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Week 8: Nanotech+art

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Nanobama The nanotech technology, ever since its creation, has continued to impact the modern designs, technology infrastructure, as well as the way people think. As Richar Feyman pointed out, there is “plenty of room at the bottom”. This week’s material has introduced various ways where nanotechnologies can be applied into medical treatment, material engineering, and certainly art. While the romans have figured how to manipulate the nano-particles to display different colors, the modern approach, when combined with quantum physics allow a greater versatility and precision when it comes to creating nano-art. The micro intricate patterns of the molecules are inherently artistic, whereas the different colors emitted by different wavelengths add a sci-fi touch to this edgy technology. The invention of electron microscopes has allowed humans to gain a magnified view into miniscule objects through a beam of electrons. While this allows scientists to gain a mor

Week 7: Neurosci+Art

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This week’s course has shown the artistic approach to the study of neuroscience. The state of mind is divided into conscious, unconscious, and under chemical influence. While artists like Suzanne Anker and Giovannic superimposed the FMRI scan of conscious brains to create the image of vivid butterflies, others, like David Cronenberg, juxtaposed his art creation process with the unconscious state of dreaming. However, I resonate the most with the way that chemical stimulants have inspired artists to recreate the drug-induced hallucination, or simply the rush of dopamine, through their artwork. This subtle way of incorporating the products of neuroscience into art epitomizes the marriage of art and science, and certain adds a spontaneous and unpredictable touch to artwork itself. Artist does  and makes art Artist does T.H.C. and makes art The recent television show “Patrick Melrose”, starred by Benedict Cumberbatch, incorporates a theme of drug addict