1. Why do you make art?
Before answering this question, we need to answer another question first, what is art? Actually, I would not like to answer this question; however, I want to define it. Art is the weapon to break the wall of traditional and existing concepts and thought. Art can be new born anytime as it can be the old traditions. Many artists applied their art to explore the unprecedented world no matter how crazy world they created. Medieval European artists described the unbelievable far east and Chinese artists imagined the minorities living in the wonderland. Cubists transform our familiar figures and street views to strange compositions. John Cage told us the music maybe impossible to be heard.
My idea is not easily understood or easily misunderstood. I wanted to make the invisible Wi-Fi networks visible as the street views. This is simple idea but it is a complicated work. If anyone says this project is easy and short duration, I think I maybe successful to create artwork beyond thy can imagine. If anyone thinks this is complicated, I must say thanks to them because they spent time to understand what I did.
What am I doing?
I am doing something special but most think it is ordinary. Why i make art because art makes me have the power to challenge the common sense in my way.
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010
landscape
http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/50-impressionist-paintings.htm
CAMILLE PISSARRO: "Landscape at Pontoise", 1874 - oil on canvas, 61-81 cm. - Winterthur, Oskar Reinhart Collection - view high resolution image
Known as "The Father of Impressionism", Pissarro is, along with Monet and Sisley, the most "pure" of all Impressionist painters, exhibiting in all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions. He is particulary famous for his depictions of rural life of Northern France, specially the town of Pontoise, in which the influence of the naturalism of Jean-Baptiste Corot and Gustave Courbet is evident.
CAMILLE PISSARRO: "Le Boulevard Montmartre, effet de nuit (The Boulevard Montmartre at Night)", 1897 - Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 64.8 cm - London, National Gallery - view high resolution image
While Pissarro is more famous for his depictions of the rural life, he also created a great number of fabulous urban scenes of 19th century Paris. In 1897, he took a room in Boulevard Montmartre and depicted it at different hours of the day, being this canvas the only night scene of the series. "The Boulevard Montmartre at Night" is a sensational impressionist painting, though Pissarro never exhibited it during his lifetime.
CAMILLE PISSARRO: "Landscape at Pontoise", 1874 - oil on canvas, 61-81 cm. - Winterthur, Oskar Reinhart Collection - view high resolution image
Known as "The Father of Impressionism", Pissarro is, along with Monet and Sisley, the most "pure" of all Impressionist painters, exhibiting in all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions. He is particulary famous for his depictions of rural life of Northern France, specially the town of Pontoise, in which the influence of the naturalism of Jean-Baptiste Corot and Gustave Courbet is evident.
CAMILLE PISSARRO: "Le Boulevard Montmartre, effet de nuit (The Boulevard Montmartre at Night)", 1897 - Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 64.8 cm - London, National Gallery - view high resolution image
While Pissarro is more famous for his depictions of the rural life, he also created a great number of fabulous urban scenes of 19th century Paris. In 1897, he took a room in Boulevard Montmartre and depicted it at different hours of the day, being this canvas the only night scene of the series. "The Boulevard Montmartre at Night" is a sensational impressionist painting, though Pissarro never exhibited it during his lifetime.
[news]Wi-fi trial will let commuters browse internet on Underground
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23892853-wi-fi-trial-will-let-commuters-browse-internet-on-underground.do
Wi-fi trial will let commuters browse internet on Underground
Mark Prigg, Science and Technology Editor
29.10.10
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Commuters will be able to go online at Tube stations for the first time in a groundbreaking trial starting on Monday.
It will mean thousands of commuters at one of London's busiest stations will be able to read their email, browse the internet and even watch live TV via wi-fi hotspots.
If successful, the trial at Charing Cross could be rolled out to the capital's busiest stations within months.
"This will change the way we commute," said Will Findlater, editor of Stuff magazine.
"It's a big step forward for the Tube network, bringing it into line with the rest of the transport system. It will be a real help by allowing people to communicate on their commute."
Boris Johnson has pledged to enable wireless access across the network by the 2012 Olympics.
"This trial will allow commuters to check their emails and browse the net while on the go," said Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor's transport adviser.
London Underground has teamed up with BT Openzone to launch the six-month trial. It will see wi-fi hotspots installed in the ticket hall and Northern and Bakerloo line platforms. Although it will not give access to mobile phone networks, users will be able to use internet services such as Skype to make calls.
