Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Sachiko Kodama, “Morpho Tower”, Morpho Tower Video
2006
Fantasy Machines in Art
• He used educated
guesses to draw the
machines.
Matt Dixon, “The Machine”
2008
Set of interactive goggles by
Lygia Clark.
• “Steampunk” subculture is an
awesome combination of:
• Example: a prosthetic
leg to help someone
walk.
This steampunk gadget, like a prosthetic, also attaches to
the body and has a “purpose”. Though its purpose is a
fictional one.
Prosthetics as Art?
• Makers of prosthetic
body parts often go
for a “realistic look.
How did the creator make the toe visually appealing and not just
functional?
Aimee Mullins is a model and athlete who has amputated legs.
• Aimee is wearing glass high-
heeled legs in this Matthew Barney
film.
• Steampunk:
http://steampunkworkshop.com/
http://gizmodo.com/tag/steampunk/
http://www.datamancer.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
• Sachiko Kodama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6SB4JvJoU
http://www.kodama.hc.uec.ac.jp/index-e.html
• Lygia Clark:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygia_Clark