Spray-On News!

Spray-on!

This is the thing: how far can science go? The answer seems to be always easy, because to everything that happens there is a link to scientific thought that pulls forward the limits of its own.

What if you could actually spray-on the clothes you are about to wear for the day? It does sound unbelievable, something that could have been taken from a Sci-Fi movie written by Spielberg. Well, it is real, forget about TV!

A spanish fashion designer, along with Imperial College London, developed a formula where actual fabric is mixed with some sort of polymers that, when the solvent evaporates, stick to the skin and form a (very tight) piece of clothing. You can then take it off, wash it and wear it again! After the development of the idea into an actual possibility, the scientists-designers paired up with Fabrican Ltd. a company which will explore all the possibilities for its commercial use.

The truth is that the clothes are unflattering for anyone who does not have an awesome magazine-worth body, but... will it be a viable option for medical uses? Industry? Do you think it will become a fashion trend or it is purely business that will lead to nowhere?


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77 Million Paintings

Brian Eno discusses 77 Million Paintings, which sees the continued evolution of his exploration into light as an artist’s medium and the aesthetic possibilities of “generative software.”

77 Million Enos

Some weeks ago the exposition called 77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno closed at a museum we all know in Mexico City. I was there, sat there for, seriously, about two hours and contemplated the installations trying not to even blink!

The question I raise now is, Was It Art? I mean, Brian Eno is a British artist devoted to everything that can be linked to music… painting included. 77 mixed marvelously the ambient sounds created by Eno ex profeso for the presentation with the outstanding images full of colour and life that were appearing at regular intervals in front of all of us sitting inside the dark, very dark room without even realising the presence of the others.

The question I stated above is there because, despite how much I personally admire Eno and his music, it is difficult to me sometimes telling the artistic merit behind something created by computers. 77 was made up by a program designed by Eno himself, which randomly depicted a series of combinations of colour, shapes and shades he already decided in advance. The combinations could ad up to 77 million different depictions (therefore, the name of the exposition that has gone all over the world, and re-designed ad hoc for our country). Now, Eno’s ambient music is entirely made by computer, Eno’s paintings are entirely made by computer… is it still art?