Event 1: LACMA and Metropolis II

Metropolis II by Chris Burden

My ticket and receipt, Me at LACMA, and the front sign

My video of Metropolis II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUbqZo2Oa24&feature=youtu.be

I have always wanted to visit LACMA, and I thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to come and enjoy the collections here. However, for the event blog I focused on one piece of art, Metropolis II. Metropolis II was built by Chris Burden and finished in 2011. Since then it has taken residency at LACMA. 

 Below is the official video for Metropolis II:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llacDdn5yIE

Metropolis II is essentially a mini city, since it is only about 20ft x 20ft x 8ft big. However, it houses all needed elements of a modern city: cars, buildings, monuments, bridges, homes, public transportation etc. The city's cars buzz around, creating a fairly loud sound, and they even have areas of high traffic, causing jams. This reminds me a lot of LA, in that there are many different buildings of different sizes, heights, and designs.

Metropolis II connects art and science very well. Chris Burden and his engineer were able to merge their minds in order to create a stunning piece of art using impeccable engineering and architecture. Similar to the robots that we learned about, Metropolis II moves on its own in a direction chosen by humans. Chris Burden imagined it as the future of cars, meaning that cars would go to 200-300 mph normally. It could be the future of LA, with its multi layered bridges and public transportation systems surrounding the buildings.

 "The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars produce in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active and bustling 21st century city."- Chris Burden

He has even created an element of familiarity for most LA residents because it shows the viewers how much stress we actually experience on a day to day basis. I thought it was amazing seeing the piece when it wasn't moving as well because it showed me how beautiful any city would be when it was turned off: all of the uniquely designed and built buildings, freeways, roads, and infrastructure all put to a halt.

Below is a fascinating article about Metropolis II and the science/engineering needed to create the mini city:

 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664409/how-chris-burden-created-metropolis-ii-a-tiny-city-where-1100-toy-cars-zoom

In the article, he mentions how the cars were specially designed to handle the wear-and-tear of the piece being on display and that braking was one of the most difficult things to figure out, but after four years of working on the piece, they finally figured it out.

Here are some better, professionally taken photos of the event:


A more detailed picture of the cars in "traffic":




An overall view of Metropolis II:


Overall, if you have the opportunity to do it, I would suggest seeing Metropolis II. It is a very interesting and creative interpretation of a mini city and I liked it very much. :)



Bibliography:

 Burden, Chris. "Metropolis II by Chris Burden (the Movie)." YouTube. YouTube, 31 July 2011. Web. 30 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llacDdn5yIE>.
GULESSERIAN, Lisa. "The (Future) Image of Los Angeles: Chris Burden's "Metropolis II"" The (Future) Image of Los Angeles: Chris Burden's "Metropolis II" Viz., 15 Sept. 2011. Web. 31 July 2014. <http://viz.cwrl.utexas.edu/content/future-image-los-angeles-chris-burdens-metropolis-ii>.
"Metropolis II." Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA, 2011. Web. 31 July 2014. <http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii>.
Pavlus, John. "How Chris Burden Created Metropolis II, A Tiny City Where 1,100 Toy Cars Zoom." Co.Design. Co. Design, 5 July 2011. Web. 30 July 2014. <http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664409/how-chris-burden-created-metropolis-ii-a-tiny-city-where-1100-toy-cars-zoom>.
Savvy, The Family. "Chris Burden's METROPOLIS II at LACMA." The Family Savvy. N.p., 2011. Web. 31 July 2014. <http://www.thefamilysavvy.com/2012/01/nothing-like-a-sneak-peek/>.

Space and Art Blog

Space and the Nanotechnology unit are very related because Space is the exact opposite of Nanotechnology since it is so vast and has low detail. Nanotechnology is so small that it is impossible to see with the naked eye, while space is so big that it's hard to take it all in at once. These photos above  are artists depictions of space, and in my opinion they're very pretty. They show how we try to take different and multiple parts of space into small photos. It is not an exact replica of what space actually looks like, but rather a condensed version. However, with nanotechnology, the pictures are very detailed and exactly what the thing looks like.

A big idea about space is perspective, and that is a very important thing in art. Perspective can change the entire meaning of a picture as well as the literal picture. 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/23/a-bonsai-tree-goes-to-space-for-art.html
I thought that this was an interesting recent news story about an artist who sent bonsai trees into space in order to take pictures of them with different perspectives. The setting of space and the earth's atmosphere allow a new view for the art's viewers.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2d1.html

I found this article on perspective, and I thought that it was very appropriate for this week's topics. It helped me the most of all of the resources along with the lectures. The lectures helped outline the ideas of space and art and how they are related. 

