Slog - Comments on The Crystal Is the New Cube

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:44:56 -0800

They're not "crystals", they're polyhedrons. Jesus.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:48:49 -0800

Personally, I prefer dodecahedrons myself.

Comment by Jen Graves

Jen Graves — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:30 -0800

Fnarf, some days you deserve to be told: Shut the fucking fuck up.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:04:19 -0800

Will, they're only dodecahedrons if they have 12 sides.

Jen, I'll take that from you and no one else. But, you know, the art is ugly.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:52:22 -0800

I know, that's why I said I preferred dodecahedrons.

You may settle for their lesser children, but I'm all about sweet sweet dodecahedrons.

Comment by mystikz

mystikz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:28:33 -0800

as the world wanders towards the aquarian age, the complex systems of the man-made computer machines are slowly unifying with the complex systems of the heaven-made nature machines. the crystalline forms are both a reaction to and evolution of this direction we're headed.

Comment by umvue

umvue — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:59:42 -0800

Uh, don't crystals form in the shape of polyhedra? Aren't crystals often referred to as "crystal polyhedra"? Can't I do a quick web search and find stuff like this:

How are coordination polyhedra arranged ?

Crystals are formed by linking of coordination polyhedra:
Imagine building a crystal by linking the building blocks (tetrahedra or octahedra) into chains or frameworks.

Example: silicate polyhedra may be linked by sharing of oxygen atoms (corners) between two adjacent silicon tetrahedra.

Not required, but for your information: other polyhedra (e.g., octahedra) may be linked by sharing edges (e.g., two adjacent oxygens are shared between two octahedra) and faces (e.g., three adjacent oxygens are shared between two adjacent octahedra).

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:19:24 -0800

Yes, but that doesn't make most of these art pieces crystals, does it? Or even representations of crystals? Or even representations of ideas crystals represent for New Age boneheads? It just makes them badly-made polyhedrons ("polyhedra" is a terrible word).

Comment by umvue

umvue — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:27:04 -0800

They're not crystals but... Some of these art pieces seem to be some kind of grouping of polyhedr...ons. Such grouping of polyhedr...a suggest crystalline structure. And, as everyone knows, crystals have the power to make your mind brighter and create a happy and rewarding life for you and others around you.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:24:22 -0800

You're a very funny commenter, Umvue. Unfortunately, I'm well into the wine and have nothing clever to say here. Except that, for instance, Susan Robb's crystalline thingamabob looks like something that's waiting for the garbage truck to take it to the dump. If that's not too mean to say. I guess it's good enough that it's not full of pee.

Oh, Christ, it's not full of pee, is it?

Comment by umvue

umvue — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:07:08 -0800

Nothing is too mean to say. I'm beery and whiskeyed (it was on the barkeep) so I'm perfectly competent to render an opinion on art. Agreed, the photos of the Suan Robb thingamabob tell me a little story. The story is: Here's a pile of stuff you may just drive by so I stuck a flag in it. Back up the truck.

Full. Pee. Piss. Christ. SLOG. Movie?

Comment by junebug

junebug — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:18:15 -0800

I second that; shut the fuck up Fnarf. YOU are always so negative. And you don't seem to know fucking shit about art so I don't understand why you always piss on these on posts.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:52:12 -0800

"Piss on these on posts"?

I like some stuff, I don't like other stuff. It's a free country. If you don't agree, bring it. I'd love to hear an explanation of why a bunch of stuff in a pile is good art.

Comment by Rachael Marszewski

Rachael Marszewski — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:25:23 -0800

I won't defend pilist art (Yes, I just made that word up. Pilist: a movement in art characterized by the piling of stuff) but it sure is as common as crystal art. And to make matters worse, I can't even count how many times I've seen "pile of crystals" art - Definitely a fad.

Comment by Joey

Joey — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:35:46 -0800

Crystalline structures always remind me of Victoria Haven and Eric Eley.

www.vichaven.com/html/archive/paper_trails/red-asteroids.html

www.ericeley.com/drawings.html

Comment by CP

CP — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:04:08 -0800

I don't know much about art, but I sure know my A2 chassis Volkswagens!

At first glance, I thought, those don't look like rocks, they just look like sloppily fabricated fake rocks, the seams are too obvious.

But my curiousity is piqued. Are those fake rocks covering tires? Or are there jackstands with plates bolted to the hubs hidden inside those things?

Because that ride height, it's a little high. Even if that actress is a petite woman. That's a lot of sunshine under there.

Maybe it's Bilstein HD shocks.

Maybe it's Bilstein HD shocks and tires a little larger than spec (195/60-14)... or tires much too large...

Odds of it being a Golf Country are basically nil...

Okay, that's my limited perspective art review.