Nano+Bio+Art

Words cannot describe what an amazing experience I had here at SciArt. What a wonderful two weeks- they felt like either 2 years or 2 days. Even though today is the last day for class, and tomorrow will be the final day of the program, there is no end to my science/art days. In fact, expect [...]

Today was a day for lectures. I was introduced to new people, exciting ideas, and learned loads as usual. We started the morning with a lecture on vision and optical illusion by Pinar and Sara. It was particularly interesting to me because of my pretty bad near-sighted vision. Ever since I started wearing glasses, I’ve wondered [...]

Agenda: Molecular Nanostructures by Romie & Miu I learned a lot about the application of biomolecules as nanomaterials, such as in DNA nanotechnology. In order to understand the development of a certain substance, one must determine the most suitable and efficient building blocks. Biomolecules include proteins, nucleic acids, sugars, and lipids. While proteins have a wide array [...]

Itinerary: BioWaves by Mattia and Rita This lecture focused on the human connection between humans through sound, color, and emotion. I am aware of the effects of sounds, as humans experience an emotional response to music. As for color, there is intrinsic link between human emotion and color. Certain colors are associated with particular emotions (for example, yellow [...]

Itinerary: California Science Center Santa Monica Museum of Art Venice Beach As I walked through the galleries at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA), I realized that the medium between science and art requires intuition as much as it requires reason and analysis. A unique insight is very important in creating something that can be useful yet aesthetic [...]

The end of the week is here…already! It is hard to believe that I have already spent a week here at Sci Art, yet at the same time I feel as if I have known everyone here for months. Today was a day for midterm presentations, a couple guest lectures, and DESMA final presentations. In the [...]

Everywhere I look everything is illuminated by light, whether it is during the day with the sun shining or during the night when many objects are lit by way of fire and electricity. Light is essential in understanding the optical properties of materials, which was the topic of the lecture given by Pinar and Sara today. [...]

The linkage between two cultures, science and art, is nature. First off, patterns are found everywhere in nature; they constitute an integral part of how the natural world appears to be. An important lesson learned today was the idea of self-organization of patterns in all living organisms. In other words, there exists no global authority or [...]

Listen.. Comptine d’un autre ete : L’apres midi Music. The universal language understood by everyone in this world. Regardless of where you are from, or what skin color you have, music has the ability to affect us both intellectually and emotionally. Whether it is a classical piece composed by Beethoven, Or the classic band, The Beatles, Or [...]

My first day here at SciArt and already I am showered with a range of endless questions which quite frankly, do not have a definite or immediate answer. How do the two cultures of science and art influence the stereotypes, education, and economics of our modern day society? What is the Third Culture? Where do you [...]