I’m a slave to this online system, bound by invisible chains that never break or disappear. Being born in this technological era causes me to be overly reliant and perhaps dependent on technology. It is undoubtedly an extension of humans but never really the other way around… However, there must be a degree of codependency as it technology needs us too, for now at least.
I’m still thinking about this…
On a side note, I love dogs and sweets!
I intend to learn about the simple yet intricate relationship between technology and humans. Specifically, how the human adapts to its own creations but is also amazed by it even though it was created by humans???
That’s just a very general example but honestly, I’m just hoping to learn new ideas or get enlightened by new perspective.
“Inspiration is the mirror image of history: by means of it we can see our past, while turning our back upon it.”
^ I chose this because I feel that art that is created is always an interpretation of something already existing – something we have seen before but re-‘created’ using our own perspectives and personal experiences.
“Art mediates between our good fortune and our disappointment.”
“Space is part of the continuity of the events within it. It is in itself an event, comparable with other events. It is not a mere container. And this is what the few Cubist masterpieces show us. The space between objects is part of the same structure as the objects themselves. The forms are simply reversed so that, say, the top of a head is a convex element and the adjacent space which it does not fill is a concave element.”
^This is interesting as being an artist, I am constantly thinking of how to fill spaces so that a piece would not come off as “empty”. Leaving untouched space gave off the idea of it being empty… which is definitely not the case but somehow registers as “empty” at first glance… Less can be more in the case of cubism I suppose.
prometheus:
forgets nothing
epimetheus:
forgets all
Epimetheus distributes the qualities in equilibrium = ecologic balance
“forgets to save qualities for man…
man is given fire – power of the gods”
“technics develop faster than culture – man and technics indissociable
both evolve together in harmony”
“appearance must be separated from the essence
becoming must be isolated from being”
personal thought: we are driven by instinct but learn by observation ***
What is human in my opinion: we are atoms/cell that have evolved through time to be what we are now through the process of natural selection and thanks to a certain degree of luck; we are able to think and communicate through language which bonds us together and allows us to work together. This ability to work together as a homogenous body adds to the chances of survival as it provides more protection and ability to hunt for food. We are mammals in scientific terms and we are also social creatures.
I’m a slave to this online system, bound by invisible chains that never break or disappear. Being born in this technological era causes me to be overly reliant and perhaps dependent on technology. It is undoubtedly an extension of humans but never really the other way around… However, there must be a degree of codependency as it technology needs us too, for now at least.
I’m still thinking about this…
On a side note, I love dogs and sweets!
I intend to learn about the simple yet intricate relationship between technology and humans. Specifically, how the human adapts to its own creations but is also amazed by it even though it was created by humans???
That’s just a very general example but honestly, I’m just hoping to learn new ideas or get enlightened by new perspective.
To keep track apparently:
“Inspiration is the mirror image of history: by means of it we can see our past, while turning our back upon it.”
^ I chose this because I feel that art that is created is always an interpretation of something already existing – something we have seen before but re-‘created’ using our own perspectives and personal experiences.
“Art mediates between our good fortune and our disappointment.”
“Space is part of the continuity of the events within it. It is in itself an event, comparable with other events. It is not a mere container. And this is what the few Cubist masterpieces show us. The space between objects is part of the same structure as the objects themselves. The forms are simply reversed so that, say, the top of a head is a convex element and the adjacent space which it does not fill is a concave element.”
^This is interesting as being an artist, I am constantly thinking of how to fill spaces so that a piece would not come off as “empty”. Leaving untouched space gave off the idea of it being empty… which is definitely not the case but somehow registers as “empty” at first glance… Less can be more in the case of cubism I suppose.
To keep track:
Some key notes I gathered:
prometheus:
forgets nothing
epimetheus:
forgets all
Epimetheus distributes the qualities in equilibrium = ecologic balance
“forgets to save qualities for man…
man is given fire – power of the gods”
“technics develop faster than culture – man and technics indissociable
both evolve together in harmony”
“appearance must be separated from the essence
becoming must be isolated from being”
personal thought: we are driven by instinct but learn by observation ***
What is human in my opinion: we are atoms/cell that have evolved through time to be what we are now through the process of natural selection and thanks to a certain degree of luck; we are able to think and communicate through language which bonds us together and allows us to work together. This ability to work together as a homogenous body adds to the chances of survival as it provides more protection and ability to hunt for food. We are mammals in scientific terms and we are also social creatures.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-stSLKsl6FYOIrBzVe5kJgBZ-G-yzW6CIY9MSYs3Kw0
https://visamf.tumblr.com/image/172661684758
FINAL