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| BMW (South Africa). Defining innovation. |
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Source: www.bmw.co.za/innovations. Shot in the
Netherlands utilising the moving sculptures of
world-renowned artist Theo Jansen, this
commercial, entitled "Kinetic Sculptures" forms
part of a broader campaign which serves to
highlight BMW's market leadership in the fields of
technology and innovation. [http://www.bmw.co.za]
Tags : BMW Innovations Kinetic Sculptures TV BMWSouthAfrica |
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Durée : 65 s |
| Dynamic sculpture with ferrofluid |
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Sachiko Kodama's "Morpho Tower":
"This work is conceptualized as an "organic
tower." The magnetic fluid, with a smooth black
surface that seems to draw you in, reaches the top
of the tower, spreading like a fractal, defying
gravity.
The form and texture of the physical surface of
the tower constantly alter between the hard iron
core and the changing form of soft fluid. This is
a dynamic sculpture, with reactable fluid
surface".
Tags : Dynamic sculpture ferrofluid Kodama Morpho Tower magnetism fluid |
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Affichage : 219078
Durée : 210 s |
| Interactive Kinetic Steampunk Sculptures by Marque Cornblatt |
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For centuries the use of tools by humans has been
used as a marker - one of several gauges of that
particular quality that define humans as unique
and self-aware beings. Over the millennia, the
development and use of certain tools has effected
the quality of life so profoundly, that one can
scarcely imagine life without their use. Language,
social structures, medicine, electricity, mass
communication.
There exists in our culture the promise of
technological solutions to every need, problem and
issue associated with the human condition, from
the basic needs of food and shelter, to more
sophisticated requirements of the human animal -
fast food, financial credit, internet dating,
artificial hearts, and MTV. Attempts to meet these
needs with technology comes in a variety of forms
- from AT & T providing lengthy and complex
exchanges of information without the customer ever
speaking with a live operator, to computer
controlled medical implants monitoring and
performing an increasing number of metabolic and
physiological functions in the human body.
The conceptual cornerstones of "that which makes
humans unique" continue to be challenged and
defeated. Internally, in the case of medical
advancements, and externally - as demonstrated by
the increasing number of "human" interactions
which no longer have two humans participating.
Identity and self-awareness are no longer the
exclusive terrain of human beings. We live in the
age of the "transhuman" being.
Tags : steampunk transhuman technology dirosa art robot srl moma paik Marque Cornblatt Interactive Kinetic Sculptures |
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Affichage : 13022
Durée : 121 s |
| Arava Sculptures - Israel/Palestine |
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July 2006
The desert of Arava in Israel is an arid desolate
place, but for Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers,
it's a source of inspiration. With the help of
local architects and masons, the artist has
created geoglyphs, massive land sculptures that
are found in ancient cultures throughout the
world. In a land which has seen the birth of
religions and civilisations, stone has long been
central to the relationship with God. Sacred
stones represent a direct link with the divine but
they're also the source of contention and
conflict. This duality lies at the heart of
Rogers's art. His aim is to celebrate the human
spirit overcoming adversity. He is also interested
in the relationship between the sculpture, the
site and the environment. Most of his creations
blend harmoniously into the landscape and can be
best seen from the air while others tower
dramatically over the surrounding desert. This
beautifully shot film both reveals the original
vision of an artist and the raw beauty of the
Arava desert.
Tags : Israel palestine Arava Sculptures Art Beauty Desert Monuments |
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Affichage : 1167
Durée : 436 s |
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