Desma Blog #8

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 bottom is an example of a nanolandscape

    Overall this idea of Nanotechnology has evolved and turned into a true art form due to some artists like Cris Orfescu getting their work out to the public and actually allowing them to see it and how intricate and detailed their work really is.

SOURCES:

“Nanotechnology.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 May 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology. 

Orfescu, Cris. “Cris Orfescu NanoArt.” Cris Orfescu, Nanotechnology, https://crisorfescu.com/.

“Art of Science: CSEP: UC Santa Barbara.” CSEP, 1 Jan. 1970, https://art-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/gallery/metallic-nano-landscape. 

Lopez, Nano. “Nano Lopez Sculpture Fine Art.” Fascination St. Fine Art Gallery, https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj5n_m8gO_3AhVKSnIKHcTDAF0YABAAGgJxdQ&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbOD2LiB7BCAXFzgKt0jWCAsuHr702cAT4oFjJDZhjst6Gl3WQsrKK3H3Iq8EXiSCx54krx6Ky6aJ9XYP8YDySAWs5fAioXlsvJpAbfgRLJ_NQFEYtRn0OgsI5_G34OKMhTO_eS9tKY8zWoVhXA&sig=AOD64_3RECLxynsKOecIvSj-Jj3-LfnV2g&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwj0wfC8gO_3AhWnhOAKHahsA8QQ0Qx6BAgDEAE&dct=1. 

“Art for Science.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 7 May 2019, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-019-0459-1. 

Comments

  1. Josh AlgerMay 22, 2022 at 11:25 PM

    Hello Bryce, I really enjoyed your post today. i think it is very interesting how much nanotechnology has changed and impacted art in our current times. I thought the examples you used were good and your pictures are a good image of how and what it is. I liked your intro as it gave a clear picture of what you were going to talk about and what it is.

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