http://funguerilla.com/millions-of-porcelain-sunflower-seeds/
What this man did was amazing he had 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds made. Every seed is individually made and is completely unique from the others. So the piece is actually made up of 100 million smaller art works. The amazing amount of time and effort that must have gone into this is astounding.
I think that this embodies China perfectly. For a nation that produces just about everything and in large quantities it seems only right that they produce this as well. The piece shows the new China as it is today. The abundance of the seeds to me represents the abundance of production goods that are made in China. The fact that it was hand made shows the manpower that the country has to spare and how they can do anything with sheer willingness and man power. The other side to the piece is the cultural aspect, the fact that it is made out of porcelain shows the culture of China because they were the first to have it. Why do you think its called China? other than that if you read the article it says that at one point the Chinese economy was producing vast amounts of sunflower seeds, this give us a peak at their heritage.The best part of the whole thing is the "Made in China phenomenon" because to be honest just about everything is made in China these days, and if it isn't its really expensive.
So at the end this piece of art is the embodiment of what we know as China.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Super Powers
http://wtf.thebizzare.com/offbeat/science-and-technology/5-super-powers-you-can-have-today/
As kids we all wanted to have super powers and it was but a fantasy, but we still wished it was true. Now that we are older and have been exposed to the world of what is possible; we have lost our imagination and our hope in super powers. The new technologies that have been developed has brought back that possibility of having super powers. Look at how the disabled can run again and faster than the average man. See how a man can record his days with an eye which is a micro camera. The future is full of wonders such as these superpowers. But the question now becomes when does it stop? The way things are going its only a matter of time before people are getting elective implants for everything. It starts with a guy trying to run again and leads to people cutting off their own legs so that they can run faster and longer. Where do we draw the line ? When does it become an invasion of privacy to film every one around you all the time ? There are things that must be outlined that eventually must be dealt with. There isn't yet a limit to what we can do with our technology and pretty soon I think that people will have superpowers of some sort if they can afford it. So in the end our childhood dreams of super powers may still come true, and at the rate technology is evolving it might be sooner than we think.
As kids we all wanted to have super powers and it was but a fantasy, but we still wished it was true. Now that we are older and have been exposed to the world of what is possible; we have lost our imagination and our hope in super powers. The new technologies that have been developed has brought back that possibility of having super powers. Look at how the disabled can run again and faster than the average man. See how a man can record his days with an eye which is a micro camera. The future is full of wonders such as these superpowers. But the question now becomes when does it stop? The way things are going its only a matter of time before people are getting elective implants for everything. It starts with a guy trying to run again and leads to people cutting off their own legs so that they can run faster and longer. Where do we draw the line ? When does it become an invasion of privacy to film every one around you all the time ? There are things that must be outlined that eventually must be dealt with. There isn't yet a limit to what we can do with our technology and pretty soon I think that people will have superpowers of some sort if they can afford it. So in the end our childhood dreams of super powers may still come true, and at the rate technology is evolving it might be sooner than we think.
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