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DESMA 9 Event 1 -- Ecocentric Art + Science Symposium: Prophesies & Predictions

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    This Friday I attended the Eco-Centric Art + Science: Prophecies and Predictions event. Even though I was only able to stay for the first two hours, I gained a lot from the two lectures given by artist Linda Weintraub and professor James Gimzewski. In the first lecture, Mrs. Weintraub informed us a lot about how modern artists are able to create really innovative artworks by reflecting on the relationships between human, art and nature in the age of industrialization. Professor Gimzewski, on the other hand, presented a very thought-provoking story about a subtle yet inspiring connection between art and science, which is closely related to the topics included in this course. Linda Weintraub during her lecture     In her lecture "WHAT's NEXT? Eco Materialism and Contemporary Art", Mrs. Weintraub talked about several artists and their contribution to neo-materialism through different kinds of art forms, including Gebhard Sengmüller and his "Parallel Image...
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DESMA 9 Week 7 Blog

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    The overlap between neuroscience and art is an interesting one, and definitely worth exploring. This relationship started rather recently, but is quickly evolving and becoming more and more prevalent. In Dr. Vesna's lecture we see that Santiago Ramon y Cajal was the founder of neuroanatomy and was specifically interested in the connection patterns of neurons by shape (Vesna). Drawing of Purkinje and Granule Cells from Pigeon Ceregellum by Santiago Ramon y Cajal, 1899. http://public.media.smithsonianmag.com/legacy_blog/neurons.jpg     One such modern extension of this interest is microetching. This is a technique where neural junctions are inscribed into metal such as gold with the aim of illustrating the connections of the brain (Drinker). The picture changes based on the position of the observer, which keeps the picture simple enough to analyze while still conveying the inherent complexity of the system.     My experience in the...
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