Bibliography:

Beast, The Daily. "A Bonsai Tree Goes to Space…for Art." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 23 July 2014. Web. 28 July 2014. <http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/23/a-bonsai-tree-goes-to-space-for-art.html>.
Space. Digital image. Flashcoo. Flashcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.flashcoo.com/cartoon/space_1600/wallpapers/1280x1024/wallcoo.com_Space_Art_Mystic_Universe.html>.
Space. Digital image. Flashcoo. Flashcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.wallcoo.net/cartoon/space_image_space_and_satellite_02_widescreen/images/Space%20Satellite%20CG%20art%20images%20EF08_SI0292_2.jpg>.
Space. Digital image. Wallcoo. Wallcoo, n.d. Web. 27 July 2014. <http://www.wallcoo.net/cartoon/space_image_space_and_satellite_02_widescreen/images/Space%20Satellite%20CG%20art%20images%20EF08_SI0293.jpg>.
"What Is Perspective?" What Is Perspective? University of Chicago, n.d. Web. 28 July 2014. <http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciarttech/2d1.html>.

NanoTech+Art Blog

As an aspiring doctor, I know that there are many promises with nanotechnology and healthcare. An example of one of these promises is that scientists have invented nano particles that can make blood clots visible. This is a huge stepping stone in pulmonary research, since heart attacks and strokes are so common. With this technology, doctors can locate the exact clot, which can help save someone's life because it makes treatment faster and more efficient.

Below is a picture showing the nano particles showing a clot in someone's vein.

http://nanowiki.info/#%5B%5BNew%20nanoparticles%20make%20blood%20clots%20visible%5D%5D

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244972.php
This article above is a very interesting overview of nanotechnology in the health field. It states, "In medicine, it promises to revolutionize drug delivery, gene therapy, diagnostics, and many areas of research, development and clinical application." All of these hold great promise in saving many lives, and the article also gives examples to current nanotechnology treatments such as nanobots created to target cancer cells. This would revolutionize cancer treatment because of it's targeting potential, something that current cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, lack. 
There is something beautiful about being able to take structures that are so small, in different structures, such as the ones described by Dr. Gimzewski. These structures are art because of their potential to save lives, since life is a piece of art in itself. Similar to the biotechnology unit, these nano particles or nanobots can mold the body, chemicals, or DNA which in turn change the person. Hopefully, scientists can figure out a way to combat many diseases with this technology.

http://iaincarstairs.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/when-nanotechnology-meets-art/
I really enjoyed this blog by Iain Carstairs. He goes into a lot of theory about how art and nanotechnology are related, just because the nano technology looks at the art at such a small level. He mentions a lot about butterflies and their wings and how they are able to reflect light back. I think that art and really anything that involves beauty and creativity can be looked at many levels. The nanotechnology allows scientists and artists to look at chemicals or structures at a very small level, showing the intimate detail of how they were created.

Bibliography:
Bonsor, Kevin, and Jonathan Strickland. "How Nanotechnology Works."HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, n.d. Web. 26 July 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology.htm>.

Carstairs, Iain. "When Nanotechnology Meets Art." ScienceAndReligioncom. Iain Carstairs, 20 Apr. 2011. Web. 26 July 2014. <http://iaincarstairs.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/when-nanotechnology-meets-art/>.

Editor. "New Nanoparticles Make Blood Clots Visible." NanoWiki. NanoWiki, 7 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 July 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fnanowiki.info%2F%23%255B%255BNew%2520nanoparticles%2520make%2520blood%2520clots%2520visible%255D%255D>.

 "Nanotech Jim Pt1." YouTube. YouTube, 21 May 2012. Web. 26 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jM6-iqzzE>.

"Nanotechnology In Medicine: Huge Potential, But What Are The Risks?"Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, 4 May 2012. Web. 26 July 2014. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244972.php>.

