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This week’s topic on science and technologies affect on the human body gave me a deeper appreciation for this intersection of art and science. The fact that the combination of these two disciplines have saved people’s lives and transformed the way we see healthcare and our understanding of the human body and its functions is beyond fascinating to me. As stated by Professor Vesna, human dissection is the first time we see this intersection of art and science in regards to the human body. Through understanding the anatomical human body, artists are able to make their art more realistic and found that the human body was a piece of art as well. The picture to the right is the work of Vesalius who has shaped modern human anatomy, and more namely the internal structures of the human body. The breakthroughs of this level of understanding has lead to inventions such as the X-ray, the technology of MRI, and continues to have an effect on less invasive medical procedures. Another notable aut...

This week’s topic was on robotics and art through the Renaissance and Industrialization leading to our present day technologies and cultural representations of robotics. According to lecture this week the printing press is what led to the mass production revolution and a difference in how people perceived the world they lived in. Here in the U.S. we tend to give Johannes Glutenburg credit for the invention of the printing press in 1450, however it was the Chinese about 400 years prior that first invented this technology. Not only did it transform the way knowledge was spread but it led to more measures of mass production such as the mass production of cars. Tom Ford was the first to mass produce automobiles and this altered the way society was constructed as a whole. No longer was it just the extremely wealthy that could own a car, most of the middle class could now own a vehicle due to the cheap labor of mass production. In light of this faster lifestyle, movies and literature star...

This past Friday I attended the Ecocentric Art +Science Symposium: Prophesies and Predictions event and was able to listen to Linda Weintraub and James Gimzewski speak. They each had very different things to say but both included the merging of science and art. Their presentations opened my eyes to the vast mediums of art and science that not only are an exquisite combination of the two but that will lead to a brighter future for us as a society. They both entertained ideas that included more efficient energy resources and noted people that did their part in creating a better tomorrow with their innovativeness and determination. The presentation that stuck with me and helped me to understand our class material on a deeper level was James Gimzewski’s talk on nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the branch of technology that deals with the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. His ideas were on a larger scale of practical innovations that would change the world we live in; such...

Many people are under the belief that math and art are opposites to one another and that these two fields don’t cross in any way. This is in fact false because everyday in one way or another you witness art that was created using some form of math. The integration of mathematics in art has transformed the way art is today whether we recognize it or not. Especially in today’s world where technology is a such a big part of our culture, math and science are even more prevalent in our everyday intake of media. From the layout of my computer screen to the social media sites we visit numerous times a day, math is used in art. The advancement of technology has certainly increased the need for math in art however it has always been there. Artists way before our time understood how to make a two-dimensional plane look three-dimensional as well as how to proportion their artwork to make it look more realistic. Vanishing points and using the science behind the viewer's perspective are also...

I’m Jacqui Prober from Santa Maria, California in my first year here at UCLA. Growing up with a mother that is a school teacher and a father that is a physical therapist I was always introduced to the worlds of both art and science. Although I was aware of both disciplines, I could feel the divide that society has engrained between the two. From a young age I was always told that I was more scientifically inclined because I was not creative when it came to art. I believe this is where I cut myself short from exploring more of my artistic side. Now that I am here at UCLA and still in the process of determining my major, I am finding that I also do well and find interest in the humanities. Even though I lean towards more concrete ideas and facts, I am realizing that I am doing well in my humanities classes as well. There is also a clear separation between the two studies here at UCLA. The two disciplines are at opposite ends of campus which immediately keeps them separate. Once, you dec...