Tag: art
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Creating new things… Forgetting old ones…
An expert in creativity and innovation is calling for schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success. (1) Creativity. So much cherished in today's world. So much pre-occupied we are. With creating new things.…
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Movies with not-happy endings (When Art meets Life)
What is the point of watching a movie? What is the point of watching a movie with a happy ending? Does life have a happy ending? Is cosmos full of light and laughter? WARNING: This page has spoilers for all the movies mentioned. Stop here if you do not want spoilers. Movies to-day have a…
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Eternal sounds…
Antonio De Lorenzi takes a seat onstage in the concert hall of Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy, and carefully tucks a Stradivarius (a violi crafted in 1727 and called Vesuvio) under his chin. Through an earpiece, the soloist hears a metronomic beat as a voice says, “Go.” De Lorenzi draws his bow across the…
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Who wrote what? It matters not.
The 17th century playwright Molière is as important to French literature as William Shakespeare is to the English canon. But for the past 100 years, a question has swirled around him: Did Molière really write his plays? Or was Pierre Corneille, another famous French playwright of the time, the true author? A new study uses…
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Attributing art. Understanding art. Making art?!
AI used to analyze and attribute art. (1) Computers analyzing art. Categorizing it. Attributing it. Computers understanding art. Computers destroying art. Only because they understood it. While it is not meant to be understood. But can't you see? This means that they didn't understand it after all! Weird cosmos. Full of people. Full of computers.…
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