KaitlynTerryDESMA9

       The neuroscience + art resources changed our perspective on the brain as an organ and a tool for understanding, creativity, and expression. Since art frequently discusses the brain and its limitations, functions, and structures, there is a close connection between the two. Real neural data is used in Greg Dunn's fMRI-inspired artwork to produce complex visuals that make science relatable and tangible. The Neuroculture project by Suzanne Anker suggests that science is not sterile but rather full of poetic potential by obfuscating the distinction between biological forms and beautiful objects. The neuroaesthetics readings made us reevaluate our assumptions by demonstrating how our biology is hardwired to react to art. Because it mimics natural patterns that indicate health and vitality, symmetry is frequently regarded as beautiful. This demonstrates how taste and preference are profoundly biological in nature, in addition to being cultural. From Salvador Dalí's ...

 The way we think of life and how we create with it has changed as a result of the DESMA 9 materials' exploration of the fusion of biology and design. Utilizing life, bio art is evolving into a creative medium in which scientists and artists work together to create expressive and functional systems using DNA, cells, and living organisms. In his TED Talk, "DNA Folding in Detail," Paul Rothemund showed how DNA can be folded at the atomic level to create intricate structures like boxes, smiley faces, and nanomachines. This technique, called DNA origami, treats DNA like code and folds it like paper, demonstrating the convergence of biology and computation. Making Stuff, the PBS NOVA documentary Smaller, introduced nanotechnology, such as spider-silk materials that are more durable than steel, micro-sensors for environmental change, and nanobots for medical repair. Like bio artists, scientists frequently imitate biological systems, take inspiration from nature's exquisite ...

 Ramakrishnan stressed the significance of viewing intuition from a neuroscientific perspective in his talk on the Neuroscience of Tarot. He clarified that the brain uses intuition to swiftly and frequently unconsciously process intricate patterns and draw conclusions. The foundation for comprehending how tarot can activate these processes was laid by this neurological underpinning of intuition. Ramakrishnan focused on the use of symbols and archetypes in his interpretation of tarot cards as tools for psychological and emotional investigation. He maintained that because the human brain is predisposed to react to metaphor and story, some pictures—such as The Fool, The Hermit, or The Tower—resonate with people from different backgrounds and eras because they capture universal human experiences. The parts of the brain linked to memory, emotion, and imagination are activated by these symbols.      The course's focus on biotechnology and art, which examines human percepti...

 We examined the relationship between neuroscience and art in DESMA 9, and Howard Gardner's Art, Mind, and Brain provided a revolutionary viewpoint. By arguing that people have a variety of intelligences, such as visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, and interpersonal, Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences challenges the conventional wisdom that intelligence is restricted to language and logic. This viewpoint supports the notion that art is a useful cognitive tool that transforms our thoughts, learning, and perception of the world, in addition to being a means of expression. Neuroaesthetics, the study of how the brain interprets artistic experiences, was covered in the lecture. Art viewing has been found to activate brain regions related to emotion, memory, and pattern recognition. Gardner's theory that artistic perception is cognitive is expanded upon by the way our brains interpret color, form, and composition. Gardner's claim that art and science coexist,...

 This week's exploration of biotechnology and art challenged my understanding of what art can be and the boundaries of creative ethics. Artists like Eduardo Kac and Oron Catts challenge us to consider the manipulation of life as an expressive medium. Kac's "GFP Bunny" and Catts and Zurr's "Victimless Leather" demonstrate that biotechnology is not just a scientific tool but a cultural and aesthetic language that can critique human values, ethics, and power. These pieces communicate through life rather than merely "using" it. In my experience, these pieces are meant to evoke conflict, to hold beauty and discomfort in the same space, which is why I found myself both fascinated and uneasy.     I gave careful thought to Ruth West's questions this week: Should artists be held to the same standards as scientists? They should, in my opinion, in certain respects, particularly when actual living things are involved, but I also think that art has a di...