Event 4

A picture from the video we watched at the lecture.

For my 4th event, i attended Angela Washko's lecture on May 26th at noon.

http://animalnewyork.com/2015/monopoly-logic-feminist-artist-interviews-internets-infamous-misogynist/

                                                          

                                               An "Have You Seen This Man" photo of Roosh from lecture

This was a great lecture. I was really interested in the interview she presented because she talked about a very controversial subject. She talked about her interview with Roosh V who is pick-up artist who strongly believes feminists have made males much weaker and many people dislike his viewings. After watching this part of the lecture, i actually went to my room and started looking him up cause iv'e never heard of him. 

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/hacking-the-sims-with-angela-washko-and-other-fun-and-games-at-via/Content?oid=1855817

The sims example from lecture

Angela also talked about the games she makes, which inlcuded a spin off of the famous ' SIMS' video game which is a virutal world. She bases these games after pick up artists which ties in with the interview she did with Roosh TV.  In the sims game, she complicates the games culutrual biases by altering what the sims can and cannot do, like talk to other sims or even go outside. With this she found, like real humans, start acting out of the norm when they cannot do what they want.

Had to get a weird pic due to me not being able to stay full length haha

Washko, Angela. "A Monopoly On Logic: A Feminist Artist Interviews The Internet's Most Infamous Misogynist - ANIMAL." ANIMAL. N.p., 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 28 May 2016.

O'Driscoll, Bill. "Hacking The Sims with Angela Washko and Other Fun and Games at VIA." Pittsburgh City Paper. N.p., 23 Sept. 2015. Web. 28 May 2016.

Event 3

 On May 7th I attended the AIX Scent Fair at the Hammer museum.

https://hammer.ucla.edu/aix-scent-fair/


 This exhibit was pretty cool! As soon as I walked towards the exhibit, i could smell all different kinds of scents and it had me sneezing the entire time. Overall, the exhibit was a cool experience, the participants of the exhibit were extremely creative with these different scents and it was extraordinary.

http://www.sarahbaker.com/

This was the stand of Sarah Baker, i couldn't get picture from the front because their was too many people in the front. She was probably my favorite person to ask questions because she was so outgoing. I took a whiff of the Jack Daniels inspired fragrance , and it smelled pretty cool, and sweet.

http://www.sweetteaapothecary.com/

This is the stand of the Dead Writers Perfume by Sweet Tea Pothecary. The lady here was super nice as well, her name just slipped my mind. This one caught my attention becuase i love tea, and sweet tea especially. I loved this scent! It was really sweet and it was actually the last stand i visited so i smelled like it the rest of the day.

This exhibit reminded me of this article I read about a year ago about Burger King creating their own  burger inspired cologne. this is hilarious, nobody in their right mind is about to wear cologne that smells like a burger. I don't know why the owner allowed this but it should've never been released.

http://firsttoknow.com/meat-scented-burger-king-perfume-for-sale/

Picture of the cologne

All of the links are above but here's the only citation

"Meat-Scented Burger King Perfume for Sale." First to Know. First To Know, Apr. 2015. Web. 28 May 2016.

Space + Art

This week's topic about 'Space + Art' was by far my most favorite lecture from this class. I love space and I am always trying to find about more about it. Like Professor Vensa mentioned, every single topic we talked about before space is involved within space. Whether it was us using nanotechnology in space to biotech and art, it all makes up the space lecture.

https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0

This is the link for the video although it's in the lecture videos.

This is a chart of the Power of Ten

The Powers of Ten video was made in 1977  by Charles and Ray Eames. The video was really interesting to watch. It's honestly crazy to try and wrap your head around the idea of our Earth being such a tiny piece of the entire universe. whether it was the smallest little cell in our bodies, or make up of the entire of universe. We see the world as such a big place but we don't put into context how small of a fraction we actually are in life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/science/space/25pop.html?_r=0

Space and Art have combined to make some of my favorite movies! Movies such as Independence Day, Avatar,  and Predator are all involved with things that are from space. For example, the movie Independence day, is about Earth being attacked by Aliens from outer space and must defend themselves even though the aliens are far superior in technology.  We have no idea what's out in space, and this has allowed artists and filmmakers to create fictional characters and plots that seem believable.

