Week 8: NanoTech + Art

 

  When I was young, my family and I often went to amusement parks together. There I was often fascinated by artisans who could carve your name on a tiny piece of rice, and you can see it using a magnifying glass. That was probably my first impression of nano art, although now I realize a piece of rice is too large to be called "nano." Each week of the class I get amazed by how broad art can be used and made using unimaginable materials. I believe that in nature, the larger something grows, the more limitation it faces. Nano particles are very tiny, and therefore has a much larger room to develop compared to materials that can be directly seen by our eyes.

  During my research, I discovered works of artist Jonty Hurwitz. In his work "Trust," Jonty Hurwitz produced a nano sculpture of a dancing woman, and put it on different objects such as a needle and human hair. His other works include "Cupid and Psyche," which is another stunning piece of sculpture of two lovers kissing. The level of exquisiteness of the sculptures impressed me so much as they were no different from normal statues except that they are on a much more smaller scale. I would definitely recommend checking out his work and I will link his video down below.

Sources

Hurwitz, Jonty. 'Nano Sculptures By Jonty Hurwitz'. Jonty Hurwitz. Web. 28 May 2015 . <http://www.jontyhurwitz.com/nano/>.

Hurwitz, Jonty. 'The Story Of Trust: A Nano Sculpture'. YouTube. N.p., 2014. Web. 28 May 2015 . <https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUsJTahxI36FEd4dKjOdZdpQ&v=DLP_A4kLnBc#t=27>.

John Curtin gallery,. 'Art In The Age Of Nanotechnology On Art.Base'. art.base. N.p., 2010. Web. 28 May 2015 . <https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology>.

YouTube,. 'Nanotech Jim Pt1'. N.p., 2012. Web. 28 May 2015 . <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jM6-iqzzE>.

YouTube,. 'Nanotech Jim Pt2'. N.p., 2012. Web. 28 May 2015 . <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEp6t0v-v9c>.

Images Used

De Wilde, Frederik. Scanning Electron Microscope Image _ Nano Black Material. 2010. Web. 28 May 2015 . <http://frederik-de-wilde.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/flyer-labau-2010.jpg>.

Hurwitz, Jonty. Cupid And Psyche. Web. 28 May 2015 . <http://static1.squarespace.com/static/541afcd4e4b09246971aad4b/542eb247e4b0030abb76a7ac/54629da5e4b06e0eecabaab6/1415749033877/Cupid-ant-heavenly-01.jpg?format=2500w>.

Hurwitz, Jonty. Trust. Web. 28 May 2015 . <http://static1.squarespace.com/static/541afcd4e4b09246971aad4b/543cc633e4b0c8a2c78094fb/54629d51e4b06e0eecaba94a/1415748955911/Trust-needle-full-heavenly-01.jpg?format=2500w>.