Week 8 | Nanotechnology + Art | Livier Monarrez

Some of the nanotechnology we use on a daily basis is medicine, clothing, furniture, and computers (Marr). Nanotechnology is the production of artists and scientists coming together and exploring new ways “of seeing, sensing and connecting with matter that’s minuscule and abstract” (Curtin). Many artworks have used inorganic nanoparticles like calcium hydroxide to construct artifacts and bones (sunipapramanik). Additionally, artworks that have been conserved and part of nanotechnology are oil-in-water nanodroplets which are known as micelles and microemulsions. These are environmentally friendly methods to remove dirt from walls and paintings. For example in the image below we can see how nanomaterials in art conservation are playing a critical role in removing aged “acrylic coatings from the wall paintings of the San Salvador church sacristy in Venice” (Baglioni). 

Baglioni, Piero. "Nanomaterials In Art Conservation". Researchgate, 2015, https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Removal-of-aged-acrylic-coatings-from-the-wall-paintings-of-the-San-Salvador-church_fig3_274726417.

The combination of nanotechnology and media arts is essential to formulating the problems of sensory perception, the inquiry of our reaction, changing our perspective (Gimzewski & Vesna). Scientists and artists collaborate to create these nanotechnology artworks to progress the sciences and arts. These advances and collaborations have been so successful that the image below is the Nanoscience and Art Museum at Bar-Ilan University. 

Schneiderman. "What Does Nanotechnology Have To Do With Art?". Israelhayom.Com, 2021, https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/07/05/what-does-nanotechnology-have-to-do-with-art/.


Additionally, there have been many fantastic new things with interdisciplinary art and science, nanotechnology being one of them. In the image below, we can see how nanotechnology takes place in a bright glowing artistic form with molecular manipulation with the person changing the way the buckyballs are structured as shown in the shadow.


"MORPHONANO, An Innovative Nanotechnology Art Exhibition". Nanowerk.Com, 2012, https://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=24274.php. 


"Art Conservation And Nanotechnology: A Wonderful Confluence Of Arts And Sciences". Sustainable Nano, 2022, https://sustainable-nano.com/2017/05/12/art-conservation-and-nanotechnology/.


Curtin, John. "Art In The Age Of Nanotechnology". Art.Base, 2010, https://art.base.co/event/2104-art-in-the-age-of-nanotechnology#6.


Gimzewski, Jim, and Victoria Vesna. "The Nanomeme Syndrome: Blurring Of Fact & Fiction In The Construction Of A New Science". Vv.Arts.Ucla.Edu, 2022, http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/publications/publications/02-03/JV_nano/JV_nano_artF5VG.htm. 


Marr, Bernard. "7 Amazing Everyday Examples Of Nanotechnology In Action". Forbes, 2022, https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/07/03/7-amazing-everyday-examples-of-nanotechnology-in-action/?sh=42dbae793e82.


Margit, Maya. "Nanotechnology And Art Collide In Mind-Bending New Israeli Museum". The Jerusalem Post, 2021, https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/nanotechnology-and-art-collide-in-mind-bending-new-israeli-museum-672918/amp.







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  1. Kabir RaoMay 21, 2022 at 4:07 PM

    I really like the examples you've used to show light on the relationship between artists and scientists in the nanotechnology sphere! As we saw in lecture, nanotech can be used creatively, to create art, as well as practically, to preserve art or in forms like nano clay to enhance products like sodas, or tennis balls. This angle on the insights in your blog was really interesting to read.!

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