Nano+Bio+Art

Today we had to finish our final projects and it was crazy. I had to organize our group members and clear up our ideas, but it was pretty fun, I guess. We were mostly working like crazy to get the project done. I guess that’s pretty much it. Oh, at the beginning we did watch a video [...]

The theme of today’s lessons were all about how the way we perceive things can change through the context in which we are sensing them. This video, by animator David O’Reilly (mentioned below), demonstrates how our brain uses context to perceive things. For example, Sarah and Pinar’s lecture about optical illusions explained that these illusions work because of [...]

Today, Romie and Miu lectured about biomolecules and their uses in nanotechnology. I won’t go into details here, because it’s pretty dense stuff, but it got me thinking about the idea that everything is made up of little, self-assembling parts. I especially enjoyed the art pieces that illustrated this idea. The first one that we were [...]

It’s another week! Today we learned a lot about human perception of various things including sound, color, smells, and their applications to science and art. It is well known that sounds, colors, and smells have certain effects on human emotion. I’ve experienced it myself. For example, last summer, I took a trip to Chicago. While at [...]

Today we saw lots of unique things at the California Science Center , the Santa Monica Museum of Art , and Venice beach . At the California Science Center, I saw how information was simplified through art. Although people may not have seen it that way, designing exhibits in a museum is actually an art form, and they have graphic designers collaborate [...]

The beginning of the day started off with a lecture on light and its properties, including its use by both nature and art. In nature, bioluminescence, which is light produced by living organisms, is employed by bacteria and animals for various reasons. It can be used for camouflage, attraction, repulsion, communication, or illumination. For example, some [...]

Today we learned about the applications of mathematic properties to nature and art. The Fibonacci sequence and its applications to the golden ratio and golden proportions has been believed to create visually pleasing art pieces and has been found in nature.  Starting in the Renaissance, artists and architects were encouraged to use the golden proportions in [...]

First off, I’d like to say how unbelievably intimidated at the idea of writing a blog like this. I suppose it’s exactly like a regular, written assignment, but still… the word “blog” makes it seem so public and accessible. Is this public and accessible? Remind me to ask that. Okay, now that I’ve wasted 50 words [...]