Nigel Stanford (Science meets Music) CYMATICS

[Seoul_lasers]

For those of you whom are not familiar with this artist I strongly suggest having a look esp. if you are into Electronic music.
Nigel got his big debut with the worlds first downloadable 4K full length feature film back in 2012, Timescapes an art film (long exposure photography) by Tom Lowe.

I give to you CYMATICS, a creative music video relating art and science together. Enjoy and be inspired.

 

[CurtisOliver]

Cymatics are amazing. I wanted to do this for a project a couple of years ago, but never got round to it.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Seoul_lasers]

Cymatics are amazing. I wanted to do this for a project a couple of years ago, but never got round to it.
Thanks for sharing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymatics

There are some great examples here in the WIKI. I especially like the demo movie. It's really interesting. :san:

Art meets Science. Art was always apart of science and vice versa, it's just that we were blind to it. Traditionalism in art is like religion. It ignores basic principles and creates its own reality distortion field.

Traditionalists hold back art. Full stop.

Just my opinion.

 

[CurtisOliver]

My whole degree is based on bringing science and art/design together. Mainly to do with quantum physics but I am still trying to break this barrier.

Cymatics interests me based on the fact it proves that sound differs from what you are taught in school. Take a look at sound bubbles. What you are seeing on the plate essentially is a 2d cross section of an interference pattern caused by the sound wave travelling through the plate.

 

[Seoul_lasers]

My whole degree is based on bringing science and art/design together. Mainly to do with quantum physics but I am still trying to break this barrier.

Cymatics interests me based on the fact it proves that sound differs from what you are taught in school. Take a look at sound bubbles. What you are seeing on the plate essentially is a 2d cross section of an interference pattern caused by the sound wave travelling through the plate.

And I applaud you in such a venture. Good on you mate.
Yeah, Cymatics are cool... What would it take to mix the 2 together, combine Quantum physics with Cymatics together I wonder?


Interesting stuff.
I'm glad that you are exploring these ideas. True originality comes from pushing barriers.
:beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[CurtisOliver]

Thank you.
Sound is macroscopic, but it is possible that sound can propagate from microscopic interactions as well. :beer:

 

[Seoul_lasers]

Thank you.
Sound is macroscopic, but it is possible that sound can propagate from microscopic interactions as well. :beer:

Nice explanation :san:

Put some of your work on here as I am sure people would enjoy seeing it.
esp. those with a creative side.

 

[CurtisOliver]

Will do :beer: I'm mainly teaching key theories of quantum physics through the use of virtual reality. Can always post some screenshots. Especially of the virtual laser rooms.

 

[Seoul_lasers]

Will do :beer: I'm mainly teaching key theories of quantum physics through the use of virtual reality. Can always post some screenshots. Especially of the virtual laser rooms.

Cool! What programs are you using to build the VR rooms? How are you displaying them? Sounds very interesting !

 

[CurtisOliver]

The main modelling will be done primarily on SketchUp and then imported into a game engine called Unreal Engine. Then they will be assembled, rendered, animated etc before launching in software into VR. I will be setting up a HTC Vive for people to navigate and interact with the space. It will be a long and tiresome process, but definitely worth it.

 

[Rivem]

Awesome video!

Sound like a cool project too Curtis. As someone that works with a lot of the more "invisible" sides of physics, VR definitely seems like a great teaching tool.

 

[CurtisOliver]

Thanks Rivem , doing a dissertation on it right now VR is a very good tool for teaching, it lets you give accurate visualisations that you can view from any angle without technical limitations.