     

 A cover for the movie.                           A picture of three Predators

https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2008/tech_benefits.html

I came across an article that talks about what Space actually provides us in our daily life. Have you ever wondered what we technology would be without outer space? The article talks about space explorations creating new markets and technologies that have made our economy and lives easier. For example, Red light-emitting diodes (LED's) are growing plants in space and these plants are healing humans! The LED technology used in NASA space shuttle plant growth have contributed to the development of even more medical devices. There are many more examples of how crucial space is to our existence.
 A picture of one the LED lights beaming on a plant in space



Lockey, Dan. "NASA Technologies Benefit Our Lives." NASA Technologies Benefit Our Lives. NASA, n.d. Web. 26 May 2016.

Kennedy, Randy. "When the Space Age Blasted Off, Pop Culture Followed."The New York Times. The New York Times, 24 Sept. 2007. Web. 26 May 2016.

Howell, Elizabeth. "What Are The Benefits Of Space Exploration? - Universe Today." Universe Today. N.p., 26 Jan. 2015. Web. 26 May 2016.

Event 1:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-kersels18-2008sep18-story.html

 

I attended the Leap Before You Look walk through exhibit on May 1st. The exhibit was pretty cool overall, it was my first time actually visiting a museum. After viewing most of the exhibit , two of the things we seen really caught my eye.

https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/05/exhibition-walk-through-leap-before-you-look/#

  

A picture of an art by Martin Kersels.                  The explanation of the art to the left.

http://art.yale.edu/MartinKersels

I thought this was one of the weirder things iv'e ever seen. I just don't completely understand why this was made bu ti think that's what intrigues me the most. Mr. Kersel was born in Los Angeles and actually received his B.A at UCLA. But a cool fact about this sculpture is that the stereo actually emits disco raves. The three strings on the sides and the front  go in and out of the green ball very slowly and there is actually weird music being played from the speaker. This sculpture overall is extremely weird but i think that's what makes it so cool.

http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/38600/king-david

  

               King David painting                                     A description of the artwork.

This King David painting really caught my eye as well. This painting was made by Gustave Moreau in 1878. This was really the only other art that looked cool to be. The rest of the art was just to abstract for me. In this picture, King David is looking dark and sad and he's looking down at a little girl with wings and it seems as if he's looking for help. I actually did a research project on King David in middle school so its pretty cool seeing a painting of him at the exhibit.

 

                                             Me and my friend at the exhibit with a employee

Event 2

I went to this exhibit, Drone Sweet Drone, on May 5th in the EDA room. The exhibit was pretty interesting, i've never seen anything like it. It was little room with just drones on the wall and wine and cheese on the side. Once i asked Anne Niemetz what these drones actually meant, she answered by saying it's the 'installation by a embroidered drone swarm using Arduino technology. Also she stated how important these such drones are to our lives today.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-niemetz-drone-sweet-drone-exhibition-tickets-24783272435

 This is a picture of the description of the exhibit.

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Besides they're being a video played on the side of the room, this was the exhibit entirely. These blue circles on the wall were drone designs that were lighting up on certain parts of each drone. It wasn't as exciting as i assumed it would be, it was pretty plain but her description of what these drones mean to her really helped me try to find a deeper meaning for these drones.

https://youtu.be/b653SpOIO_4

The video above shows what the lights look like and how cool the drone looks.

                                                                                              

This drone here was my favorite out of all drones. Not only did the words "Trust me" catch my attention,but the actual drone itself. it actually looks like our football team uses to record our practices and gathers data.

http://archive.boston.com/sports/colleges/2014/05/27/ucla-football-uses-drone-practice-and-your-team-could-someday-too/RZ2rEJN0LurXrEEauCLRGP/story.html

                                                               a photo of one of the drones

                                            Me and Anne Niemetz. IDK why she looked away.

