<p>If anyone at CAST 2014 had any doubt about how all of the components of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) can come together in one place, all they had to do was look up that the enormous undulating sculpture "Nebula" hanging above them in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole.
The massive art piece is a giant tribute to the convergence of all of the STEAM areas: </p>
<p>How many educators walked by this description of the sculpture? </p>
<em><p>Nebula Sculpture</p></em>
<em><p>2010 By Reuben Margolin</p></em>
<em><p>Artist Reuben Margolin was raised in Berkeley, California.
A love of math and physics propelled him to Harvard, where he changed paths and earned a degree in English.
He went on to study traditional painting in Italy and Russia.
In 1999 he became obsessed with the movement of a tiny green caterpillar, and set out to make wave-like sculptures. In 2004 Margolin moved to his current studio in Emeryville and began making a series of large-scale undulating installations inspired by the ripples of water and the swirling wind.</p></em>
<em><p>Despite its fluidity, the movement of the Nebula is not digital in origin, but rather the result of a single electric motor, and one mechanism fanning out to 10 miles of aircraft cable, 1780 pulleys, and over 45,000 parts.</p></em>
<em><p>Including the upper steel truss-work, the Nebula is 90 feet long, 50 feet wide and weighs 12,000 pounds. The lower artwork is made of 14,064 bicycle reflectors formed into 4,688 amber crystals. The crystals are themselves organized in a multi-tiered, hexagonal pattern. Inspired by the sensuousness of nature, as well as the logic of mathematics, this array of amber sparkles slowly rises and falls in a complex choreography: dynamic and yet meditative, swimming in the center of the Anatole's magnificent atrium.</p></em>
<p>Seriously, this amazing piece of science and art is a great example to anyone that is looking to show students how these seemingly discrepant areas of study can combine to make something that is amazing. </p>
<p>Here are some videos that explain how the entire sculpture was created. As you watch, see if you can begin to see how all of the STEAM fields come into play to make a single work of art:</p>
The massive art piece is a giant tribute to the convergence of all of the STEAM areas: </p>
<p>How many educators walked by this description of the sculpture? </p>
<em><p>Nebula Sculpture</p></em>
<em><p>2010 By Reuben Margolin</p></em>
<em><p>Artist Reuben Margolin was raised in Berkeley, California.
A love of math and physics propelled him to Harvard, where he changed paths and earned a degree in English.
He went on to study traditional painting in Italy and Russia.
In 1999 he became obsessed with the movement of a tiny green caterpillar, and set out to make wave-like sculptures. In 2004 Margolin moved to his current studio in Emeryville and began making a series of large-scale undulating installations inspired by the ripples of water and the swirling wind.</p></em>
<em><p>Despite its fluidity, the movement of the Nebula is not digital in origin, but rather the result of a single electric motor, and one mechanism fanning out to 10 miles of aircraft cable, 1780 pulleys, and over 45,000 parts.</p></em>
<em><p>Including the upper steel truss-work, the Nebula is 90 feet long, 50 feet wide and weighs 12,000 pounds. The lower artwork is made of 14,064 bicycle reflectors formed into 4,688 amber crystals. The crystals are themselves organized in a multi-tiered, hexagonal pattern. Inspired by the sensuousness of nature, as well as the logic of mathematics, this array of amber sparkles slowly rises and falls in a complex choreography: dynamic and yet meditative, swimming in the center of the Anatole's magnificent atrium.</p></em>
<p>Seriously, this amazing piece of science and art is a great example to anyone that is looking to show students how these seemingly discrepant areas of study can combine to make something that is amazing. </p>
<p>Here are some videos that explain how the entire sculpture was created. As you watch, see if you can begin to see how all of the STEAM fields come into play to make a single work of art:</p>