I’m always amazed with how technology can create both alienation and community. A friend of mine once put it really well, “I have loads of friends on facebook yet no one to share a pint with.” I wonder if Tila Tequila, the most popular girl on myspace, ever feels lonely.
A Swedish artist Jimpalt was feeling [...]
February 20, 2008
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In my hunt for tech-related fashion content for this blog, I’ve searched a ton of this year’s NY Fashion Week shows to no avail. I was hoping to find a collection that would surpass Diesel’s amazing presentation from October of last year. Titled “Liquid Space,” it weaved holographic images of marine creatures with models strutting [...]
February 18, 2008
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Finally, some automakers are breaking away from their usual advertising formula (i.e. make the viewers feel like they’re driving the car) to a more cerebral and artful approach.
By creating meaningful connections between the two concepts of art and technology, both Honda and Audi surprise us on a much deeper emotional level…
Honda FCX Clarity: Problem Playground
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February 18, 2008
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Welcome to my first blogging endeavor! In this little corner of the www, I’ll be discussing how artists, designers, writers, choreographers, and other artsy types are incorporating technology into their craft.
I’ll cover–among many other things–how hip graphic designers are setting up flickr accounts to flaunt their aesthetic taste, how an acclaimed American poet became the [...]
February 6, 2008
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