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Space + Art

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This past week we discussed the relationship between space and art, and how artists and movies have been influenced by space exploration. Space exploration really fascinates me due to the fact that there is so much to be discovered. I truly believe we should invest more money into space exploration, because a lot of it is unknown and that planet earth can only sustain the the human race for so long. Space exploration has influenced a lot of my favorite science fiction movies like Star Wars, as well as one of my favorite street artists Invader. Whats interesting is how the Cold War sparked space exploration between the US and Soviet Union. Once the US put the first people on the moon it was a huge accomplishment for the human race. From then on new technology art and films have evolved, creating new doors to be open for space exploration. Invader is a well know street artist who creates tiles of block space characters and place there all over cities from all around the world. H
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Event 3

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This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to visit the Hammer museum is Westwood. This was the first time I've visited the Hammer after 4 years at UCLA and I am so glad I finally got to experience it. First of all it was free so that made the experience that much better, and it was a 10 minute walk from my apartment, just right down the street from campus. The inside of the Museum is beautiful, it has a modern design and a courtyard where you can eat at the cafe and relax. During the time I went there, there were about 5 art exhibits open, which were all amazing. One exhibit that stood out the most to me was the "Living Apart Together". It was a combination of a variety of different modern art. There was one piece that was a class box of a model of a room that was under construction. The attention to detail on very little prop was unbelievable, as if a room was shrunken into a room 1,000 times smaller. Because the room was in a class box, it let the spectator view the r
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Nanotech + Art

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In this weeks lecture we discuss how nanotech and art coexist with one another. First Dr. Gimzewski explains what nanotech actually is. He starts off by saying "nano is greek for dwarf"(Lecture). The study of nanotechnology has evolved dramatically, within a 10 year span about 450 nanotech based companies have developed in countries all around the world. Nanotechnology "is a branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules." In the visual aspect of nanotech, it influences artists to create new shapes and designs. https://www.mskcc.org/research-areas/topics/nanotechnology The relation between nanotechnology and art is very difficult to understand due to the fact that nano science is something that humans cannot technically see with just our eyes. Advanced technology is required to be able to visually explore nano science. However Paul Thomas  Kevin Raxworth
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Week 7 blog

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In this weeks lecture Professor Vesna discusses the correlation between neuroscience and art. She questions the notion of what is conscious and unconscious and how will consciousness merge into computers. Professor Vensa explains how technology has enabled us to get a better idea of how the brain operated and how scientists are discovering more and more information about neuroscience. Santiago Ramon, a writer and statesman discovered how "you can read out the connection pattern between neurons by simply looking at their shapes"(Lecture). This man discovers this technique a couple hundred years ago. He also explains how "only artists are attracted to science" (Lecture). This statement is interesting because now that I think about it a lot of scientists have creative minds and they are all artists. Professor Vensa talks about dreams and explains how 95% of dreams are forgotten. She also explains how "we have so much research about dreams but yet we know
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Event 2

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This past Thursday I was fortunate enough to attend the  Elí Joteva opening.  Elís art was truly fascinating because it was unique and nothing I would have ever expected. As I walked into the dark room below was a very large projection of a red sphere which almost looked like a planet. To the left was a projection of another sphere but this one was blue. I cannot exactly remember how she created these images but she mentioned it was an ice sphere that was surrounded by brain waves or memory waves of some sort.  She must have explained it to me multiple times but it was beyond my comprehension.  In the other section of the room she had a display of some of her projects. These were especially fascinating because you can use all your senses to experience the art. There were about three spheres of leaves, herds, flowers, all frozen together hanging from a rope. I would assume they were hung up sometime during the day because they were only about half way melted and the and you can sme
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Midterm

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Week 4 Medicine+Art

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In this weeks lectures Professor Vensa discusses medicine and technology and explains how anatomy, x-rays, and plastic surgery correlate with art. Professor Vensa explains how "dissecting the human body was important for artist (Lec 1)." This gave artists a better understanding of the internal picture of the body and allowed them to illustrate the inner layers of a human. As technology advanced a german man by the name of Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered x-rays "while experimenting with electrical currents through glass cathode-ray tubes (HowStuffWorks)." This new technology enabled artists to illustrate accurate artwork of a skeleton. Plastic surgery was another topic of medicine that influenced art. Orlan is a woman who "started a series of surgical performances... in which her objective was to embody and envision beauty created by renown painters throughout the history (Lec, 3). I never looked at anatomy as a connection to art, but after listening to P
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