Throughout history, the mysteries of the Aborigine culture has astounded us in its communicative ability. Over 50000 years ago, the Australian Aborigines established a communication system by creating drawings and symbols on the rock caves. The many paintings done in this time were truly astounding. Rather than the traditional straightforward pictures, they used […]
Today, the popular saying “last but not least” seemed to apply well as we went on a variety of field trips across both the campus and town. In fact, in my opinion, it seemed that we had indeed saved the best for last. After visiting an art gallery and plasma-research lab, both of which […]
Today’s lecture was about how shapes are everywhere. We talked about how shapes of atoms, crystals and opals deeply affect their behaviors and appearances. And then we related shapes to art and architecture, the way artists express themselves through their pieces. There was a slide where they compared the universe to an atom; the sun […]
I learned a couple of interesting facts from the lecture. These included the face that humans were mainly made up of just protons and electrons. If all the water and space was extracted from our bodies, we would be 1/100 of a single strand of hair. This shows us how much of our body is […]
Often described as the happiest place on earth, the beloved theme park known as Disneyland also serves as the perfect example of the blending of art and science to create something fun, innovative, and magical. Filled with crazy colors, cartoonish characters, and an all-around carefree feel, the artistic aspect of Disneyland is fairly obvious. […]
The day started with a lecture about shape and its importance in science and art. For example, shape in science is important in that it determines the properties of atoms and in opals the color, orientation, and diffraction. In art, shape shows the artists point of view and creativeness. Shape can even be seen in […]
Today, I enjoyed the lab visits more than the lectures. When thinking about the day without my notes to remind me, the only things that come to my mind are the instruments we saw in labs. There was when we looked through an SEM microscope.. Another was in the Yang lab where we saw how […]
It has often been said that those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. In the past, the preservation of history was often left to the wealthy who had the means and the motivation to establish and accumulate collections of various art forms that, in themselves, served as recollections of […]
Today we visited a plasma research lab. This was very, very cool. When we walked in I didn’t know what to expect cause I barely knew what plasma was. I learned that plasma is a partially ionized gas, in which a certain proportion of electrons are free rather than being bound to an atom or […]
This past Saturday, I was given the opportunity to watch the DESMA final presentations. And I must admit, everyone of the students there did an incredible job, especially in expressing their creative and artistic abilities. The first part of the presentation was on graphic design. There was a total of twenty-four students in graphic design […]