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      In the movie Wall-E, there are several demonstrations of art being used as a reference for human culture and creativity. Several of the artifacts collected by Wall-E veer towards the artistic and, due to his appreciation of them, indicates strong themes of the significance of art. With this, we can relate robotics and art to the argument many artists and scholars have made in which robots/machines cannot be as "creative" as a human because, as we are aware of, robots/machines do not possess a sense of self (Gayford, 2016). And perhaps the "aura" that Benjamin writes about is this precise aura that is able to convey a sense of self.       With the invention of the printing press, it is interesting to look into how art is presently made and subsequently distributed. In the Forbes article "How Robot Art Reveals the Power of Humanity" by Alexandra Bregman, in discussion with the artist Agnieszka Pilat, Pilat describes how she doesn't see the value in...

  Mathematics can be used in art in several ways, including symmetry, geometry, proportion, and balance. In the article "Art and Math: Aesthetics of Calculation" by Ferreira, it is explained how the link between math and art dates back several centuries, playing an important role during the Renaissance when math was used to make artworks more realistic. In the article by Show Me your Math, they explain the link between nature and math. For example, the Fibonacci spiral which is seen in pine cones and shells. Because of the link between nature and math, it makes sense that it is translated into art as much of the inspiration for artworks are realistic elements (nature, people, etc.). In the article "Unveiling the Marvels of Mathematical Art" by Medium, this is further emphasized as they highlight how several artists make use of certain mathematical principles as a signature art style. For example, M.C. Escher is particularly fond of tessellations to create symmetry i...

In the articles by Powers, Gould, Thresher, Shulman, and Johnson, there is an overarching theme of the connection between art and science, particularly in a creative sense. As noted in Goulds interview/article, scientists and artists "have the same goals" but they "reach them in different ways." In the Powers article, the use of art to learn scientific concepts and phenomena is highlighted given the visual aspects that many may encounter when attempting to grasp an idea. At the UCLA campus, these two cultures are split with ideas if North campus (humanities/art) and South campus (science). There can sometimes be certain stereotypes attached to the students that identify with either side of campus — most involving lifestyles that are heavily influenced by the "difficulty" of the majors that are associated with North and South. It is often believed that students from North campus have an easier load to the students from South campus, and that North campus st...