Malcolm Gladwell says, "Epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in which they occur"
The famous line “I took the one less travelled by” from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not taken” is attributed as being one of the most misunderstood phrases in modern literature. The line which endures the place on the tongue of many hopeful fathers is really an indictment of Frosts anticipation of remorse of his future self - having taken the road less travelled looking back rather than looking forward. It’s a line that without context – can shift our capability to interpret a semantic claim. Frosts juxtaposition can be closely tied with that of modern society – barraged with the detestation from the swinging …show more content…
Taken from Robert Frost’s
When in reality it’s an indictment of the random
– possibility. Context – a word where by wars, politics.
We are now in a new world where the context is so elusive that intenet – to critiquing on politics in art.
In May, 1966, Chinas communist leader, Mao Zedong passe
There’s a famous quote from the book Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon – it goes “You never did the Kenotia kid.
During a sequence the protagonist is forced to take 10ml of sodium amatol, better known as truth serum, to which he releases the statement in 6 different iterations.
Debated what Pynchon is reaching out to us whether direct or indirectly is that conext is everything. Not just in the different iterations of grammatical variations withi..
Values and motives – of us vs that of a machine.
Picasso “cezanne is the father of us all” cubism
Why are art and designers redefining community, it’s a revolution in the making – driven by the internet …show more content…
Rid of capitalism mao zuden, mao boost economy redistributed land – forcing china into factories – desimated the country – unites with radicals – cultural revolution – burgeois ideas have krept into government- shut down schools.
Chinese Culutral Revolution
In the response to events like the Global Financial Crisis, the “Age of Terror” and climate change, many artist and designers are producing works that attempt to (re)build and redefine communities. Focusing on three or four examples from the last 20 years discuss how creative practices can generate communities which resonate, critique and engage with global issues.
The critique of issues in the world through art on the internet being able to spread out a message like cancer and opening up new contexts in which to view art.
I want to discuss how the internet is creating a new wave of connection. There are artists who are trying to change and shift that direction it’s a platform of context, where within
Gravitys rainbow – page 60
Sodium amatol – truth serum
Dream like rifts
A telegram launches the character into a meditation of a 6 word