Neuroscience and Art Blog

http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/academics/hyman/files/art_and_neuroscience.pdf
This article that I found really helped me understand how you can merge the two together, as neuroscience and art have been the hardest connection for me to make so far. I don't know if this is exactly as close of a relationship as some of the other fields are to art, but I can see how it is interesting how the brain biologically reacts to art. I think that it would be different for each person because every person has a different taste in what they like. I think that it would be very cool to research exactly where in the brain this occurs and if it varies between people, especially if they are left or right brain dominant. Would my extremely dominant right- brained mother react differently than me biologically since I am very left brain dominant? I think the answer at the moment is that it does not make a difference whether you are left or right brain dominant, but as in all things science more knowledge is learned and then new theories are created over time.

This was a cool video about how the Mona Lisa by da Vinci manipulates our vision even though most art is very similar to just looking at the environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYmegXpu2k

A brain mapped image



I really liked the Dr. Mark Cohen lecture because
he really explained many different neuroscience-
art connections in a wide area of research. I also wanted to try the inverted glasses!

A depiction of a neuron

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/148671-obama-confirms-neuroscience-is-coolest-most-important-technology-on-earth

I thought that this was an interesting article on how Obama deemed neuroscience to be the most important technology to pursue on Earth. I think this is very true because we know so little on our brains. Our brains account for all of our actions, and so the more that we know about them the more we can mold them, similar to how an artist molds clay into a pot. We have already done that through substances and surgery, but it would be cool to see if we could consciously mold our brain through thought. I can see how this is possible because our brains are so powerful…it is said we only use about 10% of our actual full brain power!

With more knowledge on how the brain works, it would be possible for artists and all people to use their brains in new, creative and more efficient ways.

Bibliography:

Hewitt, John. "Obama Confirms Neuroscience Is the Coolest, Most Important Technology on Earth | ExtremeTech." ExtremeTech. ExtremeTech, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/148671-obama-confirms-neuroscience-is-coolest-most-important-technology-on-earth>.

"How Your Brain 'Sees' Art | Talk Nerdy To Me." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 21 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYmegXpu2k>.

Hyman, John. "Art and Neuroscience." Http://www.queens.oc.ac.uk. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2014. <http://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/academics/hyman/files/art_and_neuroscience.pdf>.

"Neuroscience-Mark Cohen.mov." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 19 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDq8uTROeXU>.

"Pop Neuroscience Is Bunk! - Generation Next." Generation Next. N.p., 24 June 2014. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.generationnext.com.au/2013/06/pop-neuroscience-is-bunk/>.

BioTech and Art Blog

http://www.artnews.com/2013/03/18/biotechnology-as-art-form/
This very interesting article is a very good summary of the week's lectures about Biotech and art. It is very helpful for really grasping the subject-- since it is so complex, as is everything relating to science and art combined. This piece also mentions Joe Davis, the pioneer of the subject, and Professor Vesna went into much more detail about the Microvenus as a source of mixed-science-and-art.

I also found a really cool blog: http://drawinglineseverywhere.blogspot.com that included these photos. The first one is a painting that the blogger made in order to look like a plant cell slide that she found on the internet. The second is an actual plant slide, and both are definitely art because in my opinion they are beautiful! For the real slide, the technology it takes to take a picture of a plant slide helps scientists understand the plant cells better and also helps artists by giving them ideas like this blogger!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3q-byAn630
This is an interesting display that I found from an artist named Hunter Cole, and by using bioluminescent bacteria Hunter was able to create art pieces that glowed in the dark. Hunter took photographs of these pieces in total darkness, just to show how amazing the bioluminescent bacteria are.

Ruth West Questions:
1. Life itself is a valid medium because life changes overtime. While life itself can have a huge impact on how it specifically changes itself or something else, it also naturally changes over time. Therefore, it can be molded by artists and scientists.
2. Artists that use pharmaceuticals, transgenics, mutilation, mutation, recombinance or selective breeding are just changing the body in order to display it as they want to. Unfortunately, sometimes this is harmful to their or someone else's body, and that can be an issue just due to the health concerns. For example, in the Orlan video from last week, it was somewhat unbelievable that she did not have huge health problems after having surgery performed that many times while not under anesthesia and while she is moving as well.  
3. Different people define artistic technologies differently. To some, they might seem absurd, but to others, they're extremely captivating. I believe as a whole we generally enjoy artistic technologies as long as they are not harmful to anything or anyone.
4. I believe that all technology is judged this way. There is no concrete answer to describe how people feel about technology just because each person has their own opinion.
5. I think that the restrictions on artists should be greater than the restrictions on scientists because scientists are often developing technology to help humans or animals while artists are often experimenting in ways that aren't in hope to find a cure (for example) for something.
6. I think that laws made to restrict how artists change and create life are very important because they help regulate them so that no one is harmed.
7. There should definitely be limits to human creativity because of health concerns. If we experimented with science or art to a level where life would be in danger, that would not be good.

