BioTech + Art

Bio-technology overlaps with many aspects: it includes partially medical technology, animal studies, botany and robotics. The studies of biology have enabled human to understand the how animals and plants reproduce, growth, mate and maintain lives, and therefore we might be able to duplicate or reproduce lives in certain circumstances.

In garden designing, there is a new kind of design that fully utilized scientists' understanding of plants - vivarium. It is a little  garden with dirt, bugs and plants inside a closed bottle that can self-maintain without much care. The living condition must be set accurately so that the oxygen & carbon dioxide producing - consuming cycle and water cycle are in equilibrium.

By investigating the ability and functionality of animal structures, we have been able to mimic the nature's best choice of designs. For example, planes were initially invented inspired by the structure of birds. Nature already gave the best solution to balancing bodies and also enhancing floating forces, because when wind flows above the upper arc of the wings, it creates a floating force that is big enough to lift the main body of birds.

Moreover, it seems like bio-scientists could not withdraw their artistic creativity and hand it over to botanic designer and engineers. Recently there is a new kind of painting that is drew by biologist with animal organs, living tissues, bacteria and organisms. 

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Colborn, Nigel. Garden in a Glass Bottle. Digital image. Glass Act: Bottled Gardens Make Pretty Projects When It's Cold outside. Mail Online, 23 Nov. 2013. Web. 17 July 2016. 

 

Biotech Stocks with Elliott Wave. Digital image. Biotech Stocks: The Power of Context. Elliott Wave International, n.d. Web. 17 July 2016. 

 

Delgado, Rick. "How Artists Are Blending Biotechnology And Art." MakeUseOf. N.p., 08 May 2015. Web. 17 July 2016.

 

Wikipedia contributors. "BioArt." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 Jul. 2016. Web. 17 Jul. 2016.

"School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City Special Programs Summer Residency Programs Studio Residencies." School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City Special Programs Summer Residency Programs Studio Residencies. N.p., 07 May 2016. Web. 17 July 2016. 

 

Pitzburg, Wien. "How Birds Fly." YouTube. N.p., 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 17 July 2016.

 

CJ Kazilek. "Feather Biology." ASU - Ask A Biologist. 17 Dec 2009. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 17 Jul 2016. http://askabiologist.asu.edu/how-do-birds-fly

 

CJ Kazilek. Wings of Plane. Digital image. How do birds fly. ASU School of Life Science. Web. 17 Jul 2016.