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The two cultures of Art and Science are disciplines that I would have
never put together but after reading and listening to this weeks course
material I see where the division came from but also see how they complement each other. The video for lecture 1 part 2
stood out to me about stereotypes of the “mad scientist” and “mad artist.” The
scientist growing up was always Albert Einstein and the artwork was always Mona
Lisa. Stereotypes are deeply engrained in society and used by all on an
unconscious level.
My name is Jessy MacArthur and I am a Communication Studies major. Growing up and all throughout high school I considered myself a “science” person and not an “artsy” one. I loved Honors Anatomy and hated painting. I was an athlete not an artist. Upon arriving at UCLA, I was a physiological science major and thought I wanted to study something along the lines of nutrition because it is relevant to my gymnastics career. However, I quickly realized upper division science classes here are not for me. This eventually led me to the subject of communications where I directly see art and science influencing each other by working side by side. Art and science is seen in athletics, especially the sport of gymnastics.
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My name is Jessy MacArthur and I am a Communication Studies major. Growing up and all throughout high school I considered myself a “science” person and not an “artsy” one. I loved Honors Anatomy and hated painting. I was an athlete not an artist. Upon arriving at UCLA, I was a physiological science major and thought I wanted to study something along the lines of nutrition because it is relevant to my gymnastics career. However, I quickly realized upper division science classes here are not for me. This eventually led me to the subject of communications where I directly see art and science influencing each other by working side by side. Art and science is seen in athletics, especially the sport of gymnastics.
Science
and art as well as the third culture of technology, all play a crucial role in
how we behave and communicate in society as well as live daily life. For me, I am a second year on the gymnastics team
here at UCLA, which is a huge part of my daily life. In gymnastics science and
art work together to make up a safe and visually exciting sport. Science makes
flipping and twisting on a four-inch beam possibly on a technical level and art makes the dance and routine aspect. Gymnastics is both powerful (vault & floor) and graceful (beam
& bars) which make it unique among female sports. Science and art are on
display in the gymnastics world to create an exciting and competitive
atmosphere. Two cultures collide in gymnastics as well as in communication studies.
References
Snow,
C. P. “Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.” Reading. 1959. New York: Cambridge UP,
1961. Print.
Vesna,
Victoria. “Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between.” Leonardo 34.2
(2001): 121-25. Web.
Kelly,
Kevin. "The Third Culture" Science 13 February
1998: Vol. 279 no. 5353 pp. 992-993. Web.
The
Mona Lisa. Digital image. Mona Lisa. Musee Du Louvre, n.d. Web. 02 Apr. 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mona_Lisa.jpg
Albert
Einstein. Digital image. Wikipedia. Oren Jack Turner, 1947. Web. 02 Apr. 2015. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg
Hi Jessy,
ReplyDeleteI like how you described your transition from physiological science to communication, that was probably a tough decision to make. You made a good point that gymnastics is a culmination of art and science, as there is both technicality and grace involved.
Best,
Tucker