The resources that helped me the most are: http://www.nikonsmallworld.com because it shows how interesting cells are when seen at a microscopic level as well as how beautiful they are…similar to the picture that I found on the blog earlier. I also liked the Ellen K. Levy article and lectures because they outlined the topic well.

Bibliography:
Davis Lisboa Davis Museum. "Hunter Cole | Living Drawings | Davis Museum | The Davis Lisboa Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art."YouTube. YouTube, 30 Dec. 2010. Web. 20 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3q-byAn630>.
Miranda, Carolina A. "Weird Science: Biotechnology as Art Form."ARTnews. ARTNews, 18 Mar. 2013. Web. 19 July 2014. <http://www.artnews.com/2013/03/18/biotechnology-as-art-form/>.
"Orlan - Carnal Art (2001) Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 20 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no_66MGu0Oo>.
"Photomicrography Competition | Nikon Small World." Nikon Small World. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2014. <http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/>.
Rebekah. "Drawing Lines Everywhere." Drawing Lines Everywhere. Rebekah, Apr. 2013. Web. 20 July 2014. <http://drawinglineseverywhere.blogspot.com/>.

Medtech and Art

I have never seen how medicine and art being interconnected until stepping back and looking at our technology that we use to diagnose and treat ill patients. Also, the idea of how we use that technology, like how Orlan used plastic surgery to convey a deeper message, connects the two at a greater depth. We have the ability now to drastically change how someone looks, through basic or complex plastic surgery. This surgery uses the medical technology that we have today in order to manipulate the human body into a new form. This is a paradigm shift; while they did have minor plastic surgery hundreds of years ago today, we were not able to drastically reshape the human body as we can today. This reforming of the body is a form of art because we are using our flesh to convey something like a social norm, deeper meaning, or inner emotional struggle etc. It invokes emotion; the people surrounding the newly reformed human often act negatively towards them because of the "taboo" nature of plastic surgery- unless you live in 90210.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5kIWXaWO1M

There is also a large social issue with plastic surgery- that people feel like they need to change their physical self in order to fit into a social norm. This is how medical technology can be abused, and how our normal perception of beauty and art can have a negative affect on people's emotions.

When doctors say the Hippocratic Oath, their goal is to help people. Through plastic surgery, this is often the case, as seen in the YouTube video above. These standards that people feel like they must abide by are caused by social issues, but doctors have the ability to change their outlook on life by giving them something that allows them to be more confident in themselves, which is definitely helping the patient.

Works Cited:

Dashusland. New York Magazine: The New New Face. Digital image.Dashusland. Dashusland, 4 Aug. 2008. Web. 12 July 2014. <http://www.dashusland.com/ny_magazine/>.

"Orlan - Carnal Art (2001) Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 12 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no_66MGu0Oo>.

Plastic Surgery Face. Digital image. Spokane Plastic Surgery. Spokane Plastic Surgery, 2014. Web. 12 July 2014. <http://spokaneplasticsurgery.net>.

Tyson, Peter. "The Hippocratic Oath Today." PBS. PBS, 27 Mar. 2001. Web. 11 July 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/hippocratic-oath-today.html>.

""Ugly" Kids Bullied In High School Resort To Plastic Surgery To Look Beautiful/Handsome..." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 12 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5kIWXaWO1M>.

Robotics + Math + Art

I would say that the lectures helped me the most this week because they outline everything, especially the history, and then the readings go more into detail.

The juxtaposition of math, art and robotics:

When I first saw that math and robotics had something to do with art, I was very confused and skeptical. I did not think that something as scientific as a robot or a math equation would have anything to do with art. (I guess that this is coming from my foundational learning experience stating that art and sciences/math are always separated). Math can especially be connected with art because of the ways that many artists use numbers, lines, angles etc. to create their art. Math can also be seen as something beautiful, shown in the video below. Robotics can be connected with art because of how they can make art themselves as well as be a piece of art due to their intricately created machinery.

