I attended the LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening
Rendezvous) event at the CNSI building on campus. There were many artists
giving presentations, including Toni Dove, Taylor Aubry, Clarisse Bardiot,
Laura Cechanowicz, Erkki Huhtamo, Marco Pinter and Shannon Willis. Each artist
gave a short talk and they were all so different and unique. It was a great
evening!
The first speaker was named Erkki. He spoke about topos, and
the world upside down. I found it difficult to connect this to the course
materials but it was a very entertaining presentation. The second speaker was
Taylor, and she spoke mainly about science. She explained a new way of creating
energy, by using plastic solar cells. She explained what photovoltaic light was
and why solar panels are too expensive to be used extensively. This reminded me
of Profesor Vesna’s Week 3 Lecture, about how technological advancements
greatly changed society. In that lecture she explained how machines sped up the
mechanization process (i.e. printing press), and art was changed because of
this. Similarly, new forms of electricity will make a great impact on society.
(Plastic Solar Cell)
The third speaker was talking about the Leonardo Journal,
which was a journal that used technology to analyze culture. This is a perfect
example of the intersection of art and science, because it combines the use of
technology and culture. The fourth speaker was named Marco Pinter, and his
focus was on robotics and art. He worked on the choreography of sculptures
using robotic motors, which is exactly what professor Vesna spoke about in
Lecture 3.
(Marco Pinter explaining robotics and object permanence)
Works Cited
Vesna, Victoria. “Lecture 2.” Cole UC online. Youtube. 15 Apr 2012. Web. 24 Apr 2016.
Vesna, Victoria. “Mathematics.” Lecture. YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 8 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2016.
Vesna, Victoria. “Mathematics.” Lecture. YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 8 Apr. 2015. Web. 22 Apr. 2016.
Vesna, Victoria. "TwoCultures part1." Youtube. Uconlineprogram, 30 Mar. 2012. Web. 22 Apr. 2016.
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