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History of Art & Technology

Oct

8

2012

Select slides from an online presentation on the history of art and technology from 1900 – 1975. Credibility of source = debatable… but this is good for a quick-and-dirty collection of inspiration and ideas that help articulate my thinking.

Phenomenological Approaches to Ethics and Information Technology

Oct

5

2012

While doing my research paper, I uncovered a bunch of other resources that I think will shape my thesis. Right now I’m really interested in the philosophical perspective on technology/human relationships. I found a paper on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy that outlines the thoughts on philosopher Don Ihde on this topic. This paper ...

Mechanical Flipbook

Sep

30

2012

“Instead of a crank on the side, there’s a tiny motor that rotates the spindle and flexible cards flip by giving the illusion of moving pictures. Then they connect several boxes together and coax the flipping images to tell a little story in a scene that travels from box to box.” – mechanicalflipbook.com They’re making a ...

Museum of the History of Science: Steampunk exhibition

Sep

30

2012

“Between 13 October 2009 and 21 February 2010, we held the world’s first museum exhibition of Steampunk art. This extraordinarily successful exhibition showcased the work of 18 Steampunk artists from across the globe, and drew over 70,000 visitors to the Museum… To coincide with the exhibition, Secondary School Art and D&T departments were invited to submit students’ ...

Artist Inspiration

Sep

29

2012

Jean Tinguely Mark Dion Man Ray Aram Bartoll Joseph Cornell Susan Hiller Alyssa Wright (Cherry Blossoms) Frances Stark Dunne & Raby Angelo Vermeulen Usman Haque Troika James Auger

The Steampunk Workshop

Sep

27

2012

The Steampunk Workshop, a blog run by Jake von Slatt, posts a lot of content on Steampunk culture. I’m particularly interested in the (very well documented!) projects that combine new technology with old technology. Here are some of my favorite: Putting Old Lenses on a Cannon DSLR Feature: The Oomphalapompatronium! Cross-Stitch Made ...

Museum of Old Techniques: Hand Tools

Sep

27

2012

The Museum of Old Techniques is located in Belgium. They exhibit, demonstrate, and catalogue old-fashioned devices. What are the old techniques? Muscles, water and wind This website has 2,000+ line drawings of simple hand tools.