ECO-CENTRIC ART + SCIENCE: Prophesies and Predictions is an open-mic marathon symposium featuring artist and author in residence Linda Weintraub, nanoscientist James Gimzewski, evolutionary biologist Charles Taylor, environmentalist and author Ursula Heise, curator Sophie Lamparter, nano-toxicologist Olivia Osborne, and media art graduate students David Ertel + Symrin Chawla.
Spring artist-in-residence and author, Linda Weintraub’s forthcoming book: “WHAT’S NEXT? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art” provides the opportunity for professors and students from multiple academic disciplines to share their predictions of the way ecology will impact the theory, practice, insight, re-evaluation, or revision in their discipline in the coming years.
Come whenever you can. Stay as long as you wish. Share your thoughts, too!
Leonardo ISAST in collaboration with Stanford University invites you to the next Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous, an evening of art and science presentations.
Like previous evenings the agenda includes four presentations of art/science projects, news from the audience, and time for casual socializing/networking.
When: 6 june 2012 at 6:45pm
Where: Stanford University, History Corner (Building 200), Room 203
What:
6:45pm-7:00pm Socializing/networking
7:00pm-9:00pm Presentations:
* Multimedia artist Renetta Sitoy will describe an artistic practice that turns online experience into a process of self-discovery
* Spanish-born filmmaker, engineer and serial entrepreneur Javier Ideami will discuss the symbiosis of artistic fiction and technological reality
* Berkeley Center for New Media's cultural historian Abigail De Kosnik will describe how fan fiction archives document the evolution of user experience on the Internet
* Italian-born Luciano Chessa will offer a sampler of his own music instigated by the work of 20th century futurist Luigi Russolo, the creator of "The Art of Noises"
Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work.
iotaCenter is very excited to kick off a regular season of iotaSalons at UCLA, starting on October 1st! At our salons, we get together to screen and discuss new and classic works from our collection and submitted from our community. Artists are invited to submit films and DVDs for screening at the salon, and we follow the screening of the films with an informal discussion of techniques and artistic process.
For this first salon curator Jeremy Schwartz scoured some of the highlights from recent submissions, and curated those with older works from our film collection. The theme for this screening is STRATEGIES OF ABSTRACTION. There are a few pieces from the 50s. 70s and 80s, with the bulk of the pieces having been digitally created recently. Abstraction ranges from the intangible to the geometric. Often it includes representational objects within a realm of abstraction. Sometimes a process exists wherein a concrete concept or image is abstracted. Concepts range from mathematical to spiritual, rhythm is ordained by musical, biological or poetic forces.
We will screen a historic segment with works on film, followed by a selection of more contemporary works.
Broad Art Center, 1st Floor (EDA)
240 Charles E. Young Drive, on the UCLA campus
FREE admission!
Magnetic Resonance And its use in Diagnostics Of Human Brain Disorders
Dr. Madan Kaila and Dr. Rakhi Kaila
Location: Broad Art Center, Studio 5250
The Physics behind Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(MRS), and it's application to visualise certain brain disorders, including Brain Tumors, Brain abscess and other Human Brain disease.
Dr. Madan Mohan Kaila, PhD
Department of Physics
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Dr. Rakhi Kaila, MD
Department of Neuroradiology, Research
UCLA, David Geffen School Medicine
Previously at Department of Neurology at University of California, Irvine.
Up in the Air: Constraints for "Life" on Mars Sought through Atmospheric Models and Thermodynamic Calculations
Carrie Paterson and Christopher Boxe
Location: Broad Art Center, Studio 5250
The art/science collaborative team of Carrie Paterson and Christopher Boxe will discuss the challenge of creating visualization tools that also function as critical artworks to affect public discourse and understanding of science. Currently they are concentrating on modeling crucial chemistry and reaction pathways in atmospheric science, and reflecting on topics in astrobiology.
Christopher Boxe He recently completed a 3-year postdoctoral matriculation at NASA-JPL's Earth and Space Science Division and now works at JPL as an interdisciplinary research scientist.
Carrie Paterson She teaches at Cal State Fullerton in the art department's graduate studies program and gives an undergraduate course on graphic novels, comics, video games and avatars. She is guest editing a special Art & Science issue of Artillery Magazine due out in May.
Every other week we will host a guest presenter, open to all, to show works in various stages of completion, present research or curate discussions. A maximum of ten people can register to attend each open salon. Our goal is to support discussions and dynamic thinking in an informal and intimate atmosphere. We hope this will serve as a platform for artists, scientists, thinkers, and curious minds to spark discussions and unique perspectives from a diverse network of individuals across disciplines- just bring your opinions and an open-mind. To propose, please submit a short paragraph stating your work and technical needs to water@arts.ucla.edu.
Brad Hansen is an Associate Professor in Physics & Astronomy at UCLA since 2001, with prior positions at the University of Toronto and Princeton University PHD from California Institute of Technology in 1996. Hansen is a native of South Africa. Has, on separate occasions, been charged by both a moose and a rhinoceros, and consequently is convinced that the animal kingdom has a secret vendetta against him.
"I am interested in the death of stars and the birth of planets. In this talk, I will describe why we think black holes exist, what they are, and how they affect their environment."
The Art | Sci center is hosting an open salon series for students, faculty, alumni, and all members of the academic community across disciplines every other Friday. This brown-bag lunch series is part of the center's mission to promote cross-pollination between the arts and sciences and to engage as diverse an audience as possible. Previous experience between art and science is not required. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED! Please email water@arts.ucla.edu to sign up.
Ramesh Jain, UC Irvine, Professor in Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Ramesh joined University of California, Irvine as the first Bren Professor in Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences in 2005. Ramesh has been an active researcher in multimedia information systems, image databases, machine vision, and intelligent systems. While professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the University of California, San Diego, he founded and directed artificial intelligence and visual computing labs. He has co-authored more than 250 research papers in well-respected journals and conference proceedings. Among his co-authored and co-edited books include Machine Vision, a textbook used at several universities. His current research is in experiential computing and its applications.
Dyana Valentine is an instigator-consultant who designed a process to help self-starters self-finish. She has a Master's degree from Antioch University and divides her time between grooming the next generation of community psychologists and schooling clients on how to move projects forward with grace and style. Her passion is helping people make and maintain the connections they need to grow themselves and their businesses, which she does via private consulting for individuals and institutions, as well as through her energetic private workshops.
Working alone or being in charge is a double-edged sword. Yes, you're in control, but you may find it hard to exercise that control without support or resources. In this workshop, led by professional development and project coach Dyana Valentine, you'll meet other designers committed to doing what they do better, and also learn how to maintain connections that will help you match struggles with strengths—and achieve your goals for growing your business.
