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  MedTech EuropeArt of Life When MedTech meets Art - MedTech Europe    I have little to no experience with medical technology, I am as far from a woman in STEM as you can get. However, the intertwining of art, medicine, and technology was incredibly interesting this week, especially in regards to the professor’s discussions on the human body, and how art and medicine intersected in that topic. From downloading 3D human renderings meant for medical technologies, proven to be critical for her art, to simply observing a live model when sketching, this lecture focused on human dissection and its importance (Vesna) . Artists and doctors working hand in hand to illustrate, understand, and document human bodies piqued my interest in regards to plastic surgery; something that almost seems like an art form in relation to medicine. Plastic surgery room https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5nz4g/disfigured-wwi-vets-were-the-first-plastic-surgery-patients      After some ...

Industrialization      A quote that has been on my mind lately is, “your productivity does not define your worth”, and I thought that perspective would be an intriguing one to open this conversation on the idea of industrialization. Prof. Vesna explored advanced technology and mechanisms that were created as a result of man becoming outdated and machines taking its place as the front force of production, from assembly lines that result in the laptop I’m typing this blog post on (Uconlineprogram; Robotics pt1 ). Productivity and progress is inevitable; we are constantly improving and one-upping what we know to exist, but what about the effects of industrialization on human behavior? Replacing man with machine may have moved us from the manufacturing line to the control room, but the constant, overbearing work ethic, the idea of meeting an end goal, the idea of success, “toxic productivity” almost seems to be so ingrained in our Western culture, and I bet we can thank indus...

Image from Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice-Guy Blanche website      Alice Guy-Blanche was effectively wiped clean from cinematic history - until Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blance came to light. Watching this event over this past weekend was incredible. As a woman in the arts, this experience was especially touching and inspiring, watching how many barriers were broken only to be hidden from the spotlight. Watching this surprisingly helped me understand the concept of two cultures, as we discussed in class week 1, a little more fully, specifically in regards to creativity in connection to the article by David Bohm we had read. Alice Guy started out as a 22 year old secretary for Gaumont, in an era where inventors and creators across the country were fighting to pioneer motion graphics, and witnessed the “Birth of Cinema '' courtesy of the Lumier brothers at his (Gaumont’s) side. Inspired by the brothers, Alice posed the question that if we can use...

History of Infinity by Becca Wittebols http://mathhombre.blogspot.com/p/mathart.html                In all honesty, as an artist myself, I never thought of math as closely related to my craft. I had an admiration for calculus and problem solving, but math did not love me back, resulting in poor grades and outlook on the subject. However, this week’s lecture allowed me to reconsider its beauty, and some insights I gained revolved around the relationship, the push and pull, between art and science, specifically in regards to the art of perspective. Perspective has always come easy to me growing up, art just runs in my blood, I just didn’t have the technical terminology to define things like a vanishing point until taking proper classes. However, once the vocabulary appeared, so did the mathematical ideas, the measurements, the formulas, and relearning this through this week’s materials was re-inspiring. Finding the balance in these two ideas is...