When I first arrived the ART / Sci NanoLab I was unaware of the heavy theme of Art in the program, and how, indeed, the joining of art and science was the main focus. I learned about art/sci through my highschool chemistry teacher and the way he had described the program had been in purely science and primarily focused on chemistry. When I arrived I learned that I was absolutely wrong. Thrown off by the Art element of the program I was originally disappointed and confused. I quickly grasped the concept of how art and science were supposed to mutually benefit through the sharing of techniques and knowledge, but I assumed that it ended there. Art influenced by science and science influenced by art. I didn’t see how a full two week program could focus soley on the joining of two totally opposite subjects. One of the first counselors I met, Brent, tried to explain to a group of us the point of view of Art/Sci. Brent described the two as inseparable, one could not exist without the other. Thoughrouly confused I attended my first lecture where David continued with this theme of art and science being joined. Also I was introduced to the nano portion of the course. The lecture was given in the C(n)SI and the discussion involved nano-particles. I was relieved to learn that there was going to be some of what I had expected. The nano-particles and nano-science described in the lecture however were not what I expected. What David and the other speakers were talking about sounded more like science fiction than cutting edge science. So my first day ended with me confused. The next day however would clear my confusion and end any lingering doubts I had about the program.
links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/movies/30wond.html
http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibFuture.aspx
http://www.nano.gov/
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/Institutes/ArtScience/overview.htm
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