Week 1 Blog:

In Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between, Professor Vesna talks about how there is divide between the literary humanities and sciences creating the "two cultures". Professor Vesna remind readers of C.P. Snow's argument that the curricula of schools and universities are the reasons for the separation between the humanities and sciences. Both Professor Vesna and Snow argue that it is impossible to keep the arts separate from the sciences because work from both professions are interrelated. According to Professor Vesna, technologies and scientific discoveries are what inspires artists to create and explore new innovations. However, schools and universities reinforce this inequality by dividing the literary humanities and sciences into two cultures. An example of the two cultures is demonstrated on UCLA campus with the sciences in South campus and the art humanities in North campus. Before reviewing this week's readings, I never thought about the importance of science in relation to art. I never took the time to think about how art using computer technologies is a form of art. Understanding Snow's perspective changed my thinking about students from North and South campus. South campus majors have knowledge about sciences that can be beneficial to North campus majors studying arts and vice versa. I believe that understanding the importance of science in relation to the humanities is essential in everyday life, not just in creating art. People depend on one another for information and knowledge. Understanding information beyond our field of study can make us more knowledgeable and have a better understanding of the world.

                                            Dynamic Performance of Nature by EB Office:

Art Fair of the Future: Tunnel View

How Art, Science, and Technology Interact in Southern California

Snow, C.P. The Two Cultures and The Scientific Revolution. Cambridge University Press. New York. 1961.

Vesna, Victoria. Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between in Leonardo, Vol. 34, No. 2.The MIT Press. 2001

"Dynamic Peformance of Nature by EB Office". Archinect. Connecting Architects Since 1997. Walter, Alexander. 21 Nov. 2011. 

"Art Fair of the Future: Tunnel View". Mutual Art. Kotter, Han. 1 Feb. 2012.

"How Art, Science, and Technology Interact in Southern California" KCET. Nowlin, Stephen. 20 March. 2015.