Tessia_CartyDESMA9

 I recently attended my first event for DESMA 9; an event called Cosmological Events Panel (part 1). Going into this event, I didn't really know what to expect, but became very interested early on I the presentation. The event was panel style, and involved several artists from the group whose art was featured in the exhibition. This particular exhibition was very unique for several different reasons, including the date in which it was set to premier. Stardust [Alien] Star Dust:   signal to noise,  was featured at the M eteorite Gallery in the Natural History Museum in Vienna, starting  March 10, 2020. This was the day that Europe shut down officially due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Artists, including Professor Victoria Vesna, were unsure it if their projects within the exhibition would ever be seen due to the pandemic, however through panels and the creation of their website, the works were still seen by a large audience.  Cosmological Events Websit...

 This week in lecture we looked into medical technologies and how they embody art in many ways. We discussed types of technology used in the medical field, anywhere from MRIs to plastic surgeries and implants. After watching all four parts of the lecture and doing some reading of my own, I found that the plastic surgery and body reconstructive aspects to medical technology were the most interesting to me        Like several things we have learned about in this class, plastic surgery started in the east long before many could even imagine. About 4000 years ago, ancient Indians were practicing the first forms of plastic surgery through skin grafts and other early procedures. These practices provided influence to those of the west, allowing them to further develop on its ideas. Unsurprisingly, plastic surgery boomed during the World Wars, as weaponry was getting stronger, and injured people were in need of reconstructive help.  As seen in the photos above, man...

This week, we studied several things regarding art and industrialization, however one pointI found most interesting was the art of robotics in Japan. Professor Machiko Kusahara guest spoke in our lecture, and we were able to learn more about the Japanese fascination with robotics, and how much art and science both go into their creations. In the lecture, “Professor Machiko Kusahara on Japanese Robotics” , Kusahara stated, “We have some interesting instances in Japan; and one thing is, when it comes to robotics,the engineers have always been interested in making humanoids. So that is very different, generally speaking, from the industrialization in America and Europe from an industrial point of view,” (Kusahara 1:12). She further explains that Japan has what we may think of as “normal” robots as well, those that help with efficiency and production, yet engineers always have the desire to create humanoids, even if they don’t have a huge purpose.      Kushara stated that Jap...

     When we think of the general terms art and mathematics, they might seem like two very different and unrelated subjects, however we can see the direct correlation of the two fields all around us in nature and through historical contexts. Math is one of the key points in several types of art as it is used for perspective, and to enhance the realism of the piece. Examples of this can be seen in the early renaissance works by people like Da Vinci, Brunelleschi, and Alberti. It is also, however, used as a formula that links to several man made and natural structures on Earth using things like the Fibonacci Numbers and The Golden Ratio.   The Golden Ratio in Art      In lecture, we delved into the topic of the origins of math within art. The original ideas regarding perspective, started with Al Haythem and his “Book of Optics”. The text highlighted how light and making the work seem ‘real’ visually to the beholder, could be created through perspect...

  Through reading about the two cultures discussed originally by C.P Snow, it is clear that the separation of art and science has not only affected our history, but continues to today especially in an educational setting. Up until reading “The Two Cultures,” by C.P Snow, I was unaware of this extreme separation between the two fields, and especially how it continues to plague schools and students.  Source: Art vs Science I started by looking at how this separation may have an affect on me and my education as a college student. I’m a student at UCSB, and I can say that there is an obvious separation of the location of the arts and science buildings. They are situated on opposite sides of campus, almost trying to keep each group only within their field of study's boundaries. Source: AD&D Museum UC Santa Barbara Elementary aged students are also affected by the "two cultures" idea, and it is extremely important for children to be exposed to all fields. This video notes t...