I must approach today from an artistic agenda due to the events that took place. Dr. Vesna’s biography of her life showed how an individual with creativity and wit could achieve any career goal. Learning how an artist can hook his or her way in to the science world always fascinates me and I wish we had more people like her. Her passion for knowledge is shown in her day-to-day life, and I thoroughly respect that. When the in depth presentation was taking place, I was curious to find more information out about UC DARnet and nanoscale art. I also wanted to learn more about the third carbon molecule discovered in 1985. I had never heard of Buckminster Fuller before this class, and having no knowledge of him, I decided to investigate him. After reading some more about him, I found out that there is an institute named after him. The Buckminster Fuller Institute was established in 1983 surprisingly before the discovery of the third carbon molecule. When I looked in to UC DARnet (University of California Digital Arts Research Network) I was interested how well the school fit in to our classes schedule today.
Observing the DMA in the Art Center was entertaining and enlightening. I know of many great artists like Monet, Picasso, etc., but I had no idea those young minds just like I was taking part in this creativity. I believe coming from a smaller town you forget just how different a large population can be. I have always appreciate art and painting (especially water color paintings), but seeing people my age doing it has truly given me the inspiration to be more free thinking with the future of science. It seems like everyday is filled with excitement and activities that are fun for everyone. I am continually surprised with the work ethic of everyone here and the amount of charisma everyone has.
http://ucdarnet.org/writing/index.php
http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/rzepa/mim/century/html/c60_text.htm
http://www.design.ucla.edu/people/faculty.php?ID=1
http://www.bfi.org/the_buckminster_fuller_institute
http://www.bodiesinc.ucla.edu/frames1.html
