Kyle Cuellar DESMA 9 Blog Spring 2017

Week Four In this weeks lectures Vesna showed us that art, technology, and medicine have always cooperated together. Although we don't always see these three go together, they really do. We first see how different advancements in the technology field have stemmed from art, like MRI's and X-rays. These inventions have helped save millions of lives over the years. The MRI is an example of how all three of these link together. When you get an MRI usually your whole body goes underneath a machine that scans your body, and then displays a picture of every bone and ligament that you have. The picture that we get from the MRI displays the art portion, the machine is the technology portion, and the ability to figure out what is wrong with your body from the picture is the medicine portion. This quote from an article from the aesthetics of MRI gives us a better understanding of what they really do for us regarding the technology and art fields " MRI images embody the human ur...

Robotics + Art Art is two things to me, creativity and innovation. Art can be such beautiful pieces of work because it allows the human mind to freely create whatever comes to it's imagination. This is the one reason why art has always stuck out as something that impacts the world on such a powerful level. Art gives people the ability to create whatever image they choose to. Although now artists are pushing to boundaries as to what is still considered art due to technology. Art though also connects with technology and allows people to create things that have never been created before. Artists now help create different technological advancements, they help create goods like drones or smartphones. So, even though art has given people the freedom to use their mind in the past without technology, in todays age artists use art to innovate. Some people might say that new technology is ruining the way that art was meant to be made and seen, but I see it the other way. I see techno...

EVENT ONE When I signed up for this workshop I didn't know what to expect. Although, after attending I am very glad that I attended it. After searching for the building for at least 30 minutes me and a couple of friends also in the class finally found the event. When we walked through the door we were greeted by the instructor who sat us down in the hallway and we began talking about the society we live in. As we began to chat she informed us about the culture we live in today and how we are so dependent on man made products that we do not get to experience the true beauty that the world gives us. I began to realize that this was so true when I thought of what I rely on in my everyday life. I couldn't exactly name more than one thing that is not man made that I use on a daily basis. The instructor of the event was from upstate New York and in preparation for  the even she went into the forest and collected anything she could find in the forest that represents nature. The...

When I think of what two cultures that my life revolves around, its easy. Right here at UCLA there is a huge culture difference between students vs. student athletes. Being a student athlete here at UCLA you are grateful for so many things. We are so lucky to have some of the best professors in the entire world as well as some of the best coaches in the world. Athletics gave me an opportunity to receive such a great education. But, often times I find that there is a stereotype about us athletes. Often times I get told, "Oh, you are just here to play baseball" or "you are just majoring in baseball." Other times when I talk about the stressful workload that we have here at UCLA I get, "just have your tutor do it for you." I have even had some friends tell me that people walking around with the sports back packs are intimidating. We actually love when people who aren't other student athletes engage in conversations with us. So, please if you ever see me...