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This week’s content was very eye opening for me, as I did not realise the connection between the medical world and art.   At Professor Vesna opened the lectures in discussing the history of medicine and that if it were not for art, the medical community would not have made as much progress as they have. The study of the human anatomy in early medical days would not have been possible without anatomical drawings for the doctors and the scientists to study from and learn off of. Looking into modern medical fields and the way art interacts, Professor Vesna discussed the use of Grey’s Anatomy.   This Book published by Henry Grey, was first issued for medical purposes however it appeal has shifted over the generations and now almost every artist that uses the human body has this book on their shelf.   Many times although in this class I have only every thought about art in the form of paintings and pictures.   It wasn’t until this discussion that I realised the technological advances in ar

I attended the event “Metaphors on Vision: Films by Stan Brakhage” shown in the Billy Wilder Theatre at the Hammer Museum. The event put on by UCLA Film and Television showcased Stan Brakhage’s revolutionary work in using an 8mm lenses camera.   The Hammer Museum is a perfect location to show these films as it is a space that brings together new technological and art advances to make beautiful works in such an industrialized and open looking space. The theatre’s space was big and open with a large amount of seating and a stage in front of the screen for the lecturer to discuss the films before hand. The showing started with Thomas Beard; (pictured below, from right: myself, Thomas beard and my friend) who had restored the films and put them on display, discussing his thought about the works and how Brakhage has revolutionized filmmaking. Brakhage’s films that were shown included the 23 rd psalm branch and other Psalms. In his works he used a 8mm lensed camera instead of the

This weeks material was interesting as it not only focused on how robotics and art influence each other in the present day, but the lectures informed us on how the technological changes from the industrial revolution have also influenced this. Technology and mass production is what has helped the invention of jobs, making differing objects and making ideas available to larger audiences leading to new discoveries in today’s world. In Lecture Part 1, Professor discusses the printing press and how its invention created the ability for information to be transmitted rapidly.   This allowed for mass production of information from brilliant minds to transmit their knowledge around the world and thus                   A robotic assembly line  changed the way we today transmit our knowledge. What I find most interesting about in industrial revolution and the way it changed our world is the assembly line.   Professor discussed this in short but how I see it is the technological advances like

When looking at different subjects or cultures you never put Art and Math together. They are actually split into two very different topics not only in education but also in our own life and identity.   During your time in school it was only common that your fellow peers label you, into the subject or extra-circular activity you succeeded in. I know I was labelled as the “sports girl how was good at math.   Math is something that makes sense. No matter how large or scary the equation looks, it usually boils down to; one number plus another number equals the final product. Is this not what art is too? One product plus another product equals the final piece. However, until the lecture that Professor Vesna presented about Art and Math, I never thought about the connection between the two.     From my understanding, without Math we cannot have art.   Take the Golden ratio for instance.   This helps explain the Egyptian Pyramids, arguably one of the most fascinating works of art.

I enjoyed the Lecture on “Two cultures” more specifically in learning about the difference in science and art.   I did not consider myself particularly artsy or scientific with a big passion for sport. However coming to UCLA I found a passion for both the arts/humanities and science in the particular field of psychology.   I have found there is a combination of both cultures within this degree one being that the psychology buildings sit pretty far south within the science world of campus, with many different scientific research components however there is intellectual thinking along with a creative process to the degree. The intertwining of both these cultures in this specific degree allows me to live within the third culture. C.P Snow introduces the third culture is the attempt to bridge the gap between the humanities and science, most evident within universities. One of the many reasons for this is because the education system allows artists to access different components of t