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Image 1:  Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.      Coming into this unit, I had very minimal knowledge about the nature of nanotechnology and its influence on the science and art communities.  Nanotechnology goes a step further than traditional forms of technology,  allowing for further collaboration between science and art.  Artists can utilize nanotechnology to "investigate phenomena occurring beyond our human capacity to sense, and to amplify these interactions in such a way that they are able to be effectively experienced at the human scale" (Anonymous, 2010).       In Dr. Gimzewski's third lecture on Nanotechnology for Artists, he introduced nanoparticles. Nanoparticles have a wide range of uses and came to light Roman Times. Nanoparticle coloration, depend on the form and size you can create a wide variety of different colors which "give the stained glass this marvelous quality that can't be achieved using regular pigments"...

Image 1: Dr. Albert Hoffman's Discovery of LSD        Art is perceived by the fascinating and intricate functions of the human brain. I found a greater connection between neuroscience and art, than I did with biotechnology in art. More specifically, I found this connection with neurochemistry.  In Vesna's third lecture, she discussed the influence of hallucinogenic drugs such as Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD).  LSD was first brought to life by Albert Hoffman in 1938.  While in his lab, he "perceived an uninterrupted dream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors"(Hoffman). Image 2: Psychedelic Medicine       As a psychology major, I found it very interesting to learn that LSD was once used to treat psychosis through psychedelic psychotherapy.  I further researched Humphry Osmond's findings on LSD and it's affect on alcoholics and it was found that approximately 45% of the alco...

       Just as technology has expanded the minds and opportunities for artists, biotechnology has had similar effects, however in a different aspect in my opinion.  Artists over the past few decades have reportedly been spending just as much time in the laboratory  as the studio, working with biotechnologists, working with human tissues and DNA samples. (Miranda). Image 1: Joe Davis, Audio Microscope        Joe Davis, the pioneer of bioart, worked with several  molecular biologists and who taught him about genomes, the genetic material of an organism.  Davis tried to convince them to synthesize DNA and insert them into genomes of living bacteria.  His ideas led him to the audio microscope which translated light information into sound in order to hear living cells.  He also performed studies examining how E-coli bacteria responds to jazz music. To me, I see Davis's work as experimentation between biology and techn...

Image 1: Display of Exhibit      On Tuesday, May 9th, I attended Eli Joteva's Graduate Solo Show here at UCLA.  She had a very unique style of art and I enjoyed listening to her speak about her inspiration behind her artwork.  Her  display was a beautiful combination of art, science and technology.   Image 2: Projected Photograph of Dream-Wave Portrai      When you first walk into her exhibit, displayed on the wall on th e left hand side, was a photograph of a dream-wave portrait, as shown to the left. I asked her about her inspiration behind this photograph and she mentioned that she had been studying gamma and beta brain waves and the formulation of memories.  She also shared that her dreams have been behind the inspiration of most of her artwork.  Joteva was very interested in how people think about their dreams and their future dreams; how people see their future. As you turn the corner to the right, there are ...

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