EXTRA CREDIT Event 4: Eli Joteva's Art Show

Flyer of Joteva's Event
I attended Eli Joteva’s art show and was amazed by how she represented the past, present and future through art. I was able to see the concepts I learned from this class very clearly.

Video of Spherical Sculptures

To represent the past, she compiled photos of spherical sculptures and created a three-dimensional scan of the art pieces. The videos are everlasting images of the spheres. It is a result of the digitalization era that came about from the mechanical reproduction. When this era began, “machine coming into picture with electricity and futurism led to creation and development of kinetic art, of robotics, of including machines and art and using machines to create music” (Uconlineprogram). Thus, computer programming created programs to make videos, a medium to spread knowledge to the public through live action. The compilation of pictures and the conversion of images to video are based on technology, a growing field today.

The spherical structures symbolize the present. The spheres are made from objects such as red flowers or mushroom, and frozen together. After some time, the spheres will disappear and transform to take on another form to show that everything is part of a cycle and materials are really immaterial (Eli). Thus, the art piece is made of the objects’ own liquid. Science is deeply incorporated into these spherical structures; Joteva utilizes the scientific concepts of matter. The different forms of the art piece are the frozen forms, or solids, and as time passes, they change into their liquid states. The integration of science and art demonstrates Snow’s idea of the combination of the two cultures as one and is an example of the emerging third culture (Snow).

Frozen State of Red Flowers

In addition, geometry also plays a factor in the art piece because different geometrical shapes come with different perspectives (Abbott). Joteva chooses to make her sculptures into spheres. Spheres are round and similar in perspective no matter the difference in position. To choose to represent her sculptures in spherical form could indicate that it is important to keep the perspectives the same on every side to show the slow transition from one state of matter to another.

Brain Wave
To portray the future, there is a piece imaging the brain wave of people sleeping next to water. This record of brain waves is an image of dreams. It illustrates that dreams can communicate a point of the future. Similar to a MRI scan where brain waves are measured and give doctors information through images, the “information is conveyed through images” in Joteva’s art piece (Casini). Dreams are visions a person has and can be interpreted as what is to come.

I highly recommend this event to others because is it a great example of the third culture. As Wilson puts it, “it gets more interesting when artists take the time to learn the scientific context of the innovation rather than just playing with the gizmos” (Wilson). It is when artists learn from scientists and vice versa that each side will have a more well-rounded knowledge of the world.

Me (middle) with Eli Joteva (right)

References
Abbott, Edwin A. "Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions." Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 June 2017.
Casini, Silvia. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts." Configurations. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Web. 02 June 2017.
"Eli Joteva Interview." Personal interview. 09 May 2017.
Snow, C. P. The two cultures and the scientific revolution. New York: Cambridge U Press, 1961. 1-54. Pdf.
Uconlineprogram. "Robotics Pt1." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Apr. 2012. Web. 02 June 2017.
Wilson, Stephen. "Myths and Confusions in Thinking about Art/Science/Technology." Stephen Wilson, 2000. Web. 03 June 2017.

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