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Event 3 Blog
For my third event blog, I attended Claudia Schnugg’s discussion titled “Color Light Motion—Experiencing Realities: from fine-grained data to cosmic events” on June 3rd, 2023.
screenshot of event registration
During this discussion, Claudia shared several really cool art pieces which play with colors, light, and motion to showcase and create beautiful realities ranging from miniscule everyday objects to cosmic phenomena. One of the projects Claudia mentioned was the “Orbits” from Quadrature. This project focused on “the aesthetics of man-made objects in space” (Orbits), visually illustrating the pathways of satellites as they revolve around the Earth. It was really cool to see how using mixed mediums to acquire the satellite ranging data—from NASA itself, to observations made by fanatic star-gazers, to scientific measurements—the artists were able to visually track and create the beautiful pathways taken upon by the satellites in orbit. This was definitely one of my favorite projects mentioned by Claudia.
screenshot #1 of event
Another art project that Claudia mentioned was Alejandro and Moira Siña’s “Spinning Shaft,” created in 1978. In this piece, the artists created “kinetic lightworks that use electricity, glass and luminous gases” (Alejandro & Moira Siña). This ultimately illuminated various cylinders created by the light, shifting along with the viewer’s angling and perception—in other words, “the work offers the spectator many views” (Spinning shaft – art & electronic media). I really enjoyed learning about this art piece because the beautiful colors and their intricate dances with one another completely captivated me.
screenshot #2 of event
Overall, I am deeply grateful to Claudia for hosting this event and making these art pieces more easily accessible to a wider audience. Through her presentation, I was further reminded of the visceral entanglement between art and every aspect of life—science, technology, even cosmic space. Art is a medium of understanding the world around us, and that is deeply inspiring.
References List
Alejandro & Moira Sina, www.bermant.arts.ucla.edu/sina_spinning_shaft.htm. Accessed 7 June 2023.
“Orbits.” Quadrature, www.quadrature.co/work/orbits/. Accessed 7 June 2023.
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