Math and Art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y955CrlKlC0
I thought this was an interesting video explaining how a recent research study showed that people, both those who love math and those who don't really care for it, can find beauty in it. The study showed how when put into an MRI scanner the test subject's brain would light up depending on how "beautiful" they thought the math equation was. While this combination of math and art is not exactly like Da Vinci's Vitruvian man, it still shows how math can be associated with beauty, which is definitely something that art can be associated with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_El_MM_TImo
This short video done by Aysenur Alp is a great example of how math can be turned into art. He, by using fractals and a piece of paper, creates a cool art piece that almost looks like stairs made up out of paper. This use of math and art is more similar to Da Vinci's Vitruvian man because it uses the measurements of art in order to create its beauty.

           

Robotics and Art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMSo2W2ET8
This cute video shows how the artist, Egils Mednis, created robots to create random art. He places the machine on paper and attaches colors and other art utensils to have the robot create pantings involving a lot of circles and lines. This video shows how like everything else on this planet, things even like art are moving towards Robots. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuvW8cxAHNI
Fernando Orellana's exhibition on his robots was probably the most interesting thing I could find on Robots and art. This video really helped explain the whole connection to me. My favorite piece was the sleepwalking robot, and how it moved in such specific ways and behaved almost like a human (like the ones described in lecture!). I also thought it was interesting about how he said that people often had a parental role towards the robots, especially when one of them broke. This shows how we as humans can see some bit of ourselves in the robots and want to be their parent.


Check out this cool blog on Wolfram-Alpha about graphs in different creative shapes such as this butterfly here:

http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2013/01/08/mathematics-as-an-art-form-visualizing-equations/

