Art

Works by international artists reflecting on the world's dependence on oil In The Oil Show, on display from 12 November 2011 to 19 February 2012 on the 3rd floor of Dortmunder U, the Hartware MedienKunstVerein has gathered 15 contemporary artists whose work addresses the geopolitical, social and ecological consequences of our dependence on crude oil. Their attention focuses on regions such as the Niger Delta, whose natural resources have been ruthlessly exploited for several decades – a fact which…

Posted by Lluis Sabadell Artiga at November 11, 2011

Os presento este vídeo genial del artista Alexandre Orion que realiza un graffiti limpiando la suciedad pegada a una reja de una carretera. Sería de hecho el arte más ecológico que además de no consumir (a parte de los trapos y e agua) mejora el entorno y por lo que se refiere a la temática POC pues es una manera muy interesante de visualizar la polución generada por el consumo de petróleo... Ah! y no os perdáis el final del vídeo con la…

Posted by Lluis Sabadell Artiga at May 06, 2010

Oil Standard is a web browser plug-in that converts all prices from U.S. Dollars into the equivalent value in barrels of crude oil.  When you load a web page, the script seamlessly inserts converted prices into the page. As the cost of oil fluctuates on the commodities exchange, prices rise and fall in real-time. Oil Standard is a work by Michael Mandiberg a Brooklyn based artist, programmer, designer, educator, and bicyclist.

Posted by Lluis Sabadell Artiga at March 26, 2010