Dzen, Gary. "UCLA Football Uses A Drone at Practice, And Your Team Could Someday, Too." Boston.com. N.p., 27 May 2014. Web. 26 May 2016.

NanoTech + Art

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168365909007111

In this week's lecture, we learned about Nanotechnology and Art. Nanotechnology is technology, science, and engineering at the nanoscale, which isn't visible to the naked eye.
I came across an article that talks about Nanotechnology to improve human diagnostics and therapeutics. These therapeutic products are based on ultra-adaptable, self-regulating, nano-sized characters that are supposed to allow certain drugs to enter your body through your skin.The challenge of perfecting such a hard task is due to the complex barrier of our skin. Our skin is the art being worked out on by the science of nanotechnology.The article goes in detail on what it would take in order for this to actually take place and it's very complicated.


 A picture form the article

https://source.wustl.edu/2011/02/new-nanoparticles-make-blood-clots-visible/

 

                                                          A picture of the nanoparticles

I felt the article titled " New nanoparticles make blood clots visible" also was a great example of this weeks' topic. Researchers at Washington University of Medicine in St Louis have designed nanoparticles that find clots and make them visible on a new x-ray technology. The number of people who walk into hospitals every year for chest pain is in the millions and most of this people aren't treated correctly. This new technology will be able to locate heart attacks before they happen and this new scanner will be able to show a blood clot's exact location. This new technology is vital and if successful, will be able to save millions of lives.


Evangelou Strait, Julia. "New Nanoparticles Make Blood Clots Visible | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis." The Source. Washington University in St. Loiuis, 02 Feb. 2011. Web. 22 May 2016.

, Gregor, and Ulrich Vierl. "Nanotechnology and the transdermal route: a state of the art review and critical appraisal." Journal of Controlled Release141.3 (2010): 277-299.

Simberg, Dmitri, et al. "Biomimetic amplification of nanoparticle homing to tumors." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104.3 (2007): 932-936.

Neurosci+Art

      While reviewing this week's lecture, the first examples that came to my head were from a couple of my favorite rappers. These rappers; ASAP Rocky, Mac Miller, and Chance The Rapper, have created music while using certain drugs that alter the way you perceive things. It's said that if you were to listen to these songs while using the same drugs , you'll vibe with the song even better and see certain things. This ties in with this week's topic because these artists are using their brains in order to create a certain art.

http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.23903/title.chance-the-rapper-explains-how-taking-acid-affected-acid-rap


            
 A picture from ASAP Rocky's              A mixtape by Chance named
          LSD video.                                                 after a drug.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/art-and-the-limits-of-neuroscience/?_r=0

    I also believe that the article we read about in this week's lecture titled "Arts and the Limits of Neuoroscience" tie in with the topic above. In the article, Alva Noe talks about the limits on the brain being controlled by our personal thoughts. With the music being made on drugs such ass acid, these restraints no longer occur because your thoughts are altered.


 a picture from the article.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/how-to-build-a-bigger-brain-91273


A couple weeks ago, i was reviewing a article discussing meditation actually making your brain bigger in a science lab. I did not believe it all. After reviewing the research that UCLA has done has changed my mind completely. They say people that meditate often end with bigger brains than people who don't. If meditation actually does make your brain bigger, im'a start doing it very soon!



http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2006/02/meditation-found-to-increase-brain-size/

Tardio, Andres. "Chance The Rapper Explains How Taking Acid Affected "Acid Rap"" HipHopDX. N.p., 10 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2016.

Noe, Alva. "Art and the Limits of Neuroscience." Opinionator Art and the Limits of Neuroscience Comments. The Stone, 04 Dec. 2011. Web. 16 May 2016.
           
Wheeler, Mark. "How to Build a Bigger Brain." UCLA Newsroom. N.p., 12 May 2009. Web. 16 May 2016.

BioTech + Art

By reviewing and understanding this week's topic, multiple examples of BioTech and Art were brought to my head. When i was younger i used to always watch this movie called "Small Soldiers". In this movie,  a boy buys a pack of new action figures called the Commando Elite and he's unaware of them being programmed with military intelligence. These highly intelligent action figures are built to destroy the Gorgonites ( a set of action figures the boy already owns). This war between the toys causes havoc on the boys neighborhood and ends up destroying his house. I feel this is a great example of BioTech + Art because scientists inserted these child-like action figures with military technology and this ended up back firing.

