Thursday, January 27, 2011
PIERO GILARDI
Piero Gilardi debuted in 1963 with an exhibition of "Machine for the future" at the
The Picture Gallery of Turin.
Most recent works of Gilardi are united by a theme, or the interactions between work and spectator. Among the various creations, there is the work "Pulse", in which the heartbeat of the observer of the work - recorded by a sensor - determines changes of the whole; "Absolut", the forest of plastic, translucent and cold, "Shared emotion", that involving two people in an interactive performance computing, referring to new approaches and exchange in the virtual society and global economy.
Friday, December 3, 2010
ARCHITECTURE
In areas with stoning beauty architects have been choosing more and more to add endless swimming pools into the houses leisure areas to complement the environment, not to compete with it!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
THINGS
Experimental wait
Have you ever thought of waiting for your bus sitting in a chair or a Louis XV chair signed by Eero Saarinen?
Yeah. Looking to provide different experiences, in which consumers can interact with the brand, Absolut's new campaign created by agency TBWA \ Chiat \ Day New York, called "Every bus is an Exceptional Experience" (a continuation of the campaign "Every drink is an Exceptional Experience "), allowed some fun interventions at bus stops in Chicago.
Based on the new flavors of vodka, Absolut Twist Bloody Absolut, Absolut and Absolut Crush Lemon Drop, every bus stop has a theme with colors and upholstery, providing entertainment and comfort to passengers. The photography work was done by Ellen Von Unwerth, who specializes in erotica and femininity and the models are Kate Beckinsale, Zooey Deschanel and Ali Larter.
Yeah. Looking to provide different experiences, in which consumers can interact with the brand, Absolut's new campaign created by agency TBWA \ Chiat \ Day New York, called "Every bus is an Exceptional Experience" (a continuation of the campaign "Every drink is an Exceptional Experience "), allowed some fun interventions at bus stops in Chicago.
Based on the new flavors of vodka, Absolut Twist Bloody Absolut, Absolut and Absolut Crush Lemon Drop, every bus stop has a theme with colors and upholstery, providing entertainment and comfort to passengers. The photography work was done by Ellen Von Unwerth, who specializes in erotica and femininity and the models are Kate Beckinsale, Zooey Deschanel and Ali Larter.
Source: http://criactrln.blogspot.com/
Saturday, November 27, 2010
ARCHITECTURE
Amazing forest in the center of Madrid
Definitely worth to visit train station Atocha in center of Madrid even if you are not going to go by train anywhere. It's rather humid in there since they have water sprayed automatically every few minutes on trees and all other plants but on the other hand it feels like in a jungle when you come close by to those huge trees inside the building.
Definitely worth to visit train station Atocha in center of Madrid even if you are not going to go by train anywhere. It's rather humid in there since they have water sprayed automatically every few minutes on trees and all other plants but on the other hand it feels like in a jungle when you come close by to those huge trees inside the building.
Source:http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g187514-d313713-r84354672-Atocha_Railroad_Station_Estacion_Atocha-Madrid.html
ARCHITECTURE
Peru's Green invasion
An impromptu park is part of Peru’s Gran Semana de Lima (Lima’s Great Week) offering urban dwellers a welcome greenspace. The Invasion Verde art installation features recycled tires, plastic sculptures, grassy mounds, seating areas, and flowers.
Architects Genaro Alva, Denise Ampuero and Gloria Andrea Rojas, working in conjunction with industrial designer Claudia Ampuero, created the pop up park on Pasaje Encarnacion, in Lima’s historical centre.
Source: http://www.greenmuze.com/nature/garden/3242-perus-green-invasion.html
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Data
The Artificial and the Natural - An Evolving Polarity
Genetically modified food, art in the form of a phosphorescent rabbit implanted with jellyfish DNA, and robots that simulate human emotion would seem to be evidence for the blurring boundary between the natural and the artificial. Yet because the deeply rooted concept of nature functions as a cultural value, a social norm, and a moral authority, we cannot simply dismiss the distinction between art and nature as a nostalgic relic. Disentangling the cultural roots of many current debates about new technologies, the essays in this volume examine notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers' ideas of physis and technē and Aristotle's designation of mimetic arts to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics.
These essays—by specialists of different periods and various disciplines—reveal that the division between nature and art has been continually challenged and reassessed in Western thought. In antiquity, for example, mechanical devices were seen as working "against nature"; centuries later, Descartes not only claimed the opposite but argued that nature itself was mechanical. Nature and art, the essays show, are mutually constructed, defining and redefining themselves, partners in a continuous dance over the centuries.
Contributors: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Horst Bredekamp, John Hedley Brooke, Dennis Des Chene, Alan Gabbey, Anthony Grafton, Roald Hoffmann, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, William R. Newman, Jessica Riskin, Heinrich Von Staden, Francis Wolff, Mark J. Schiefsky
These essays—by specialists of different periods and various disciplines—reveal that the division between nature and art has been continually challenged and reassessed in Western thought. In antiquity, for example, mechanical devices were seen as working "against nature"; centuries later, Descartes not only claimed the opposite but argued that nature itself was mechanical. Nature and art, the essays show, are mutually constructed, defining and redefining themselves, partners in a continuous dance over the centuries.
Contributors: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Horst Bredekamp, John Hedley Brooke, Dennis Des Chene, Alan Gabbey, Anthony Grafton, Roald Hoffmann, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, William R. Newman, Jessica Riskin, Heinrich Von Staden, Francis Wolff, Mark J. Schiefsky
Source: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11371
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
ARCHITECTURE
Natural Architecture
This concept, developed from the book published by the photographer Alessandro Rocca unites topics from eco friendly architecture otherwise called organic architecture, natural architecture, sustainable architecture, green architecture, to sculptural forms, raw earth buildings or clay construction, earth roofs, living roofs, planted roofs, roof gardens with succulents, balancing masculinity and femininity in design etc...
"Featuring ample and accomplished photography of over 60 site-specific installations that push "designing with nature in mind" to the limits of architectural design, and maybe past them features of unique structures built using artisan skills, using natural materials in the most minimally processed forms possible, and incorporating designs that have been pared down to their most basic, eloquent expressions of the interactions between form, material and setting."
Sources:
- http://www.naturalarchitecture.co.za/
- http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007336.html
ARCHITECTURE
Contemporary Amalgamation of Natural and Artificial
Set amid the rapidly rising and utterly upscale retail, commercial and entertainment establishments of the area, the building stands out for its contemporary and innovative green facade, winding its way around clean, contemporary windows that offer a peek at what’s inside. The living mossy exterior, which is composed of a geotextile planting with herbaceous perennial, makes its way inside and spills along the walls of a downward staircase leading to the subterranean Multi-Shop.
Source: http://www.trendir.com/ultra-modern/contemporary-amalgamation-of-natural-and-artificial-interior-and-exterior.html
Monday, November 22, 2010
GEOGRAPHY
ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM
Humans have modified some ecosystems for their own benefits and these are Artificial Ecosystem. They can be terrestrial (crop field, garden etc.) or aquatic (aquarium, dam, man made pond etc.).
Life is based on energy. the Sun is the primary source of Energy on this planet. Plants and other producers turn light into chemical energy. The producers ( trees, Plants) themselves and the consumers use this chemical energy to carry out processes of life.
A food chain shows an energy relationship. A plant captures sunlight and uses it for photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process that is happened in plants and tress to make food themselves.
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