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 Due to my lack of background in the field, I usually do not associate medicine technology with art. The thought of going to any doctor's office typically leads to unpleasant feelings rather than the pleasant aesthetics of art. This unit, however, has changed such views. The journal articles "The Architecture of Life" and "Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts" highlighted how much of an art the study of the human body and medicine are as complex systems. Although I have spent years studying biology, I had never thought of the significance of the cytoskeleton in the cell in relation to what Donald Ingber describes as "tensegrity- an architectural system in which structures stabilize themselves by balancing the counteracting forces of compression and tension" (Ingber).  I always saw MRIs or any x-ray in a negative light (LOL, pun intended) due to their ties to cancer or injuries. Cas

Upon signing up for the Art Sci Eco-centric workshop with Linda Weintraub, I had no idea what to expect, so I came to the event with an open mind. After attending the event, I found a deeper understanding of art and the concept of neo-materialism in the art movement. In particular, her exhibit further cemented and juxtaposed the concepts I have learned during our unit on Robotics and Art. A screenshot of my ticket to the Art Sci Eco-centric workshop with Linda Weintraub. Prior to entering, Linda told our group a small anecdote about some students who experienced the beach for the first time and their inability to adapt to the new environment, particularly the uneven, hilly texture of the sand on the beach due to the materialistic norms they were used to (i.e. paved and flat ground). With that story, she introduced the topic of neo-materialism in art and how some artists, like herself, are looking to reintroduce natural materials as a means to overcoming the overuse of manuf

Prior to this week's unit, I was not aware of unique back and forth relationship between art and technology. I had always assumed that technology reflected art, as seen through digital art, but not the other way around. In retrospect, literary and film pieces I have seen, such as George Orwell's   1984   and the film   The Wizard of Oz , demonstrate how art can precede and conceive future technological advancements. The novel 1984 , published in 1949, introduces a dystopian future society that uses technology such as the Telescreen, described as something similar to today’s flat screen, to survey and communicate with its people (Smith). 1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell that portrays various pieces of fictitious technology that have later been invented. Although The Wizard of Oz is not the first technicolor film, it is one of the first films to effectively use the process of technicolor to bring to life a piece