Why do artists develop delicate expressions and techniques while sticking to materials that fit them. The author was fascinated by this ‘a poem in the material’.
The world of material chemistry you didn’t know. “If every moment of everyday life shines with chemistry.”
There are some information that goes into the small name tag next to the work you see while walking through the art museum. The title of the work, the year of production, the name of the writer, and the main materials used in the work.
Materials determine the color on the canvas and the texture, such as smooth or rough surfaces. Materials, which themselves are an important factor that catches the audience’s attention, are a sense and language that concentrates the artist’s intentions. The author pays attention to the story told by art and materials that are easy to pass through in everyday life. Materials are a byproduct of the combination or chemical reaction of elements. “The material used in the work is a secret code with meaning,” he says. “Scientific knowledge illuminates a place where only darkness or mismatched light almost existed in this world.”
The author’s gaze on art from various eras and genres, including Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian, Jackson Pollock, and Louise Bourgeois, goes out of the museum. Ancient Egyptians, for example, used graphite powder made from burning resinous wood to outline the eyes by mixing it with a mineral called soft manganese stone. Modern forms of easy lipsticks were commercialized in the early 20th century with the development of metal containers. Wax, oil, pigments, moisturizers, etc. are complicated to improve applicability. In addition, there are 25 stories of observing our surroundings, including yellow paper, peeled walls, and black and white photographs.
AI, you don’t have to be afraid [AI Revolution, Super Agency]
When purchasing household goods, customized products are recommended for artificial intelligence (AI), which analyzes purchase history, search patterns, and product reviews. Of course, there is not only a positive evaluation of AI that is widely used in everyday life. There are also many people who fear that AI will take away jobs and undermine humanity. However, Reed Hoffman, a founding member of OpenAI, emphasizes the need to focus on the positive aspects of AI. In order to apply vast amounts of information to each situation in a rapidly changing era, it is important to use AI that far exceeds the amount of human knowledge.
Another reason Hoffman is paying attention to the positive side of AI is that he has faced tremendous opposition in the past whenever new technologies are introduced. So did printing presses, phones, cameras, cars, etc. He said, “When AI’s superintelligence is added to human behavioral power, humans have the superpower to make things that were previously impossible into reality. Super agencies will lead the future,” he stressed, but also acknowledged that AI is not a perfect technology. In order to become a beneficial AI for everyone, newly used AI-related regulations and laws must be created.
[Reporter Song Kyung-eun (Mail Business)] [Photograph publishers]
[This article is Mail Business City Life No. 993 (25.08.19)]
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