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The Art of Consumption

Posted on 17 September, 2007 at 8:36am

I have seen this person’s work before and was immediately taken by it. I am truly glad to see this artist get some exposure as his art and its message are extremely relevant in today’s culture. I highly suggest you take a few minutes out of this day to watch the video as well as go to artist’s site.

On a side note, Current TV, the folks who aired this video, just won an Emmy. Congrats to them.

The Discussion

5 Comments on “The Art of Consumption”
  • I’m quite sure you’ve seen a video clip of the acceptance speech already, but I must reiterate how cool it was for Al Gore to get a standing ovation for his work with Current. He also announced to viewers that we should look out for a site called current.com in a month. I can’t wait!

  • That’s the rumor…

  • That was fascinating and mind blowing. It really fascinates me how much we can communicate through images. He sums it p very well that it’s really about the inertia and inability to change.. people are so comfortable, that it’s tough to make the change and easy to put one’s blinds on. Very fitting that this came from current. Kudos to the company and everyone apart of the team/community .. it’s great to have good programming on TV and the net!

  • Haven’t posted here (or anywhere, actually) in a while, sorry PJ – on the upside I at least saved you some pennies ;)

    This guys work is really awesome. Some of the facts alone are just beyond belief, like the number of photos retired in a day, or paper used in 5 minutes. It really makes you wonder how much natural resource we can possibly have left before we run out. Recycling or not, the amount we get through is just ridiculous. The sad fact of this video is that everything he says is absolutely right.

  • Now that’s just stunning, and at the same time it’s frightening. The numbers are almost too huge to be true, but then again, knowing some of the people that I do, I can understand how it happens. Thanks for sharing this.