When I first tell people that I'm a theatre major, the assumption is immediately that I am in acting, but in fact, I am a design/production track. Most UCLA students are unaware that a theatre program exists as this school because it is deep North Campus, even further than Broad. However, as focused as costume and set design is in art, it is also extremely technical and technology driven. The fusion between the two is evident within the aesthetically pleasing visuals costume and sets portrays in theatre, but also the tedious measurements and building it takes to make sure that each piece is practical, safe, and working correctly. In relevance to this course, I am excited to learn more about the merging between the two subjects that have divided our school.
As a Korean-American, I have experienced the difficulty of balancing and merging two cultures in my life. Growing up without a true Asian community in my school and neighborhood, allowed me to truly see the distinction between the two cultures in relation to food, relationships, schoolwork, and more. However, as I grew up I learned how the two cultures would intermingle in order.
"Artistry/Technology"
Before starting this class, I thought it would simply be learning and discussing artists whom have fused the two cultures together. But once the lecture videos started I became even more interested as I began hearing about the discussion regarding the separation between arts and sciences and how it has taken a toll on society. I really enjoyed the reading "On Creativity" by David Bohm that made coherent points that connected, Charles Percy Snow's two cultures of literary intellectuals and natural sciences. Bohm made the point that scientists, just like artists, are seeking to discover something original that has some kind of significance. I believe that North and South Campus students have generally made that their goal as students at a highly competitive school in order to have the unique "it" factor to make them the best. The distinction between having talent and being original is a life principle that I believe that everyone should ingrain in their minds.
Bohm, D. “On Creativity.” Leonardo. Vol. 1. N.p.: MIT, 1968.
137-49. Print.
Healy, Kent.
South Korean flag merged with United States of America flag. Digital image.
N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015. < http://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/S.-Korea-America.jpg>.
Originality
Is the Only Antidote. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
<http://www.maxims4mavericks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Originality-is-the-only-atidote-Kent-Healy.jpg>.
Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New
York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
TFT Logo. Digital image. UCLA TFT. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015.
<http://legacy.tft.ucla.edu/img/tftlogo.png>.
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