Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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  1. UnknownMarch 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    It's a vacuum tube, so what? I'm serious, what make it so special to be called a piece of art. I have a masters degree, and am an artist, so I know the patter. But I still want to know, what makes it special and a piece of art?

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  2. UnknownMarch 18, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Dean,

    Actually, I like all the photos of the vacuum tubes, very historic and ephemeral and great quality. But my high school students, wanted to know what makes it a work of art and I thought I'd pose the question to the artist who made the work.

    Thanks,
    franklin miller

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  3. dean burtonMarch 18, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    I'm interested in their architectural form among other things...
    inspired partly by the artists here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher
    you should show your students their work too

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  4. AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    Thank you so much for the information. The student will be spending tomorrow reviewing the site and making reports to the class about what they found. Acting as a facilitator in their quest for an answer is so much more rewarding than just answering their questions.

    franklin

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  5. dean burtonMarch 19, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    Franklin,
    Have your student review the site over the weekend. I had to leave earlier than expected and I have quite a bit more to post. This line of questioning has me wanting to write a bit mor than originally planned I will be adding posts and refining the site over the next few days.

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