Media Arts and Technology

Fencing Hallucination---Weihao Qiu I’ve always been very interested in using machine learning to transform art creation. I believe this field has a lot of potential and is very promising. I previously wrote a review article on machine learning-based jazz music composition methods, titled “Analysis T...

MX3D Bridge—Boris Laarman Lab and Arup One thing that really caught my attention about the MX3D printed bridge is the idea that the bridge isn’t just a structure. It’s basically a living digital object. it has all these sensors measuring vibration, strain, and even air quality, which makes it feel w...

(1)Self-Organization https://www.mat.ucsb.edu/~g.legrady/academic/courses/25f200a/selforg.pdf After reading this chapter about self-organization, one thing that really attracted me is how complex patterns can come from really simple interactions, especially when each component only follows local inf...

"Art and Data Team Up Against Climate Change" --- by Annabel Keenan After reading "Art and Data Team Up Against Climate Change," I began to think more deeply about how biological and data-driven artworks can reshape our understanding of life systems and human relationships with the environment. For ...

Today, I’d like to talk about three artworks: The Art of Noises (1913) by Luigi Russolo, Signal to Noise (2012) by Casey Reas, and Equivalents II (1992/2025) by George Legrady. The Art of Noises (1913) by Luigi Russolo “The Art of Noises (1913)” by Luigi Russolo has always fascinated me. It’s not ju...

I chose the topic is Creative Commons, or CC for short. Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization that helps people share knowledge and creativity freely and responsibly.
I think that. It was created because in the digital age, sharing content is easy — but copyright laws can often...

I want to discuss two works: the first is "Granular Synthesis(Akemi Takeya)", and the second is "Steina Vasulka – Violin Power (1978)." Granular Synthesis(Akemi Takeya) When I saw Granular Synthesis (Akemi Takeya) in class, I was honestly shocked. I had always thought granular synthesis only existed...

The article I want to discuss is 'Visual Intelligence: The First Decade of Computer Art (1965-1975)’ —Frank Dietrich What I found so interesting about this article was its focus on the period between 1965 and 1975. It paints a vivid picture of a time when the technology was still very basic, yet you...