artist who primarily uses sirens and other signal indicators. Many of these sirens come from back home and from her father. Some of them are made in Yugoslavia which is no longer a country and shows how old some of the devices are.  Yugoslavia Serbia JNA Army Military Vehicle Siren Alarm . eBay. (n.d.). https://www.ebay.com/itm/126154269306  An interesting concept that Dama brought to light was the way to catagorize her work. To many sound art can only equate to music and that fully encapsulates the genre. However, Dama that is not the case and they believe that sculpture better captures their work and they made this case to Yale MBA as well.  They stated that because sound takes up physical space like how sculpture does that it too should be considered scul...

Week 4: Medicine+ Technology + art  My initial impression is that there isn't much art within medicine and that other than a certain finesse that is needed for surgery and other techniques. Which in a way is an art form but more so a practice simlar to brick laying or other trivial pursuits.  But on second thought there is a large part of medicine that includes art whether it be in the anatomy diagrams in the books or the depitictions of certain diseases. It seems there is a place for art in everything we do. Vesna brings up how the human body is the primary fascination in both art and Medicine and this is a beautifully illustrated connection. As Art is attempting to fully capture and imitate the human body that the universe has created. This is the same case with medicine as it is an attempt to salvage the body and or repair this divine creation.  “Under the Skin: Drawing Anatomy: Getty360 Calendar.” The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles , 12 Mar. 2022, www.getty.edu/visit/ca...

 Week 3: Robotics and Art The intersection of Robotics and Art began with the invention of the printing press in early times. Originally used for the spread of information including, news and books which contributed greatly to the overall industrialization that was occurring worldwide. A turning point for art and creativity was forming and this began because of Mass production and changed art forever according to Vesna.  Although Mass production and assembly lines made a more consistent product, these creations were a less unique curated product as well. An interesting part of the lecture was the derivation of Robots and the link to hard workers and those in assembly lines- (capek, RUR) All this industrialization has led to computers which were originally used for math and approximations using a plethora of circuits, and some used punch cards. These often cardboard disks with holes are a really unique item for this week that I had no prior knowledge of. However, it reminded me...