Students' work CU Boulder

Professor: Jean Hertzberg

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Alejandra Abad

Water fog from sublimating dry ice in a thin water sheet on glass.

Additional Information Link: http://www.flowvis.org/2019/09/11/spume-wet-wet/

D-Art Interview:

1. What inspired you to create this artwork?

I was inspired by the concept of transformation, I wanted to create a video that felt magical. Observing the different states of dry ice helped me capture, prolong and amplify unique moments in the process. Dry ice has a phenomenal and theatrical component, the potential for fog effects has always caught my attention. I wanted to explore the flow at different speeds, and layer these physical changes in order to allow the moving image to have animacy and an out of this world look.

2. Where do most of your creative inspiration come from?

Creative inspiration comes to me when I don’t have strict expectations of what the final outcome of the artwork should be. Looking at how things interact with light and wind always captures my attention.

3. How do you choose new ideas derived from the creative process?

Experimenting freely means that it is okay to fail. Once I focus on a theme then that limitation also lends itself for observing something new from a different angle. Also leaving something for later is always ok, knowing when to leave a piece to start a new once is always
helpful.

4. Could you please talk about how you felt about the importance of your research applied to your art when you were creating?

Looking at how other people have experimented with dry ice was crucial. Reading about how dry ice sublimates but also knowing how to properly handle it and the effects that occur with different elements and environments. It was important to know how warm water mixed
with soap accelerates the sublimation which often traps the carbon dioxide which also releases water aerosol.

5. As an artist, what do you most want to tell the viewers?

I want to give the viewers the sense of wonder while still providing access to the process.

Abduljalil Almashama

Candies in shallow water leach sugar, reducing local surface tension, resulting in symmetric converging flow, shown color reversed.

Additional Information Link: http://www.flowvis.org/2019/09/10/abduljalil-almashama/

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Dimario Cancanon with Alejandra Abad, Jamie Frankel,

Jared Moya, Nebiyu Tadesse

Blue, green and white acrylic paints are diluted, then layered with a silicone lubricant, resulting in density driven cells.

Additional Information Link: http://www.flowvis.org/2019/09/16/team-first-dimario-cancanon/

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Matt Knickerbocker

A time series of particle image velocimetry data showing the behavior of a turbulent boundary layer on a zero-pressure gradient flat plate.

Additional Information Link: http://www.flowvis.org/2019/11/20/team-third-matt-knickerbocker/

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Abhishek Kumar with Faisal Alsumairi, Blake Chin, Robert Drevno, Matt Knickerbocker

Constant-diameter striated flows are observed when a fluorescent non–Newtonian dilatant fluid (oobleck with highlighter fluid) is dripped through a vegetable steamer, illuminated with two black lights.

Additional Information Link: http://www.flowvis.org/2019/10/20/team-second-abhishek-kumar/

D-Art Interview:

1. What inspired you to create this artwork?

Exploring flow patterns of non–Newtonian fluids through imaging seemed fun to explore. The challenge was to now present it in an artistic way. While searching for household objects (to poke the oobleck with), I came across a vegetable steamer and wondered what the flow would look like through its pores. After taking the image illuminated by blacklight, the shape of the steamer reminded me of a UFO, and the green goo looked otherworldly. I chose to edit the image to make it have the feel and look of a newspaper image (people were obsessed with UFOs in the 40s, 50s and 60s).

2. Where do most of your creative inspiration come from?

As an engineer, I've often felt a lack of art and creativity in my education. I always try to find ways to make my projects more aesthetically pleasing (could be coding, prototyping, or anything in between). I also watch videos demonstrating artistic ways of representing science and engineering (a great example would be Cymatics: Science Vs Music by Nigel Stanford), and a lot of DIY videos. I guess I draw a lot of inspiration from there.

3. How do you choose new ideas derived from the creative process?

I usually experiment quite a bit to learn from my mistakes, my ideas are then modified to fit my findings.

4. Could you please talk about how you felt about the importance of your research applied to your art when you were creating?

When working with still images and videos, I like to observe the flow patterns, to further improve my knowledge about the phenomena driving the process. I also intend for my projects to spark meaningful (often scientific) conversations. Most other times I just derive happiness from knowing that there is some thought, and depth in my work.