The Best Films of 2015 (So Far) | 1st LOOK HOLLYWOOD. The shape of things to come: share your art about the future | Art and design. How do you picture the future? Such a hazy concept can be tackled in many ways, and plenty of artists have done just that. The futurists saw art as a way to express their hatred of the past – which seemingly manifested itself as a loathing of sadness, sentimentality, syntax, moonlight, monotony, the tango, marriage, the papacy, modesty, museums, the nude and even pasta. Others, like film-maker Fritz Lang, explored the possibilities of a perfect future in the shape of glorious visionary architecture. Whether bleak or hopeful, dystopian or utopian, it’s time for you to share your artistic interpretations of what’s to come. You can interpret the theme any way you like, and use any materials, from pen and ink to needlework or film.
If you’d prefer to discuss your favourite artworks about the future, please do so in the comment thread – where we’d also love your suggestions for future Share Your Art themes. And have you heard about our upcoming exhibitions in London and New York? The History of the Future of Education. 6 min read (This was delivered at Ryerson University's ChangSchoolTalks.) It's a refrain throughout my work: we are suffering from an amnesia of sorts, whereby we seem to have forgotten much of the history of technology. As such, we now tell these stories about the past, present, and future whereby all innovations emerge from Silicon Valley, all innovations are recent innovations, and there is no force for change other than entrepreneurial genius and/or the inevitability of "disruptive innovation.
" This amnesia seeps from technology into education and education technology. The rich and fascinating past of education is forgotten and erased in an attempt to tell a story about the future of education that emphasizes products not processes, the private not the public, "skills" not inquiry. I've been working on a book for a while now called Teaching Machines that explores the history of education technology in the twentieth century. Image credits I’m fond of the flying firefighters. Radio. Archibiotect Would Transform Paris into Ecological Playground. Cities are often touted as the forerunners of more ecologically sustainable habits for the human race, but they are also prone to more severe versions of some problems that other areas face, such as heat islands, smog and, especially lately, problems with housing affordability, sustainability and overcrowding.
Paris, though it is hailed as one of the crowning jewels of the Western world, is no different. Surely, greener architecture and transit modes can help, but the city’s architectural legacy is so strong that reformers must tread lightly. Archibiotect Vincent Callebaut has thrown his hat into the ring, offering a bold vision of how Paris might look in 2050 if it were up to him to re-design it. Each building in the project has a distinct function. The Mountain Towers would sit on the Rue du Rivoli, a famous shopping stretch, and bio-air condition it with solar and hydrodynamic technologies. Vincent Callebaut. We Wish These Retrofuturistic Versions Of American Cities Had Come True. So by 1992, the old Woolworth and several other stores would have been replaced by what appears to be a sci-fi version of the old Christopher Inn: Used to be on E.
Broad St. till it got torn down in the early 1990s. I see the Leveque Tower is still there (as it is today), and they weirdly put a lid on the corner buildings on the north side of Broad and High. Looking across the Scioto, I see what appears to be a couple of small buildings replaced Vet's Memorial (which had just been built in 1955, I recall). It's actually in the process of being torn down now so a new waterfront area can be built (and a smaller Memorial). The "Columbian Exposition" of 1992 consisted of some local festivities, someone painting the Columbus statue on W.
Broad St.' Ah, the memories....of what, I forget :). Flagged. Science fiction: How not to build a future society. Science fiction films have many warnings for us – not least, how the road to a perfect future society is fraught with peril. Quentin Cooper loads up the DVD player to see what lessons we can learn. Science-fiction films sometimes offer us a future so bright we’ve got to wear shades. But mostly we’re deluged with visions of tomorrows far bleaker than today, from wildly unlikely “what if?” Disaster scenarios through to entirely plausible but still scary extrapolations of the present.
Doris Day may be right when she sings in Que Sera, Sera that “the future’s not ours to see” – for instance, I’m betting no-one saw that Doris Day namecheck coming until I made it – but at least these movies can flag up general directions we might be best steering clear of. So what can we learn for society and our species to survive? 1. Artificial creatures that look and behave a lot like us also look a lot like a heap of trouble. 2. 4. See also: Serenity; Demolition Man; In Time. 5. An Astounding History of Scientific Space Art from the Past 200 Years. Kinja is in read-only mode. We are working to restore service. The second painting immediately reminded me of the cover art from Frederick Pohl's Gateway (first hardcover edition).
I googled John Berkey, and sure enough, he painted that cover. Not the same painting, but very similar style: Flagged. The 10 Types of Fictional Apocalypses (And What They Mean) One thing that often gets missed in these stories is that on a whole people might not realize they're living in an apocalypse. For instance, when the Western Roman Empire collapsed that could be considered an apocalypse and certainly a slow one.
In Britain not long after people had completely adapted and went on. There were relics and monuments to the great people who used to rule there and exert such great influence (mostly economic) on them, but on a whole people didn't care much. We feel like we would care because we care now, but if a slow apocalypse happened, in a few generations we probably wouldn't. The Yachts Of The Super-Rich Do Battle In These Violent Photo Montages. Upon being appointed Dictator of the Roman Empire in 46 B.C., Julius Caesar had a large basin dug near the Tiber River. He filled it with ancient battleships and 6,000 prisoners of war, who were instructed to fight to the death as they re-enacted famous battles.
