"Throughout history, information has always been recorded on physical objects. Important documents, favourite songs, videos and more were stored on mountains of tapes, polaroids, cassettes and disks. As media is rapidly absorbed into the World Wide Web the rich variety of formats of the past are becoming obsolete."
This represents a big shift away from physical, real world objects, driving towards a human existence that is ultimately governed by billions of intangible data files. This release of information from the physical form allows personal data and identities to now be revealed and infinitely shared online. At the same time many of us consider individuality and privacy to be more precious than ever. Will humans be forever compatible with our own technology?
Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than ever.
To challenge this notion, as these personal artefacts of life are cast aside, the obsolete are now given new life and a renewed purpose by using them as a medium for art." - Text from his website...
See more of Nick's disc art HERE.
Friday, January 29, 2010
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- Russian Sand Sculptures
- Unrecyclable Robots
- HYS – Remakes and adaptations
- Pandora-Like Disappearing Sea Plant
- Girls from Moscow Night Clubs
- Jelly Bean Portraits
- How to Suck at Facebook
- iPad Funny Pictures
- Them Thangs Site Returns
- LTR HDS Show Australia
- Nick Gentry Floppy Disc Art
- Asian Chick's Awesome Hand Ninja Video
- 50 Unlikely Animal Friendships
- How To Ask Out A Girl 50's Style
- Strange People on Webcams
- Hercules, The World’s Largest Big Cat
- How To Dispose of a Million Dollar Yacht
- Art Shows This Week 28th January
- Londoner Rivals Space Jumper
- One Epic Video: Bear vs Cat
- The iPad Is Here!
- Best Female Street Fighter Costumes
- Travelling Days Are Over For Spirit
- Dayton Webber - The Limbless Warrior
- Wu Tang Return Of the Wu Album
- On My Way To Work London Graffiti
- Air New Zealand to Revolutionize Travel with New C...
- Frozen Mississippi River
- Paco Pomet
- Lego Characters
- Liberia: West Point, The Worst Slum Ever!
- Humorous Street Signs In Miami By Mysterious Stree...
- 100 WTF Photos From The Past
- Bruce Lee 70th Anniversary Figures
- Great ESPO Tag
- Dress Made With Chocolates
- So You Want to Whine About Winter
- 1960 's Communist Anti-Christian Movie
- Sexy Costumes for Men
- Steampunk Gameboy
- Swet Goes Red Challenge
- The Snow Cleaner
- Vizie One Blog
- Jeff Antebi Haiti 17 Stolenspace Show
- The Hottest Cosplay Girls
- People Arrested In Costume
- Insect Candy
- Extreme Russian Priest
- Inside Outside & Bomb-It Films Available Online
- Midnight Magi by Gary Baseman
- Extreme Gaming With A Wearable PS3
- First Supersonic Freefall
- How Not to Catch a Huntsman Spider
- Upper Playground January 2010 Sale
- Military Tattoos
- Word To Mother X ESPVisuals
- The Skiing Witches of Belalp Hexe
- The Scariest Body Mod Ever
- City Monkey Parkour in China
- Jealous Girls
- Stars in Similar Dresses
- Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Stripped Of Award
- Realistic LEGO Flames
- The Best Body Art Ever
- Sand Printer
- Art Shows This Week 21st January
- Roen X Medicom Shoeless and Clash Mickey Mouse
- Macho Films
- Goal Celebration Fail
- Amazing Body Painting Art By Craig Tracy
- Dude Builds His Own Rolls Royce Phantom
- The 10 Strangest Books You Can Buy on Amazon
- Sickboy Graffiti
- Fun with the Stop Signs
- David Brays New Blog Peoplei
- Sylvester Stallone The Artist?
- Alien Vs Predator Killing Moves Game
- Know Your Meme: Helps Explain Auto Tune
- Hot Bartenders
- The Coolest Treehouse Ever
- How the Average American Man Spends His Day
- Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man
- Demo From Copenhagen
- Geneic Mutations Is A Dark Pictorial Blog
- Punk Cupcakes Look Delicious
- Th Story Of Wu-Tang Clan Documentary Download
- Top 100 Fail Clips of 2009
- Creative Advertising Photos by Linus Schneider
- Police Fails
- Brazil Graffiti Update
- Barry McGee At SFMOMA
- Unusual and Creative Stockings
- Michel de Broin Builds World’s Biggest Disco Ball
- Diamond Head Crater
- Winch Madness
- Doze Green and Josh Keyes Shows in New York
- Game on! - Far Cry 2
- Burning Candy Crew Pics
- TIE Fighter Bramblebot Custom
- Maciej Drwiega Lego Trucks
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