"Scientists Reconstruct Brains’ Visions Into Digital Video In Historic Experiment" here
We will soon be making appropriation movies of our dreams. literally.
What does it look like to fly over the Earth on a spaceship? find out, here
Clement Valla's online collaboration of tracing a line, pretty fantastic here
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
World population: 6,775,235,700
Population of NYC: 8,364,000
If the entire world population migrated into large cities we could fit all of the world into 810 cities of NYC's population.
If all of those cities were the population density of Manila, at 111,576 people per square mile, then we could fit onto .09% of the entire Earth's land surface.
Imagine having only 810 airports to maintain, only 810 cities connected by high speed railroads, only 810 massive public transit projects, virtually no need for cars, and 99.9% of land untouched or farmland.
Population of NYC: 8,364,000
If the entire world population migrated into large cities we could fit all of the world into 810 cities of NYC's population.
If all of those cities were the population density of Manila, at 111,576 people per square mile, then we could fit onto .09% of the entire Earth's land surface.
Imagine having only 810 airports to maintain, only 810 cities connected by high speed railroads, only 810 massive public transit projects, virtually no need for cars, and 99.9% of land untouched or farmland.
Science + Art
I'm always interested in seeing art intersect with other mediums or topics, like science. Because art is so open-ended and flexible, it's a suitable means to discuss a variety of issues through the use of aesthetics, shape, form, and content. Who ever said art is useless?
This segment, from NPR, explores where the realms of art and science collide. Listen to writer Cormac McCarthy, director Werner Herzog, and physicist Lawrence Krauss discuss science as inspiration for art.
- Jessica
This segment, from NPR, explores where the realms of art and science collide. Listen to writer Cormac McCarthy, director Werner Herzog, and physicist Lawrence Krauss discuss science as inspiration for art.
- Jessica
Lawrence Weschler
Having just danced all night, the thought of waking up at 9am on Saturday for a day of lectures might have sounded a little daunting. Yet my excitement for Lawrence Weschler's Wonder Cabinet easily out weighed my fatigue, especially after two strong cups of coffee.
Through music, scientific imaging from the brain to the cosmos, video art, neurobiology, and much more, Weschler slowly built a poetic and powerful argument for everything being convergent. This was a really phenomenal FREE event, and I would not want to miss his next event, Second Thoughts on the Memory Industry on May 7th.
Through music, scientific imaging from the brain to the cosmos, video art, neurobiology, and much more, Weschler slowly built a poetic and powerful argument for everything being convergent. This was a really phenomenal FREE event, and I would not want to miss his next event, Second Thoughts on the Memory Industry on May 7th.
Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor creates artificial reefs/underwater installation art with figurative cement sculptures.
I am not a huge fan of the sculptures, but because they become living organisms I am very interested.
Learn more about animal architecture at BLDGBLOG, be sure to look at the TN Plus zoo, comprised of a different island for each continent.
Artists' Schools
Olafur Eliasson’s Institut für Raumexperimente, in Berlin.
If anyone knows any more programs like these, please let me know.
Tauba Auerbach talking about the difference between chaos and randomness and the connection between art and science. here
wow. This series was created by cultivating bacteria samples on a colour negative film.
more of Erno-Erik Raitanen's work here.
Thank you Ira
Most Important Art Piece Ever?
A record that is now traveling through space holding images and sounds compiled to introduce aliens to human kind.
Think about that.
Photo taken from Mars. more at NASA's photo a day, here
Eva and Franco Mattes interview on Art21. here.
They have been doing online performances reenacting works by Marina Abramovic and Chris Burden, chat roulette piece where Franco made it appear that he was hanging dead in front of the screen, or their most recently unveiled work which has gotten lots of buzz, Stolen Pieces, which is bits and pieces of famous works of art that they stole over time.
This work is incorporating new technology, and I am impressed by anyone willing to do that. Yet all their pieces ring hollow to me, they merit one quick reaction and then not much else. The Stolen Pieces piece pissed me off at first, so I suppose it gave me a stronger emotion than most art, yet at what expense? Their work, except for the Nike piece in which they convinced a town through guerrilla advertising that Nike was planning to buy a whole street, besides this hilarious piece their overall body of work reads as childish boredom. Art can be a great critique, or give great insight into the world, this work makes you scoff or chuckle and move on. Proof that doing something new doesn't necessarily bring it merit.
James Acord, the only private individual in the world to hold a license to handle nuclear material, he makes them into sculptures....!!! here
Breaking the Rules, by Susan Goldman Rubin is a new book published by MOCA about contemporary art for children. I wish I had this book, article here, buy it here
Man Bartlett does some incredible performances here and the 24hours shopping straight in one store without buying one thing. His other art (above) and here is also worth looking at, and also very time consuming.
