BioTech + Art

In this weeks blog section I found it very interesting because of how relevant it is to everyone. With the main point of the week being genome, we learned that it is a set of chromosomes and microorganisms. Many may think that this particular part of you isn't important, but in reality it may be the most important part of your body. The genome makes you different from everyone else on earth, and individualizes you from the rest. If the genome were to be absent, everyone would be the same person and we all know how different the world would be if that was the case. The different complexities and differences within the double helix is what makes us all different.

To me, I find it very interesting that the genome is a human attribute but it is also turned into an art. Similar to my event #2, I can relate the fact that not all art works are originally made to be artwork, but instead are either human attributes or human creations that were turned into artworks. Particularly, the double helix that was discovered by Watson and Crick is the most famous artwork that is displayed in many different museums and pieces made into art.


After viewing this, I found it to be a new reassurance that art is paired with human life in a few different ways. In this case, the fact that we are all different because we have different attributes in our DNA genome, we found it to be a beautiful piece of art.

Citations:
"Have Your Genome Made Into a Pice of Art." Conde Nast Digital, n.d. Web. 09 May 2016.

“Genome.” Wikipedia. 19 Oct 2012. Web. 06 May 2015 .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome. 

 Vesna, Victoria. Lecture. DESMA 9. Web. 

 "From Lifetimes Art." DNA Art by DNA11| Your DNA as Artwork on Canvas. N.p., n.d. Web.       15 May 2017. 

 "Barry Schuler: An Introduction to Genomes." 







Comments

  1. UnknownMay 16, 2017 at 7:44 PM

    Kyle,
    Your blog this week is very intriguing. You really emphasized the role that the Genome plays in creating individuality and I liked how you used that as a connection to art . The uniqueness of DNA is truly artistic! You really got me thinking when you talked about how boring the world would be if the genome weren't so unique. Also I liked how you referenced one of your previous blog posts. Good work Kyle!

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