A picture of the movie cover

http://www.nytimes.com/movie/?res=9F04E4DE1631F933A25754C0A96E958260

I also thought the article about a plant called Super weed was really interesting as well. According to the University of Delaware scientists, this invasive plant has poison that is uses to get rid of its neighbors is evolving. Scientists believe that UV Rays from the Sun are increasings the plants poison and its ruining the environments around the plants. The scientists even say that 10 to 20 years, this plants phragmites will destroy nesting areas for birds, it must be controlled immediately!

A picture of the 'Super weed'

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=6754314

From watching Jurassic Parks hundreds of times, i felt it also fit perfectly with what we were reviewing this week. I'm going to  discuss the newest  movie called Jurassic World. In Jurassic World, genetically engineered dinosaurs are put on for show on a island. But their is one dinosaur that has been giving to much intelligence and its name is Indominus Rex. This dinosaur extremely intelligent dinosaur escapes and sets off an array havoc among the island and all the visitors on it. I felt this movie was a perfect example because these scientists created dinosaurs (which are obviously extinct and for a reason) and this seemingly seems like a great idea but this once again backfires.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/real-life-jurassic-world-dinos-may-be-10-years-off-15061.htm

A picture of Indomnous Rex

Citation:

Yeats, Ed. "Super weed" taking strong hold in Utah. May 09, 2016. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=6754314 

Pyle, Rod. "Real-Life 'Jurassic World' Dinos May Be 10 Years  Off". May 09, 2016.  http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/real-life-jurassic-world-dinos-may-be-10-years-off-15061.htm 

Ronald, Pamela. "More Genetically Engineered Toys Are What the Public Needs." SciLogscom. Uncategorized, 22 July 2008. Web. 09 May 2016.

MedTech+ Art

X Ray vision is the first thing that came to my head when i reviewed the assignment this week.

In this week's lecture, the topics of medicine, technology, and art were focused on.  A couple hours before beginning to read this lecture, I ran across a video on "worldstarhiphop.com" called " Love has no labels". With this experiment,  a group of people created an experiment that showed how love is more than looks and other people's opinions.  The people observing this experiment only seen X-Ray's of the two lovers and could not make a judgement on that relationship based off of looks or gender.

https://youtu.be/PnDgZuGIhHs

http://blog.universalmedicalinc.com/the-increasing-importance-of-ultrasound-in-medicine/

I feel ultrasounds are a huge part to medical techonolgies as well. I can relate to this a lot because I have four little brothers and a ton of younger cousins so I've seen my fair share of ultrasounds. These are vital to parents knowing whether or not you'll be having a boy or a girl when having a child. It gives us a view of what the baby looks like before the baby is even born and other medical conditions the baby may have.

A picture of an Ultrasound

I also see plastic surgery as one of the most important medical technologies of the generation we live in today. Plastic surgery is  one of the most "to-do" things in today;'s world. Peoples' lives change once they get surgery and most celebrities are perfect examples of this.  A woman can get plastic surgery on her butt and make it much bigger and this can in fact lead to her being famous for it. I personally feel the Kardashians are a great example of how plastic surgery can imporve your life entirely.

 

A picture of Kylie Jenner

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/the-importance-of-cosmetic-surgery-in-real-life

https://getreferralmd.com/2015/02/the-10-biggest-innovations-in-health-care-technology-in-2015/

Citations:

"10 Biggest Innovations in Health Care Technology in 2015." Physician EConsult Patient Referral Management Software. Referral MD, 10 Feb. 2015. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.

Jones, Patricia. "The Importance of Cosmetic Surgery in Real Life." The Importance of Cosmetic Surgery in Real Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.

Annis, Faye. "The Increasing Importance Of Ultrasound In Medicine -Universal Medical." Universal Medical Inc Blog. Universal Medical, 28 Jan. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.