Art Fluid Engineering

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Art can be defined in many different ways, but I like this one: Art is the action to produce objects with no practical use, whose only purpose is to be beautiful or stimulate the intellect in some way. Engineering is a discipline that uses science to produce devices or processes that are intrinsically useful. We will combine these two contrasting views to create objects that have aesthetic value and can be useful. This course aims to use fluid flows to create art. Students will participate in discussions in which a ‘fluid’ idea will be presented. A contrasting scientific/engineering and artistic analysis will be conducted in each of these lectures. The students will then identify a flow problem to create a piece of art: dynamic sculptures, paintings, videos, or installations. The art pieces will be presented at the end of semester.