Due to the fact that I wasn’t able to attend any of the biochem presentations because of my conflicting schedule (classes or work), I am uploading this final reflection instead on the knowledge and thoughts I’ve accumulated throughout the entirety of this seminar course.
I think the most significant thing I’ve taken away from this course is the various forms of scientific representation as well as how to trace the art behind scientific artwork. I knew that science could be represented through a medium of art, but it was through this class that I was able to truly learn how to analyze and interpret the science when placed in artwork. It’s not just about the content present in the art, but also how the artist conveys the science through colors, composition, balance, etc. Just by brightening or darkening a painting, an artist can portray a scientific concept as something ominous or something prosperous. This was certainly true when I analyzed Nicolle Fuller’s painting for myself for my midterm project. Although the concrete concept of “bubble universes” were actually very foreboding–universes colliding together and possibly ending humankind altogether–the fact that she represented them in literal bubbles softened the science behind it, and instead, presented the concept as something to easily accept and actually enjoy.
After taking this course, I can truly say that I have definitely become more open-minded about science in general. I used to have a very narrow-minded view about science because well, A. I was never very integrated into the sciences in general, but B. because I’d always assumed that science could only be portrayed in one aspect. Through this course, I’ve learned that all subjects (of matter) are interlinked in some way, and even if they’re not, humankind has made it possible to interlink all these concepts together. Due to this, I’m more willing to partake in science courses as well as open my mind up more to them, because I realize that if I can’t work with raw science as it is presented, then I can just make science work for me through learning and expressing it with my own mediums.