This blog helped me understand more about how math and art are related because you can create art out of math and math out of art. This graph of a butterfly is only a plot of: x(t) = ((-13/7 sin(8/5-10 t)-161/20 sin(8/5-5 t)-7/3 sin(8/5-4 t)-118 sin(8/5-t)+406/11 sin(2 t+8/5)+17/5 sin(3 t+8/5)+2/5 sin(6 t+8/5)+3/4 sin(7 t+8/5)+1/12 sin(8 t+32/7)+4 sin(9 t+14/3)+247) theta(31 pi-t) theta(t-27 pi)+(-10/11 sin(3/2-10 t)-11/4 sin(3/2-8 t)-82/3 sin(8/5-2 t)+122 sin(t+8/5)+48/7 sin(3 t+14/3)+7/8 sin(4 t+5/3)+31/3 sin(5 t+8/5)+31/8 sin(6 t+8/5)+6/7 sin(7 t+8/5)+2/3 sin(9 t+3/2)+3677/6) theta(27 pi-t) theta(t-23 pi)+(-1/2 sin(6/7-20 t)-2/3 sin(4/3-18 t)-2/3 sin(4/5-15 t)-2/3 sin(2/3-13 t)-2/5 sin(4/5-12 t)-27/4 sin(1/2-7 t)-29/4 sin(6/5-2 t)+335/7 sin(t+8/3)+36/5 sin(3 t+5/3)+13/2 sin(4 t+7/4)+47/8 sin(5 t+1/4)+76/11 sin(6 t+13/4)+4/3 sin(8 t+5/3)+2 sin(9 t+18/5)+9/5 sin(10 t+6/7)+3/2 sin(11 t+4)+1/5 sin(14 t+18/5)+4/5 sin(16 t+5/4)+2/3 sin(17 t+21/5)+2/3 sin(19 t+11/6)+1/4 sin(21 t+11/7)+1/3 sin(22 t+1/2)+861/2) theta(23 pi-t) theta(t-19 pi)+(-9/5 sin(1-19 t)-4/5 sin(1-18 t)-2 sin(2/3-17 t)-8/3 sin(4/3-14 t)+5895/7 sin(t+13/4)+687/8 sin(2 t+1/4)+398/5 sin(3 t+1/3)+206/7 sin(4 t+11/3)+165/2 sin(5 t+1/2)+255/8 sin(6 t+2/3)+128/5 sin(7 t+35/9)+21/2 sin(8 t+33/8)+29/5 sin(9 t+12/11)+41/4 sin(10 t+17/4)+5 sin(11 t+7/5)+23/4 sin(12 t+4/3)+19/3 sin(13 t+14/3)+19/3 sin(15 t+7/4)+3/2 sin(16 t+9/5)+3/4 sin(20 t+2/3)+2164/5) theta(19 pi-t) theta(t-15 pi)+(-43/3 sin(3/4-11 t)-48/5 sin(8/7-10 t)+631/3 sin(t+14/3)+203/4 sin(2 t+8/3)+473/4 sin(3 t+3/2)+139/4 sin(4 t+1)+237/5 sin(5 t+32/7)+535/6 sin(6 t+11/6)+1863/19 sin(7 t+14/3)+229/5 sin(8 t+2/3)+93/4 sin(9 t+5/4)+163/9 sin(12 t+2/5)+133/5 sin(13 t+1)+18 sin(14 t+5/3)+41/8 sin(15 t+17/9)+sin(16 t+8/5)-205/3) theta(15 pi-t) theta(t-11 pi)+(-46/3 sin(4/3-12 t)-113/4 sin(2/3-2 t)-297/2 sin(3/5-t)+223/3 sin(3 t+1/4)+167/2 sin(4 t+34/11)+851/10 sin(5 t+22/5)+557/6 sin(6 t+11/6)+44/3 sin(7 t+19/10)+114/5 sin(8 t+9/4)+133/5 sin(9 t+7/3)+80/3 sin(10 t+19/6)+16 sin(11 t+17/4)+37/3 sin(13 t+7/8)+16/3 sin(14 t+2)+33/8 sin(15 t+5/6)+13/2 sin(16 t+7/4)+373/3) theta(11 pi-t) theta(t-7 pi)+(-35/3 sin(3/5-14 t)-414/5 sin(1/13-6 t)-129/4 sin(1/4-5 t)-26 sin(7/5-4 t)+647/5 sin(t+14/5)+279/5 sin(2 t+1/7)+1191/10 sin(3 t+17/7)+77/2 sin(7 t+21/11)+152/3 sin(8 t+29/10)+39 sin(9 t+4/3)+53/2 sin(10 t+3)+25/4 sin(11 t+2)+40/3 sin(12 t+5/4)+71/4 sin(13 t+40/13)+261/20 sin(15 t+3/2)+16/3 sin(16 t+4/5)+2951/4) theta(7 pi-t) theta(t-3 pi)+(-52/5 sin(5/6-9 t)-578/5 sin(6/7-6 t)-721/18 sin(4/5-3 t)+29/4 sin(10 t)+1690/7 sin(t+5/3)+95 sin(2 t+9/5)+38 sin(4 t+15/4)+92 sin(5 t+7/4)+283/4 sin(7 t+2)+161/3 sin(8 t+10/3)+47/4 sin(11 t+8/3)+114/5 sin(12 t+23/8)+41/3 sin(13 t+7/2)+14/3 sin(14 t+5/4)+58/3 sin(15 t+1/2)+41/4 sin(16 t+17/4)+2908/3) theta(3 pi-t) theta(t+pi)) theta(sqrt(sgn(sin(t/2))))

