Nanotech + Art
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As the availability of nanotechnology increases, the applications of these products have begun to expand beyond scientific fields and into the artistic world. Many different artists have already taken on the task of working with this increasingly popular technology with exhibits such as “Nano” which was developed here at UCLA in 2003. This exhibit explored how the atom could be displayed as art which challenges the popular mindset that “seeing is believing” since this material can only be viewed with the aid of advanced technology (Lovgren).
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One aspect of this new type of “nanoart” that presents a challenge to any artist who attempts to create it is the technology required to view these microscopic materials. To create these pieces, artists require advanced microscopes and cameras and that is just to capture the matter, to manipulate or work with them would be an even greater challenge (Feder).
Despite the challenges these “nanoartists” face, this new exploration is especially important given the larger role that nanotechnology is beginning to play in our lives. It is hard to accept the help it could provide to the medical and scientific fields if the common person cannot fully understand it (Orfescu). By incorporating it into their art, these artists are making nanotechnology more accessible to the average human.
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Feder, Barnaby J. “The Art of Nanotech.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25
Jan. 2008, bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/the-art-of-nanotech/.
Lovgren, Stefan. National Geographic, National Geographic Society,
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/12/1223_031223_nanotechnology.html.
Orfescu, Chris. “NanoArt: Nanotechnology and Art.” Academy of NanoArt, nanoart.org/
nanoart-nanotechnology-art/.
I like how you presented "nanoart" as a new challenge to artists rather than just a new medium. It often feels like there are few artistic fields left to try but when scientific discovery can be combined with art it gives artists new areas to explore.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the images you chose to display this week's topic of nanotechnology and art. It is one thing to learn about this topic, but another to personally witness the product and art of this technology. It is amazing to me that scientists have mastered this field enough to be able to create art out of it.
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