Bryce Martin-Grud. DESMA BLOG

Bryce Martin-Grud Desma 9 5/18/22 Nanotechnology + Art     Nanotechnology also known as Nanotech, "is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes." This idea of Nanotech has quickly evolved and turned into an art, Nanoart. It is still a pretty new concept and one that the public cannot even see with their own eyes. An artist that has really elevated this idea of Nanoart comes by the name of Cris Orfescu. He has plenty of pieces of Nanoart and explains it be "a new art discipline at the art-science-technology intersections." He claims that there is nanolandscapes, "which are molecular and atomic landscapes which are natural structures of matter at molecular and atomic scales." There is also nanosculptures, "which are structures created by scientists and artists by manipulating matter at molecular and atomic scales using chemical and physical processes". On top is an example of a nanosculpture and the...

Bryce Martin-Grud Desma 9 5/12/2022 Neuroscience + Art     Neuroscience, "is the study of how the nervous system develops, it's structure, and what it does." Neuroscience has developed though the years and now we have the ability to actually go inside our brains and control certain areas and muscles. This new technology is able to fly into the anatomy of somebody's brain neurologically and non invasively.      This new technology allows for people to get into someones mind using MRI, and see what is going on in the brain when doing different movements or experiencing different emotions such as pain. If people are able to see the pattern in which their brain is moving and working while they are doing these actions, they will have the ability to control it.             Chronic pain is an example of this. If were you were to burn yourself, your brain is reactively going to pull your hand awa...

 Bryce Martin-Grud 5/6/2022 DESMA 9 BioTech + Art     The idea of BioArt is often times a pretty controversial topic and practice. The idea that people are creating art with living organisms while using scientific processes such as biotechnology is an idea that some people cannot wrap their head around. This practice is used to shed light on " societal, philosophical, and environmental issues and can help enhance public understanding of advances in biotechnology and genetic engineering ,"as stated by Ahmet F.      Researchers and these scientific artists have to defend their work due to the  criticism of people saying that their work is animal cruelty. There are two sides to the story but in my eyes if they are not injuring or affecting the animal in anyway then I don't believe that there is a problem with this newly transformed art. I think that the art can only be beneficial in ways that people must have to understand.  ...

Bryce Martin-Grud Desma 9 4/21/22 Warwicks Robo Chips  During this weeks readings and ideas I found to be Kevin Warwicks' experiment and ideas the most interesting. So basically what Warwick was trying too was to become one with the computer. To start, he had to put a silicon chip into his arm. His goal was to have the chip and the computer connected through radio signals and networks of antennas to then have it respond to his actions. This was something that has never been done before and something that could create a change in technology and how we can do things. For example, Alexa the little circle thing that you can talk to and it will do play music or order things to your house just by you talking to it.  That is on the same basic idea as this. Although you're talking, with the chip Warwicks goal was to just walk and not really have to do anything. His experiment  went grea...

 Bryce Martin-Grud Desma 9 4/13/22 Mechanization and Art     Throughout this weeks lectures I've learned a lot more than I previously knew about mechanization and its effects on art. To start, mechanization is the "introduction of machines or automatic devices into a process, activity, or place." In the United States, mechanization paved the way for the future of production and many other things such as art. The Industrial Revolution was a big step in the advancement of  mechanization. This allowed for faster production and was a big help for these big industrial owners. Although there was an upside there was also some downfalls. For the average person, this step forward created a lot less job opportunities and left people out to dry.      Moving into the art aspect of things. Mechanization has played a huge role in the development of art. If you think about it, the mo...

 Bryce Martin-G. Desma 9 4/7/22 Mathematics Influence On Art And Science     In research that I have done this week I've noticed that mathematics has really influenced art and science throughout the years. I think that the main takeaways I had was the symmetry that is in the art and how it comes from math. For example, when people draw sketches or portraits of you they are trying to make your face symmetrical and by doing that have to use math. Also I learned that math has been used in art and sculpture all the way back to 5th century BCE.      Not only is math involved with art but it also is a key component of science. In further research I learned that math is very similar to science in the way that mathematics works to solve equations and problems as the same for science. There are closely related and used within each other.