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DESMA 9 FALL 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
EVENT #4: Natural History Museum
On November 27, I visited the Natural History Museum,
unfortunately located directly adjacent to the rivaled university. I have always been in love with animals and
so interested in nature and every species of organism, so this trip was very
fun for me! The diorama halls of the
animals from different continents of the world were, by far, my favorite. The exhibits were incredibly detailed and arranged
in a way that the animals were placed in lifelike movements, had realistic
terrain, foliage, and other animal props, and had a three-dimensional backdrop
that completed the look for a world that seems to actually go infinitely beyond
what you initially see in front of you.
Each exhibit truly was an artistic, delightful masterpiece that was
definitely worth seeing, and also educational if you read the display
descriptions like I do.
Look guys, I fed some elk! (; |
My other
favorite exhibition was the one on gems and minerals. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, as the
saying goes, though when I walked through this hall, I was glowing with envy by
the beauty of every single gem and mineral there. These formations of nature are art forms that
are miraculously naturally created by the Earth. Every mineral glistened from the light, and
every mineral amazed me, such as the glow in the dark rocks, of course all of
the gold, and minerals and gems with very unique designs and shapes to
them. The birth stone collection was
behind vault doors completely blew me away – the opals (my October birth stone)
were composed of collages of every color that shined brightly in the light, and
the diamond jewelry was made out of the largest diamonds that I have ever seen,
including the largest red diamond naturally formed.
Dinosaurs, who once ruled the Earth, were
also a main attraction at the museum.
Their bones (both real and artificial) were carefully constructed
together to form the entire bodies or portions of a prehistoric species. This is an art to master, especially
uncovering fossils that must be identified and carefully cleaned and modeled to
form the remnants of what was once a living organism. Overall, this was a very rewarding place for
me to attend, since it displays the big picture of the world around us, and
preserves many important and fascinating specimens and historical artifacts.
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Favorite display!!! |
Friday, November 29, 2013
EVENT #3: Hammer Museum
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First time at the Hammer! |
One of Bess' pieces depicting streptococci; unfortunately, I was not allowed by the staff to use my camera to take more photos ): |
"Glass House" by Welling |
Technology and art of Leckey's art |
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Van Gogh! |
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Blog #8: Space & Art
The notion of space and art is collectively a combination of every theme that we have learned in the class - science, technology, math, nanotechnology, and more. There is a large category of movies, television shows, and novels are based on science fiction of space, apocalyptic Earth, other dimensions, extra terrestrials, evolved humans and other organisms, and/or futuristic technology, such as "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Elysium", War of the Worlds, and many more. These attract readers' or viewers' attention because they are topics of mystery and curiosity to society.
Neil Armstrong's famous mission, Apollo 11, indicated the first human landing on the moon and return back to Earth, a goal set by President John F. Kennedy. Armstrong described the event as "one small step for man; one giant leap for
mankind", as the American flag was planted into the lunar ground. Although, despite the different forms of evidence of footage, photography, and terrain samples, many people question the validity of the mission, believing that an artistic and carefully designed hoax was created to falsify the landing.
More Relevant Links:
Works Cited:
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Space Pt1 1280x720.
Dir. Victoria Vesna. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZIqTR332l8>.
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Space Pt2 1280x720.
Dir. Victoria Vesna. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLZMDpoP-u0>.
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Space Pt3 1280x720.
Dir. Victoria Vesna. YouTube, 29 July 2013. Web.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WOqt_C55Mk>.
"Apollo
11." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Nov. 2013. Web. 28 Nov.
2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11>.
Images:
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013. <http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/iss_11_24/i26_106565.jpg>.
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013. <http://www.galaxyphoto.com/high_res/hst_pillars.jpg>.
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013. <http://www.interestingtopics.net/storage/bfdc1afc9202702b0e5e4abda1cb5195.jpg>.
Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013. <http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2008/10/28/star-trek-old-new.jpg>.
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