I am fascinated by art that interacts randomly or even intelligently to its environment. Here's one which responds with lights and humming to the sound of bees in the surrounding landscape. It must have taken some time to build this thing!
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/06/56...src=footer
I hadn't even thought much about what leaps and bounds
robotic art must be making nowadays. Someday there might be a whole village of AI-animated talking houses and smiling flowers, irascible cars, and animal people that are a single piece of dynamic artwork bringing those early day cartoons to life which featured every object being alive. They'd better hurry, though, the situation is practically already here outside of artistic expression.
![[Image: Picture-1-198x300.png]](http://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/Picture-1-198x300.png)
Invisible Night
You might enjoy this, MR. It’s supposed highlight the disconnected feeling that people have when they lose someone. Kind of a metaphysical barrier. The concept is similar to some of Bill Viola’s previous work.
Some of Bill Viola’s inspiration came from the poems of St. John of the cross. I quoted him earlier in your "Living Philosophically" thread.
"Whoever knows how to die in all things will have life in all things."—St. John of the Cross
Here's an interview with him. He's a pretty interesting guy.
https://youtu.be/uenrts2YHdI?t=15m48s
His "Taking Back Time" exhibit is pretty cool, too.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/g...e-crossing
I would love to see something like that. But to be honest it'd probably give me nightmares. The theme of imprisoned sentience cuts deep into my psyche.
(Jun 28, 2016 07:08 AM)Magical Realist Wrote: [ -> ]I would love to see something like that. But to be honest it'd probably give me nightmares. The theme of imprisoned sentience cuts deep into my psyche.
I’ll tell you what, though, Magical Realist. The so-called universal fear of death is not so universal. The rampant fear of losing control is more widespread. Uncertainty is far more eerie. Atheism should lessen your fears. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(Jun 28, 2016 03:39 PM)Secular Sanity Wrote: [ -> ] (Jun 28, 2016 07:08 AM)Magical Realist Wrote: [ -> ]I would love to see something like that. But to be honest it'd probably give me nightmares. The theme of imprisoned sentience cuts deep into my psyche.
I’ll tell you what, though, Magical Realist. The so-called universal fear of death is not so universal. The rampant fear of losing control is more widespread. Uncertainty is far more eerie. Atheism should lessen your fears. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
I'm as totally at peace with death as I am with my illusory reality. 99 % of our body is empty space. 99.99999% of the universe is empty space. We are hardly a blip on the radar. Nonexistence should fit as comfortably as an old jacket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqf_cuDf9qI
(Jun 28, 2016 06:43 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: [ -> ]I'm as totally at peace with death as I am with my illusory reality. 99 % of our body is empty space. 99.99999% of the universe is empty space. We are hardly a blip on the radar. Nonexistence should fit as comfortably as an old jacket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqf_cuDf9qI
Well, not exactly. You still have black body photons, vacuum fluctuations, virtual particles, etc. Ah, you found another video of his, eh? I'll have to listen to him more carefully when I have the time.
Ciao