Data Arts #1: Visualizing Strange Things
This post is going to be a departure from my previous blogs in that it’ll…
Data Arts #1: Visualizing Strange Things
This post is going to be a departure from my previous blogs in that it’ll be more laid-back. I wanted to start a series where I could freely talk about different ways data is used in art. Okay, so you’ve probably heard the term “visualization” before. Whether it’s through an art class or not, you…
Pei Haozheng: The Michelangelo of Origami
It’s no wonder origami is such a popular pastime. The memories of following paper crane tutorials and pushing down on jumping frogs remain dear in peoples’ lives. While we might remember the artform for its simplicity, artist Pei Haozheng has been attempting to change that perception. Born in China’s Jiangsu province in 1996, Haozheng is…
Collecting Insects: Pastime for Mad Scientists or Unique Hobby?
As a child, I remember seeing the quasi-children’s movie Coraline and being utterly horrified. Its unique disturbing nature, to me, comes from the copious amount of motifs and references to insects & bugs. At the beginning of the movie, Coraline smashes a bunch of bugs at her apartment; after she enters the Other World, she…
Bioluminescence: Nature’s Artform
Have you ever wondered how a firefly glowed in the dark? What about anglerfish—how do they have their own light bulbs in the water? The answer relies on a biological phenomenon known as bioluminescence. In short, bioluminescence is an adaptation where an organism interacts with the environment to undergo chemical reactions that result in light…
Photoshop vs. Illustrator: Which is Better?
If you’re at all familiar with contemporary computer graphics, you will likely recognize the name of Adobe, a gold standard of assorted creative software. The multimedia company derives most of its profit from its products with capabilities ranging from photo editing to book design. Among them, the most widely known include Photoshop and Illustrator, two…
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge: Detailing the Most Rewarding Science & Art Competition
Are you a high school student who is interested in science and cinematography? Are you interested in competing for a chance at a $250,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 prize for your teacher, and an installation of a brand new science lab at your school? This might sound like an opportunity too good to be true,…
Art From Terror: The Legacies of Atrocities in Architecture
A couple years ago, I did a research project on the terrors of the Japanese Imperial Army against China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. I ended up finding the Nanjing Memorial, a Chinese work of architecture built to remember the 300,000 civilians killed during the Rape of Nanjing in 1937. It…
What Exactly is a College of Arts and Sciences?
Most universities are divided into a subset of schools that house different majors categorized by their focus. A biomedical engineering student might consider the College of Engineering, a botanist might consider the College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, and the list goes on. But almost every university has a specific school: the College of Arts…
The Technology and Artforms of Holography
Imagine you’re looking at an apple. It sits on the table, looking very fresh and delicious. Naturally, you try to reach for it, but your hand just ends up grabbing air. You’ve just been tricked by a phenomenon in physics known as holography. You might recall seeing them only in sci-fi movies, but holograms…
The Big World of Small Art
Recently, I had taken upon a new hobby that some might consider to be rather niche: microscopy! I bought my first compound microscope a couple weeks ago from AmScope and have been playing around with it ever since, imaging all sorts of samples from fibers of tissues to saliva. One thing that struck me particularly…
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