I took this course believing that it would be the perfect “science for non science people” class. During the semester I was pleasantly surprised to find that I greatly enjoyed the science aspects of the course, especially the unit on … Continue reading
Last week’s discussion on color and how we detect it really interested me. I was especially interested on the artistic side of color since I am especially drawn to artwork that contains really vibrant colors. Professor Conway’s discussion of Matisse … Continue reading
This week we learned that light exists as a photon particle and that the colors we see are products of absorption and reflection of certain photons. This was especially interesting to observe in the gummy bear experiment that we performed … Continue reading
Last week’s topic of Prion disease was very interesting to me, especially everything that was yet unknown about it and why it occurs. A seemingly healthy person suddenly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that have no obvious cause. Even though … Continue reading
A beautifully rich color not occurring in nature, Egyptian blue might be one of the earliest examples of the intersection between art and science. Possibly one of the first artificially created pigments, the existence of egyptian blue shows us that … Continue reading
After the exercise in Tuesday’s class where we discussed society’s expectations of what it means to be an artist, I spent some time thinking about what it truly means to be an artist. What, if any, are the qualities that … Continue reading