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The relationship between medicine, technology, and art is a concept I have not explored before this class. However, after reading more into this subject, I realized that these fields are more connected than I previously thought. Bringing together art and medicine has proven to be a deeply personal experience for many individuals. As Professor Vesna explains in her lectures, the human body has been studied in both an artistic and scientific manner for thousands of years, with art schools still emphasizing the importance of understanding anatomy (Vesna). Additionally, a Stanford Medicine article describes how a particular patient combined her love of art with her recent diagnosis. The article shows that, "h er work makes a difference because it opens up conversations about issues that are typically so private, so taboo and yet so pervasive in our society" (MacCormick).  Medicine and the Arts: Humanizing Healthcare Although I have never undergone an MRI, it was fascinating to h...

The third installment of the From Forces to Forums event displayed the relationships between humans and nature; particularly, it conveyed a message that mankind needs a shift in our treatment of nature. The artists that displayed their works, namely Ursula Endlicher and Victoria Vesna, showcased this theme in their art and also explained how they have utilized technology to create these pieces.  Input Field reversal by Ursula Endlicher Endlicher's art is focused on aspects such as 'edible HTML,' which they describe as " materialized code that revolves around a shared food experience" (Endlicher). They also note that they pursue this form of artwork because they want to show the distinction between the natural and technological worlds. By combining activities such as farming, as shown in the picture above, with coding knowledge, this artist can make a truly unique piece of work. Walter Benjamin notes that "t he uniqueness of a work of art is inseparable from i...

Society's response to industrialization is widely divided. While some may argue that the changes brought by this phenomenon are necessary for societal evolution, others say that it results in a loss of individuality (Blokhin). When speaking about industrialization/mechanization and their effects on art, there has been some controversy as to how authentic art pieces can truly be when they can be easily duplicated.  Drawing of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press As Professor Vesna states in her lectures, the creation of the printing press was the beginning of industrialization, with pieces of literature being duplicated and spread at much higher rates than ever seen before.  In terms of artwork, a similar occurrence has happened due to mechanization. Pieces of art were originally created through rituals, similar to how literature was made before the printing press. Walter Benjamin notes that "when the age of mechanical reproduction separated art from its basis in cult, the s...

The event I attended ( From   Forces To Forums) , regarding morphogenesis, shed important light on the connections between science and art. The artists displayed their works and explained the thought processes behind each piece that they chose to share with the audience. With detailed descriptions from artists such as William Lamson, Haresh Lalvani, and Gemma Anderson, I was able to make connections with their art and what I have learned so far about how science and art are intertwined.  Solarium, 2012  (William Lamson's artwork made of sugar and caramel)  As noted in Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution by C.P. Snow, scientists and artists have a "distorted image of one another," believing that they have no common ground (4). I noticed that this notion is slightly disproved through the artists' explanations of how their artwork was created, and the methods they used for art-based research. Lamson describes that in his work, he studied chemical and physica...

 Math and art are connected and overlap in ways that we may not notice or appreciate entirely. The lecture for this week focuses on these connections and explores how important math is to artists. We can also see how math builds a bridge between the arts and sciences. It's noted that algebra and geometry play an immense role in art through proportions/perspectives, which are transmitted from a painting to the human eye by pyramidal lines. Additionally, the lecture mentions that Leonardo da Vinci discovered two types of perspectives in art, artificial and natural, with the latter focusing on the importance of angles.  Linda Henderson's "The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art," provided more insight as to how art and math are connected as she notes that Einstein's Theory of Relativity impacted artists' usage of the fourth dimension within art. Because of this discovery, some used the fourth dimension as a "symbol of liberation," ...