Week 4: MedTech + Art
I feel this week’s theme has caught my attention more than the previous blogs due to how interesting technology can be used in various ways for medical purposes. Specifically for human benefit, many machines such as X-Rays and MRI’s are perfect examples of how technology is important to our world. For example, I have had multiple surgeries that have been successful throughout my time here at UCLA; however, without the technology, we would of never know I had multiple bone spurs in my right elbow and left ankle or that my left hand is fractured. If it was not for technological advancements in medicine, who knows what would happen. In the case, technology is key in the medical world and will continuing to revolutionize medicine.
In relation to art, Professor Vesna mentions that artists took interest of the human body. In order to feel closer to the human anatomy, artists use to dissect cadavers to take a closer look at the structure of the human body. Not only did artist benefit from their dissections, but doctors and the entire medical field began to study human anatomy through the same way which allowed them a better understanding of the insides of a human being. Artists played an important role during this process due to technology not being as developed back then as it is it today. Specifically, artists would help the medical field by drawing and illustrating the human anatomy. As a result, Andreas Vesalius was one of the authors who created a book that goes in depth of the human structure.
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"Orlan-Carnal Art (2001) Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, 2011. Web. 30 Apr. 2018.
"13 Innovative Life Saving Inventions." YouTube. YouTube, 2017. Web. 30 Apr. 2018.
Vesna, Victoria. "Medicine Pt1." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2018.
Vesna, Victoria. "Medicine Pt2." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2018.
Vesna, Victoria. "Medicine Pt3." YouTube. YouTube, 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2018.
Hi Selina!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post this week and resonate a lot with what you wrote about the intersections between MedTech and Art. I, too, found this week's material to be the most interesting of all the topics we've covered thus far. Although I haven't had any surgeries like you have, I did fracture my finger when I was younger, which wouldn't have been discoverable without X-Ray imagery. Now, my finger is fully functional, and I attribute that to all the technological advancements that have occurred in the space. I never considered the human anatomy to be art, but learning about how it was used in the past to give us a better understanding of the body and further treatment of ailments has changed my perception of that. - christinawDESMA9