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Extra Credit Event #2: Air and Space Museum

The last museum I attended was the San Diego Air and Space museum. I had never been to this museum, and I have lived in San Diego my whole life. I really enjoyed learning about naval aviation, Sputnik, Atlas, and how rockets are built. I felt that this does pertain to our Desma course because artists undoubtedly look to space for inspiration. In addition, the technology of all of these definitely influence art.

  While at this museum, I learned even more information about the Space Race and the ways that Sputnik affected the world. It stated that Sputnik started the space age, and the U.S. and U.S.S.R rivalry. I also learned about the ATLAS, and its facilities. The ATLAS stands for the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System, and it is the world’s first superconducting linear accelerator for heavy ions at energy in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier. Its is the primary facility for nuclear structure research. It is known to be the forefront of nuclear research. By studying these neutron rich species, this is definitely a frontier in nuclear physics research which could change the way that we see nuclear energy. Any new finding could affect the technology of today, which would simultaneously affect art. When technology is being worked on and improved, art is affected well.

Another part of the museum that I was really interested in was how rockers are built. In a picture I have inserted below, it shows a rocket engine and what is needed. There has to be a turbine, an oxygen pump, combustion chamber, and a nozzle. All of these components help to fuel the rocket engine in order to get into space. The pump is the first step in this process which lifts up the pressure of the propellants. Next, because there are burning propellants, the fuel is pumped through a combustion chamber. Then the pressurized fuel is passed to the turbine, which operates the pump. Immediately affter a high pressure gas is ignited, and it goes through the nozzle. Lastly, the gas accelerates through the nozzle and there is an action reaction. The rocket is then ready to go. This is of vital importance because humans have always been fascinated with space and what is up there, and this technology shows everyone just how getting into space is possible. This set of technology can be described as art, because everything has to mechanically work, and it is truly art when everything is working together in order to propel the rocket into space. With this technology that is becoming even more advanced, the possibility of building a space elevator is highly increased. As we talked about in the space lecture, an elevator from earth to space is becoming a reality largely in part because of various fields working hard on new technology. With the new research on nano technology, really anything can be possible.

Evidence that I attended the Air and Space Museum:

Citations

"Argonne Physics Division - ATLAS." Argonne Physics Division - ATLAS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Aug. 2014.

"Atlas Rocket Exhibit." San Diego Air & Space Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Aug. 2014.

"Basics of Space Flight: Rocket Propulsion." Basics of Space Flight: Rocket Propulsion. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Aug. 2014.

System, Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator. ATLAS (n.d.): n. pag. Web.

"8 Space Pt3 1280x720." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 03 Aug. 2014.

Extra Credit Event 1: Timken Museum of Art

      This week I had the opportunity to go to another museum of art at Balboa Park in San Diego, this one was called the Timken Museum of Art. This museum is considered to be one of the greatest small museums in the world. In here, I was able to see many famous artists like Rembrandt, and Rubens. However I was not allowed to take photos inside the museum. The exhibit I found most interesting, and I felt connected the most to Desma lessons we learned were the Futurist exhibit made by El Lissitzky. His graphic art really intrigued me, and I learned so much more about him and his works after researching him after visiting. These geometric and abstract pieces of graphic art represent his comparison to the utopian ideals of Soviet Communism.

Through these abstract paintings he would make with geometric shapes, he referred to them as “prouns.” These were defined as a spatial relationships of his compositions, and they contained a varying perspective. These “prouns” also were considered to be the interchange between painting and architecture. He made strong political statements through his artworks. He believed that the future of the arts was to be integrated, and his “prouns” are considered to be precursors to industrial modern architecture. This integration of painting and sculpture, or architecture, can be paralleled to what we learned in the intersection of art and math. Lissitzky helped show others about this integration of math and art that people today want to follow.

I found one of Lissitzky’s quotes to be very interesting. “The artist constructs a new symbol with his brush. This symbol is not a recognizable form of anything which is already finished, already made, already existing in the world- it is a symbol of a new world, which is being built upon and which exists by way of people.” This shows just how much art can influence and shape lives. Art is a way of innovation and contains much power. In Lissitzky’s work, many times he would use Jewish symbols in his pieces. These symbols would help him promote his Jewish culture.

One of the works I truly found interesting was this proun by Lissitzky, seen in the picture above. This photo lays the foundation for architecture. It shows that math is definitely needed in art. The ideals of mass, space, and color are all needed in order to obtain the best painting possible. I also enjoyed learning how Lissitzky’s artwork was not just aesthetic, but it also had much significance to the politics of the time. I like how he intersected the idea that art can be visually pleasing, but also can have importance and meaning.

Here is proof that I attended the Timken Museum of Art

Citations

"Archiveellissitzky." Archiveellissitzky. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014.

"Mathematics-pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.mov." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014.

"The Art Story.org - Your Guide to Modern Art." El Lissitzky Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014

"THE COLLECTION." MoMA.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014.

"| Timken Museum." Timken Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014.