Event #1 Blog

This experience at the UCLA's Meteorite Gallery helped me understand how science and art can work hand in hand. The two cultures are closely related if you look out for the relationship between the two. When looking at these meteorites and zoomed in photographs of them I can clearly note the objects figures being used in art pieces by many renowned artists.

 

I took a picture with the worker as shown above. He asked me what class this is for and I told him Desma 9. He was aware that this was an art class and he asked why I'm at a meteorite gallery if I'm taking a picture for an art class. I explained to him the relationship between art and science and told him that these two concepts work hand in hand. I explained how artists are influenced by scientific findings. 

I pointed to the different class of chondrites photo of a zoomed in, black photograph. This piece can influence in artist while looking at its composition and use of pattern. The black, white, and gray colors provide tone to the photograph and it honestly can be mistaken as a famous piece of abstract art. It has nearly every quality of a great painting but it is merely a zoomed in photograph of a chondrite. 

I would reccomneed this gallery to all students enrolled in Desma 9. I find it very intriguing comparing forms of science and art and seeing how each contributes to the other. This gallery shows how scientific findings can influence future art pieces and artists. The more scientists encounter new information, the more artists will be influenced by these findings.