Caesar called it a naumachia, and it was meant as the ultimate display of his wealth of power. French artist Vincent Debanne doesn't think the naumachia of our times will be held in basins or amphitheaters, though. As a commentary on the growing wealth inequality, Debanne's digitally modified paintings imagines a modern day naumachia, in which the yachts of the ultra-rich go to war is to slake the boredom of their owners. "With the Battleship series, I wanted to evoke the display of power performed by the super rich in the exclusive centers of world yachting," Debanne told We Make Money Not Art in an email interview. "My photomontages give me the opportunity to reveal the violence of economic war," Debanne says. Last Night's Posthuman Simpsons Couch Gag Was The Weirdest One Yet.
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Zhan Wang's animation shows how lunar minerals could affect China. Declassified: The Government's Secret Plan For a Military Moon Base. 7 | These Futuristic Perfumes Smell Like Things That Will Be Destroyed By Climate Change. As climate change worsens, so will our collective sense of loss. Coastlines, cities, crops, and entire species will disappear. Artist Catherine Young has created a perfume line that bottles up the scents of things we enjoy today, but will be diminished--or gone--soon enough. Called The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume Store (T.E.M.P.S., which is French for "time"), the perfume line consists of eight scents: Coasts, Coffee, Honey, Wine, Eucalyptus, Peanuts, Ice, and Hardwood trees.
All of the scents were created in partnership with Givaudan, a Swiss flavors and fragrance company with a commitment to environmental sustainability. Young told the company what scents she wanted and the feelings she hoped to evoke, and they did the rest. Ice, for example, was actually a scent that Givaudan already had in its lab. "They gave me different forms of wine and peanuts, I had to choose which ones I wanted for the project," says Young. The logo for the perfume bottles is a hummingbird. These Futuristic Perfumes Smell Like Things That Will Be Destroyed By Climate Change. As climate change worsens, so will our collective sense of loss. Coastlines, cities, crops, and entire species will disappear. Artist Catherine Young has created a perfume line that bottles up the scents of things we enjoy today, but will be diminished--or gone--soon enough.
Called The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume Store (T.E.M.P.S., which is French for "time"), the perfume line consists of eight scents: Coasts, Coffee, Honey, Wine, Eucalyptus, Peanuts, Ice, and Hardwood trees. All of the scents were created in partnership with Givaudan, a Swiss flavors and fragrance company with a commitment to environmental sustainability. Young told the company what scents she wanted and the feelings she hoped to evoke, and they did the rest. The logo for the perfume bottles is a hummingbird. Because of its speed, the hummingbird is known as a messenger and stopper of time. Many of the scents are reminiscent of places and objects that are threatened in the Philippines, where she is currently working.
North Korean architects depict visions of the future - News - Art. With conical structures, bridges that appear to defy gravity and even hovercrafts, a series of pieces commissioned by a Bejing-based tour company depict a vision of the DPRK that looks like something straight out of the Futurama or the Jetsons. Koryo Tours, which organises trips in North Korea, gave architects in Pyongyang an open brief to envisage designs for sustainable tourism developments in the notoriously secretive country - without restraints on structural possibility. The anonymous architects are from the Paekdusan Construction and Architectural Research Institute, from which most of the state’s major projects are issued. The result of four years’ work depicts futuristic images with a distinctly Soviet influence. While some illustrations bear resemblance to traditional and modern day structures, others are a window on to a world that could only be possible in the very far future.
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Now, many of these bucket list hotspots are about to be reclaimed by our beloved sea. Naturally, we know all about rising sea levels. Cities like Venice as well as entire coastal regions, a. o. in The Netherlands, are acutely threatened by this development. But what can we do to stave off the danger? In deep water Current projections are less than rosy. According to scientific estimates, the earth’s temperature will increase by 4-5 °C this century alone, leading to a sea level rise of approx. 50 cm by 2100. 1 of 4 The potential of preventive measures Climate change and the resulting greenhouse effect are in full swing. 1 of 2 Like two percent of the total land mass – and many densely populated hotspots of human civilization – Venice is situated less than ten meters above sea level. 1 of 3 Yet is this mammoth undertaking wise and future-proof?
Artifact from the Future: The Cost Of Water. Jan 23, 2014 By Time Traveler What if we just can’t break our water habit in California? What if climate change cuts down the Sierra snowpack by end of century? This year’s drought is the worst California has seen since records began 100 years ago, but what if we eventually look back on 2014 as a halcyon year for water supplies in the state. A few years ago, we printed these ‘guerrilla futures’ price tags and shopdropped them into store shelves here in Palo Alto. Like all IFTF’s Artifacts from the Future, this image offers insights into future everyday lives and is intended to give you an immersive look at a possible future change. 62 Years of Global Warming in One Terrifying GIF. 20 predictions for the future of London. © Adam Simpson Shimmering skyscrapers, newfangled ways to get to work, driverless trains, Ikeaville, Boris Island… We’ve got the inside scoop on what lies ahead for our ever-evolving, ever-inventive city.
Welcome to tomorrow’s London! 1 Canal+Tube, train, bus, cycling… Swimming? One proposed addition to London’s commuter options is a cleaned and filtered channel in the Regent’s Canal, so you could theoretically swim to work (provided you work at The Guardian and live in Broadway Market). With rising sea levels, we may all be facing a more watery commute, so don’t rule it out. 2 Height v lengthLondon’s latest nicknamable skyline icon is the Pinnacle, a 63-storey steel-and-glass spiral planned for Bishopsgate. 3 Pont PatsyDesign visionary Thomas Heatherwick wowed the world with his Olympic cauldron and got commuters hopping on and off the back of his Routemaster-inspired New Bus for London. 7 Veg power! 15 London-by-seaMet Office forecasters have seen the future: and it’s warm and wet.
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