Map of United States, Red areas are where there are more bars than grocery stores, and Yellow is opposite. Note to self, my hometown in red, there are neither grocery stores or bars in Nevada, and WTF Illinois and Wisconsin? More here
pit stop
One of my favorite pieces of all time "Self" by Marc Quinn. This self portrait is made of the average amount of blood contained in an adult male, specifically the artist's own blood, which was slowly taken out over time, and then cast and kept frozen. Thus presenting an insanely accurate self portrait.
- Show and Tell Gallery presents Jacques Oule who has an awesome compilation of graffiti on doors here.
Yin Xiuezhen's Collective Subconscious just opened at MoMA two days ago. I wish I could see it. check it at MoMA here, and artnet here
- Everything I needed for art history classes? The classic question, "is it art?"-there is an app for that here.
- Konstantino Stamatiou's re considers graphs and charts making fresh ways to look at information, and examining alternative energy. Note-all the charts are made from recycled materials collected at a demonstration. the blog here and show at Black & White Gallery here
Truck Stop
-Keith Edmier is an absolutely fascinating artist. See his work here at Friedrich Petzel Gallery. See a video of Walla Walla Foundry making Cycas Orogeny here. The process basically entails casting basalt which is lava... if Walla Walla Foundry is not kick ass, I do not know what is.
-The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art by Martha Buskirk. If you read this book and find it enthralling, you should be surrounded by art daily. If you read this and find it obsessive over the smallest of peculiarities embedded in contemporary art, you are normal.
-Sculpture Today by Judith Collins. Should be treated like Denzel Washington treats the last bible.
-Art City (2002) offers an interesting look into the art world today. While emphasizing the common complaints of how damn hard it is to be an artist, just like every art documentary does, the 3 disc series has more than just, "I am a starving artist my life is hard" mentality.
-Manufactured Landscapes (2007) A documentary about Edward Burtynsky is worth watching if you love Burtynsky, and only if. Dull lecture footage spliced with some uninteresting travel footage infringing on the incredible segments that lead to accounts of amazing photography.
-12 (2007) see it. just do it. The only 2hr and 40min movie I have seen that I watched again that week. A complete remake of the classic 12 angry men.
-And this Art History poster that all artists should find hilarious here
-Why I went to the Guggenheim... It wasn't the Kandisky exhbition, although that was good too... Anish Kapoor's Memory The film does Memory no honor, it was built for the Guggy in NYC and Berlin, and must be seen at one of those locations.
-The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art by Martha Buskirk. If you read this book and find it enthralling, you should be surrounded by art daily. If you read this and find it obsessive over the smallest of peculiarities embedded in contemporary art, you are normal.
-Sculpture Today by Judith Collins. Should be treated like Denzel Washington treats the last bible.
-Art City (2002) offers an interesting look into the art world today. While emphasizing the common complaints of how damn hard it is to be an artist, just like every art documentary does, the 3 disc series has more than just, "I am a starving artist my life is hard" mentality.
-Manufactured Landscapes (2007) A documentary about Edward Burtynsky is worth watching if you love Burtynsky, and only if. Dull lecture footage spliced with some uninteresting travel footage infringing on the incredible segments that lead to accounts of amazing photography.
-12 (2007) see it. just do it. The only 2hr and 40min movie I have seen that I watched again that week. A complete remake of the classic 12 angry men.
-And this Art History poster that all artists should find hilarious here
-Getting to see IMA make it to New York Times was great, too bad we lost the super bowl bet against New Orleans Museum of Art. Read about it at Modern Art Notes here
-Watch out curators of NYC New York Times
-Richard McCoy's interview with Jorge Otero-Pailos. Very interesting. Jorge Otero-Pailos
-Most innovative sculptures I have seen in some time Here
-Fecal Face NYC Cai Guo-Qiang. Kieth Edmier + Cai Guo-Qiang=Pompeii like exhibition?
-Heather Rowe's new piece at the IMA, opens Feb 19. See her here.
-What I study at work, Mobius Ship (2006) by Tim Hawkinson, who is represented by Ace Gallery. Mobius Ship is on display at the Indianapolis Art Museum. Check out Hawkinson's fingernail bird here
-Doris Salcedo at White Cube. Proof that more than cocaine comes out of Columbia.
-Tyler Cufley's Dumpster is his best work, but it is really really damn good.
-Kim Foster Gallery. Ant colony casts?! Painting with mushroom spores? Jim Toia and Cai Guo-Qiang need to meet. Leaving art up to chance always intrigues me, but never sustains me...
-What I study at work, Mobius Ship (2006) by Tim Hawkinson, who is represented by Ace Gallery. Mobius Ship is on display at the Indianapolis Art Museum. Check out Hawkinson's fingernail bird here
-Doris Salcedo at White Cube. Proof that more than cocaine comes out of Columbia.
-Tyler Cufley's Dumpster is his best work, but it is really really damn good.
-Kim Foster Gallery. Ant colony casts?! Painting with mushroom spores? Jim Toia and Cai Guo-Qiang need to meet. Leaving art up to chance always intrigues me, but never sustains me...
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