Something Pacific: miniature bronze version of Rodin's "The Thinker" and old televisions and bronze"Samurai Buddha" in the background
Creator
Stuart Collection (San Diego, Calif.) Rittermann, Philipp Scholz (American photographer, 1955 CE-) Paik, Nam June (South Korean sculptor, video artist, and performance artist, 1932-2006)
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Rittermann, Philipp Scholz (American photographer, 1955 CE-)
Description
Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Sculpture and Installations Science, Technology and Industry This miniature version of the Rodin Thinker sits atop what was the smallest TV available in 1986. It's a Sony. In the background you can see the "Samurai Buddha" staring into the skeletal remains of an old TV. Beyond between the two walking students is a TV sinking into the ground. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Media Center: University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, California, United States
Type
image
Format
Junked television sets; bronze (metal)
Form/Genre
landscape architecture outdoor sculpture public sculpture bronzes (objects) public art sculpture gardens Conceptual site-specific works environmental art lawns (landscaped grass) television receivers
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb0650049b
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Contemporary Product obsolescence Space (composition concept) Humor Technology Religions (concept) Landscapes (environments) Copies (derivative objects) Buddhism Rubbish Deterioration Meditation Ruins Korean Graveyards Mass media Viewers (observers) Nature University of California, San Diego--History Landscape architecture Outdoor sculpture Public sculpture Bronzes (objects) Public art Sculpture gardens Conceptual Site-specific works Environmental art Lawns (landscaped grass) Television receivers Pacific Ocean Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker
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