wow this took too much time to figure out how to actually post this , but here is the web site that i mentioned in class : http://www.designboom.com/history/useless.html
its pretty funny, these inventions should be useless otherwise they DO NOT qualify to be consider a Chindogu : )
my faves are the chicken eye protectors and the duster slippers! i think there are actually books made about these silly inventions and mostly from asia! there was this HILARIOUS one that was made for subway commuters where people could nap while standing because they could rest their chin in these cup like thingies and it was connected to a tall tripod....silly sillly people. i'd be very embarrassed personally to try it out-but if i had a friend with me, maybe i would try out some chin0cup-subway-nappers.

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short response to film

I totally agreed with Berger in term of different ways of seeing art. I think art is the system of communication this is used by people as language. Through art, individuals are able to convey, express and interpret meanings, ideas and concepts. Therefore, art is the way of communication. However, it can be interpreted in different ways depending on how it is seen by us. There are many subject matters that change the whole atmosphere of art works. Art is a window into another culture, since how a society thinks and views the world is expressed through its own language. To know about art provides different ways of dealing with problems common to us all. Understanding a different type of art enables us to look at our own cultures from a fresh point of view.

response to film

I thought all the points that were made were valid. When they played the different types of music while they show a painting to prove that it could convey a different meaning defiantly worked and I think that's true. Paints can have different meanings in different setting, it's almost like 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' but in terms of a painting, meaning is in the eye of the viewer and that can be changed by that persons experiences and where and when they're seeing the piece. I don't however thing that what we see before and after doesn't really change what one may think or feel,especially our generation which has grown up being able to flip channels on the tv all the time.It's just the way we grew up. Everything else made sense and I think is pretty true.

Responses to "Ways of Seeing"

So I thought I would open up a new post for you guys to add your thoughts on the John Berger film "Ways of Seeing" that we watched in class last week. Normally if you would like to begin a new topic you can create a separate post(using the new post link on the navigation bar on the top of the web site when you are logged in.) For responses to specific films or readings I will try to post something that you can comment to.

Feel free to point out what you do and don't agree with in Berger's film. How do you think electronic media has changed our view of painting. Do you think what he is saying is important to our understanding or ultimately trivial? How would Berger's idea about television compare to viewing a painting on the internet? Feel free to expand on these ideas or add others.