Comments on: Oppenheimer (2006) http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/ a gallery of aesthetic experiments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: shardcore » Marie Curie (2007) corner painting http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-41013 shardcore » Marie Curie (2007) corner painting Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:18:11 +0000 http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/#comment-41013 [...] second corner painting, and a compliment to my previous painting of Oppenheimer. Marie Curie was notable not only for her two Nobel Prizes, an accolade shared with only one other [...] [...] second corner painting, and a compliment to my previous painting of Oppenheimer. Marie Curie was notable not only for her two Nobel Prizes, an accolade shared with only one other [...]

]]> By: shardcore http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-12089 shardcore Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:54:52 +0000 http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/#comment-12089 We live in a society obsessed with the trivial, we lionise 'celebrity', as if exposure itself is a badge of merit. Millions of people seem to care about some of the most worthless individuals, who are the last creatures to require 'celebration'. History contains innumerable individuals with bold, novel, considered ideas that have changed the world - frequently these people are subtle, complex and infinitely more fascinating than which bimbo is wearing which designer. My subjects are chosen because they are in need of celebration, and each has chosen to think, create and produce ideas of significance. I've barely begun the list of great thinkers. When considering a subject, I look at not only their noted contribution to culture, but also their personal life, frequently at odds with their public image. <a href=http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/08/04/turing-and-snow-white-2006/ rel="nofollow">Alan Turing</a> for example, suffered immeasurably because of his sexual orientation, and <a href=http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/08/27/the-wittgenstein-brothers-2006/ rel="nofollow">Ludwig Wittgenstein</a> came from a family of severe depressives. Despite these burdens, both produced astonishingly significant contributions to our intellectual landscape. We live in a society obsessed with the trivial, we lionise ‘celebrity’, as if exposure itself is a badge of merit. Millions of people seem to care about some of the most worthless individuals, who are the last creatures to require ‘celebration’. History contains innumerable individuals with bold, novel, considered ideas that have changed the world – frequently these people are subtle, complex and infinitely more fascinating than which bimbo is wearing which designer.

My subjects are chosen because they are in need of celebration, and each has chosen to think, create and produce ideas of significance.

I’ve barely begun the list of great thinkers. When considering a subject, I look at not only their noted contribution to culture, but also their personal life, frequently at odds with their public image. Alan Turing for example, suffered immeasurably because of his sexual orientation, and Ludwig Wittgenstein came from a family of severe depressives. Despite these burdens, both produced astonishingly significant contributions to our intellectual landscape.

]]> By: Jenka http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/index.php/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-12087 Jenka Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:30:11 +0000 http://www.shardcore.org/shardpress/2006/12/20/oppenheimer-2006/#comment-12087 Beautifully done. How do you choose your subject? Is it purely random or do you take anything into consideration? Beautifully done. How do you choose your subject? Is it purely random or do you take anything into consideration?

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