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I underwent many x-rays and MRIs in my childhood due to the intense sport that I played, and while I was never in the radiologist’s office for a good reason, I was always so excited to be there purely because I loved to look at the resulting scans– it was like playing I-Spy trying to spot a break in my bone or a tear in my ligament. I loved this so much to the point of me dreaming of becoming a radiologist when I grew up. It really is like a piece of art, so many details that I could stare at forever. The intersections and angles seem so posed, yet it is all crafted by nature and structured in the strongest, most efficient way possible.  Artist and businessman Virgil Wong uses technological scans and anatomical drawings as some of many forms of media of which he produces art with. He uses these pieces to allow others to physically be able to see inside of the body– he morphed this into an app that implores its users to evaluate their health information which allows them to make inf...

The development of manufacturing and industrialization seem to sprout from one common factor– demand. Walter Benjamin relays in  “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”  that “one of the foremost tasks of art has always been the creation of a demand which could be fully satisfied only later.” Through this, he emphasizes the idea that consumer demand dictates markets as well as suppliers' ability to produce products.  Because of this, there is a push for constant innovation to impress the consumer which therefore drives quick development in the world of technology. For example, the concept of the assembly line was developed to heighten production rates. Soon after, the use of technology and robots began to replace human employees to maximize both efficiency and budget because manufacturers no longer had to pay as many employee wages. Non-technological assembly line– “1925 Philadelphia, Atwater Kent radio set assembly.” East Melbourne Historical Society , ht...

Last week I attended Gerald De Jong’s “Math + Art” guest lecture where he provided an in-depth analysis of the intersection between math, art, science, and technology through the concept of tensegrity. Tensegrity is an intricate art form that uses suspension, tension, wires, and rods to create unique sculptures where a minimal amount of the physical pieces actually come in contact with each other.  Jong reiterates the involvement of mathematics in the building process through emphasizing the fact that precise measurements and placements are key, otherwise the balance of the entire sculpture will be noticeably off. Additionally, the use of prefabricated tension allows the structure to reach a stable state that would not be able to be reached without this method.  Screenshot from the event– one of Gerald de Jong’s structures.  It was interesting to observe the planning process Jong undergoes to develop these structures. He was originally influenced by the work of Kenneth Sn...

The intersection between science, math, and art is a newly grasped concept for me, but as I continue to learn more about the foundations of each one, I become more aware of the influence and impact each one has on the others. “Vanishing Points and Looking at Art” emphasizes this combination of concepts through the explanation of the precise intenseness of the specific angles that are used to force a three dimensional perspective through a two dimensional canvas; the length and tilt of the lines as well as taking into account the angle at which each individual object lays at must all be calculated in order for everything to line up.  Frantz, Marc. “Vanishing Points and Looking at Art.” Lesson 3: Vanishing Points and Looking at Art , 2000, http://www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cap6938-02/refs/VanishingPoints.pdf. Accessed 8 April 2022. To further understand this concept, I watched Kate McKinnon’s guest lecture on geometric beadwork. I found it so interesting how she described that two dimens...