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Week 7: Neuroscience and Art

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This week, Professor Vesna talks about the connections between neuroscience and art and the impact neuroscience has had on our society. From the outside, it is tough to see the connection between the two fields. According to our culture, neuroscience is the study of the brain and how it functions. However, art is seen in a creative and subjective way of life. Nonetheless, ideas sprouted by artists are often controversial. As we go deeper into the history of art and neuroscience, we can begin to see how the two fields can collide. In the 1960s, an artistic fab came about. The name of this fab is "Op Art". This type of art ran crazy through scientific and artistic fields. For the scientific side, many scientists were beginning to discover how the retina processes color and how the color of someone's iris could play a part in the color processing. Artists, however, began to take advantage of this new discovery and created art that had messed with people's perceptions...
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Event #3: Hammer Museum

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This past week, me and my teammates got a chance to visit the Hammer Museum in Westwood. The Hammer is known for accepting work all around the world, especially artists who are up and coming trying to make a name for themselves. One thing I had noticed while being at the museum is the amount of political and social issues that are addressed in the world through the art expressed. As an example, there was a giant red sign that had the words, "END WHiTE Supremacy". One of the popular exhibits at the museum was the Jeanine Oleson exhibit. Jeanine Oleson is from New York and she creates art through photography, film, and sculpting. In the museum, Oleson's focus was using copper and linking the body, manual labor, and resources with art. The title of her project was "Conduct Matters". According to Oleson, "Mining late capitalism's alienating effects through material is extraction and labor...I'm making catalytic instruments and objects which alter ...
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Event #2 The Getty

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On Wednesday May 10, 2017, I decided to go to the Getty museum with my girlfriend. I had always seen pictures of the view from the Getty, but I have never got the chance to go inside and explore for myself. The experience begins on the tram up the steep hill where the Getty rests. As soon as you step off the tram, you instantly see statues and beautiful architecture. Once you turn the corner and you are presented with steps to go to the museum, a few fascinating sculptures appear to us, grandiose in size. Finally, we were able to enter the museum and I got to see some amazing paintings from many famous artists. One of the first exhibits I was able to explore was Robert Mappethorpe's exhibit. I had never heard of this artist previously, but right away I noticed his uniqueness. Many of his portraits are black and white. So, telling from his pictures, I could tell how much he emphasizes contrast and portraying a certain mood with his color choices. This was the first of many exh...
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