Vesna and Gimzewski's interactive butterfly morphology display
Nanotechnology before this class to me was learning "nano" as a unit and how it was one of the smallest particles to be measured. With Professor Gimzewski's lecture, my classes in chemistry definitely came to life, and I saw more of how the science concepts I learned was applied in real life - in many different areas including art and medicine!
It has definitely been further defined by Professor Vesna and Gimzewski with a new project that "allows visitors to experience nanotechnology by sensing it, even when they can't see it" (Lovgren). From this, you can see how the advances of nanotechology are pioneering the future - and artists making it come to life for everyone else to perceive visually and spatially. I appreciated how this modern, cutting edge research was made readily understandable to everyone, instead of it being specialized for scientists.
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| Orefescu's nanoart Flamingo representation |
Orefescu is another artist who seeks to make this science open to all, as his “work loses the basic scientific information in the end, but with more than 70 percent of the people in the U.S. using products incorporating nanotechnology, [he] wants people to know about it and hopes art stirs their curiosity to find out more” (Feder). Even though it may not be completely scientific or accurate, any amount of understanding and stimulation of curiosity to pursue more knowledge will only benefit our society. A greater sense of how important this work is will have people embrace and appreciate the technology more in a medium that is more approachable.
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| Krasek's piece "Quasicrystal Blossoms" |
NanoArt is another field that allows "an unbelievably tiny world that only a small number of scientists have viewed." Artist Krasek incorporates that using "Fibonacci sequences, inward infinity and perceptual ambiguity," (Extraordinary Beauty of the NanoArt World: Photos) all concepts we have either covered or are closely connected. While this nano level system is more often than not invisible to the human eye, these art productions make it beautiful while referencing the usefulness it has in our everyday life. Clearly, art and science has come full circle, both within our class and within the realm of nanotech.
Works Cited
"Extraordinary Beauty of the NanoArt World: Photos." Discovery News. 12 Dec. 2012. Web. 22 May. 2015.
Feder, Barnaby. "The Art of Nanotech." Bits. New York Times, 25 Jan. 2008. Web. 22 May. 2015.
Gimzewski, James. "Nanotech for Artists Part 5 - Dr. Gimzewski." Youtube. 21 May. 2012. Web. 21 May. 2015.
"When Nanotechnology Meets Art." Science and Religion. 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 22 May. 2015.
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