y(t) = ((-5/4 sin(11/7-10 t)-19/3 sin(8/5-6 t)-1321/20 sin(8/5-2 t)+599/4 sin(t+8/5)+58/5 sin(3 t+8/5)+11/3 sin(4 t+14/3)+29/3 sin(5 t+8/5)+9/5 sin(7 t+8/5)+8/5 sin(8 t+14/3)+11/3 sin(9 t+8/5)+1559/2) theta(31 pi-t) theta(t-27 pi)+(-1/3 sin(3/2-10 t)-8/3 sin(8/5-8 t)-29/14 sin(8/5-6 t)-22/3 sin(8/5-4 t)-589/10 sin(8/5-2 t)+481/3 sin(t+8/5)+37/4 sin(3 t+8/5)+26/3 sin(5 t+8/5)+22/7 sin(7 t+8/5)+17/16 sin(9 t+8/5)+3874/5) theta(27 pi-t) theta(t-23 pi)+(-1/20 sin(7/6-22 t)-1/4 sin(4/3-17 t)-1/3 sin(4/3-15 t)-3/5 sin(3/4-13 t)-15/7 sin(1/2-11 t)-12/5 sin(1/12-9 t)+1001/4 sin(t+17/4)+32/3 sin(2 t+57/14)+23 sin(3 t+28/9)+16/3 sin(4 t+17/5)+33/5 sin(5 t+7/4)+4 sin(6 t+8/3)+23/5 sin(7 t+3/4)+2 sin(8 t+27/13)+2/5 sin(10 t+8/5)+1/2 sin(12 t+15/4)+10/9 sin(14 t+39/10)+7/8 sin(16 t+32/11)+3/4 sin(18 t+7/3)+1/3 sin(19 t+3/2)+1/3 sin(20 t+5/3)+2/5 sin(21 t+4/5)+1415/6) theta(23 pi-t) theta(t-19 pi)+(-59/4 sin(1/18-13 t)-39/5 sin(1/6-12 t)-55/3 sin(1/4-11 t)-15 sin(1/3-10 t)-13/5 sin(1/9-9 t)-85/4 sin(3/5-8 t)-22/5 sin(2/3-7 t)-591/4 sin(4/3-2 t)-536 sin(3/2-t)+295 sin(3 t+15/8)+27/2 sin(4 t+7/4)+209/4 sin(5 t+2)+201/8 sin(6 t+11/5)+21/2 sin(14 t+1/10)+35/6 sin(15 t+1/3)+14/3 sin(16 t+3/4)+13 sin(17 t+1/3)+2 sin(18 t+6/7)+36/5 sin(19 t+2/3)+14/3 sin(20 t+1)+775/2) theta(19 pi-t) theta(t-15 pi)+(-76/5 sin(1/3-15 t)-4 sin(5/4-13 t)-31/3 sin(7/5-12 t)-49/3 sin(12/11-11 t)-122/5 sin(1/2-8 t)-526/7 sin(5/6-6 t)-561/8 sin(1-3 t)-55/2 sin(2/5-2 t)+1027/5 sin(t+6/7)+323/5 sin(4 t+31/10)+215/6 sin(5 t+4/3)+71/3 sin(7 t+7/3)+47/4 sin(9 t+17/5)+85/4 sin(10 t+13/3)+72/5 sin(14 t+14/3)+87/8 sin(16 t+4/3)+3168/5) theta(15 pi-t) theta(t-11 pi)+(-35/6 sin(3/4-13 t)-7 sin(7/5-12 t)-46/3 sin(8/7-8 t)-181/4 sin(1/8-4 t)-327/4 sin(1/7-2 t)+320/3 sin(t+23/6)+169/5 sin(3 t+15/4)+347/4 sin(5 t+29/7)+239/3 sin(6 t+12/5)+47/4 sin(7 t+8/3)+35/4 sin(9 t+5/2)+35/2 sin(10 t+18/5)+118/7 sin(11 t+23/6)+10 sin(14 t+7/4)+25/4 sin(15 t+32/11)+39/5 sin(16 t+7/4)+442/5) theta(11 pi-t) theta(t-7 pi)+(-12 sin(1/5-12 t)-61/2 sin(1/2-11 t)-804/11 sin(3/2-3 t)+167/3 sin(2 t)+275/4 sin(8 t)+29/4 sin(15 t)+373/3 sin(t+19/5)+66/5 sin(4 t+5/2)+161/3 sin(5 t+9/4)+102/5 sin(6 t+8/3)+143/4 sin(7 t+1/12)+222/5 sin(9 t+22/5)+47/2 sin(10 t+2/3)+7/5 sin(13 t+3/2)+7 sin(14 t+7/6)+181/10 sin(16 t+10/3)+223/3) theta(7 pi-t) theta(t-3 pi)+(-31/6 sin(1/6-15 t)-12 sin(8/5-14 t)-541/10 sin(11/10-6 t)+640/3 sin(t+15/14)+306/5 sin(2 t+3/2)+221/4 sin(3 t+1/4)+131/3 sin(4 t+8/3)+47/3 sin(5 t+13/7)+38 sin(7 t+18/7)+181/5 sin(8 t+2/3)+49/4 sin(9 t+3/4)+103/6 sin(10 t+22/5)+43/5 sin(11 t+3/4)+14/3 sin(12 t+1/5)+55/3 sin(13 t+4/3)+34/7 sin(16 t+8/3)+3182/5) theta(3 pi-t) theta(t+pi)) theta(sqrt(sgn(sin(t/2))))

While this, even to someone who loves math like me, is scary. But it creates something beautiful. You can switch this either way, depending on which one you put first. This definitely helped me the most in understanding this concept.

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"Can Math Equations Be A Form of Art?." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 6 July 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y955CrlKlC0>.

Curtis, Cassidy. "—Rungy Chungy Cheese Bees." Rungy Chungy Cheese Bees. Cassidy Curtis, n.d. Web. 06 July 2014.

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Graphics, Seamartini. Seamless Math Formulas Written on White Posters. Digital image. Clipart Of. Clipart Of, n.d. Web. 6 July 2014.

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