BT says other key stations on the Tube network are likely to be brought online before the trial ends.
"The idea is to let people access email, Facebook and even sites like the BBC's iPlayer while they are waiting for a train," said Marjorie Leonidas from BT Openzone.
Plans to roll out the system have not been finalised. "These are baby steps to see if people are happy with the service," said Miss Leonidas.
The move will bring London up to speed with other cities such as Barcelona, Glasgow and New York, where trials are already under way to offer wi-fi and phone coverage underground.Mobile phone operators are developing plans to allow calls to be made on Tube platforms and even on trains.
Richard Parry, strategy and commercial director for London Underground, said: "We hope that our customers will find it useful."
Q&A
How does it work?
BT Openzone has installed wi-fi hotspots on platforms and in ticket halls at Charing Cross. The hotspots let commuters connect to BT's network from underground in exactly the same way they would connect to their home wi-fi. The service will use the wi-fi system already in place at Charing Cross for underground staff.
How much will it cost?
Accessing TfL's website and the “rainbow” status boards will be free. Other services require a subscription to BT's Openzone network of wi-fi hotspots, which is bundled with BT Broadband and mobile contracts with O2, Tesco Mobile, Vodafone and Orange.
When will it be available in all stations?
Boris Johnson has pledged to enable wireless access across the network by the 2012 Olympics. Detailed plans for the rollout have not yet been made public.
What about phone calls?
Mobile phone operators are formulating plans to allow calls on both platforms and trains. No details have been released, although O2 has carried out successful trials on Glasgow's subway system.
Wi-fi trial will let commuters browse internet on Underground
Mark Prigg, Science and Technology Editor
29.10.10
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Commuters will be able to go online at Tube stations for the first time in a groundbreaking trial starting on Monday.
It will mean thousands of commuters at one of London's busiest stations will be able to read their email, browse the internet and even watch live TV via wi-fi hotspots.
If successful, the trial at Charing Cross could be rolled out to the capital's busiest stations within months.
"This will change the way we commute," said Will Findlater, editor of Stuff magazine.
"It's a big step forward for the Tube network, bringing it into line with the rest of the transport system. It will be a real help by allowing people to communicate on their commute."
Boris Johnson has pledged to enable wireless access across the network by the 2012 Olympics.
"This trial will allow commuters to check their emails and browse the net while on the go," said Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor's transport adviser.
London Underground has teamed up with BT Openzone to launch the six-month trial. It will see wi-fi hotspots installed in the ticket hall and Northern and Bakerloo line platforms. Although it will not give access to mobile phone networks, users will be able to use internet services such as Skype to make calls.
BT says other key stations on the Tube network are likely to be brought online before the trial ends.
"The idea is to let people access email, Facebook and even sites like the BBC's iPlayer while they are waiting for a train," said Marjorie Leonidas from BT Openzone.
Plans to roll out the system have not been finalised. "These are baby steps to see if people are happy with the service," said Miss Leonidas.
The move will bring London up to speed with other cities such as Barcelona, Glasgow and New York, where trials are already under way to offer wi-fi and phone coverage underground.Mobile phone operators are developing plans to allow calls to be made on Tube platforms and even on trains.
Richard Parry, strategy and commercial director for London Underground, said: "We hope that our customers will find it useful."
Q&A
How does it work?
BT Openzone has installed wi-fi hotspots on platforms and in ticket halls at Charing Cross. The hotspots let commuters connect to BT's network from underground in exactly the same way they would connect to their home wi-fi. The service will use the wi-fi system already in place at Charing Cross for underground staff.
How much will it cost?
Accessing TfL's website and the “rainbow” status boards will be free. Other services require a subscription to BT's Openzone network of wi-fi hotspots, which is bundled with BT Broadband and mobile contracts with O2, Tesco Mobile, Vodafone and Orange.
When will it be available in all stations?
Boris Johnson has pledged to enable wireless access across the network by the 2012 Olympics. Detailed plans for the rollout have not yet been made public.
What about phone calls?
Mobile phone operators are formulating plans to allow calls on both platforms and trains. No details have been released, although O2 has carried out successful trials on Glasgow's subway system.
Monday, 18 October 2010
The interpretation of Wi-Fi images
Different types of Wi-Fi machines have their economic modes, including citywide paid Wi-Fi hotspots, infrastructure-type municipal Wi-Fi access points, free Wi-Fi connection provided by volunteers, wireless routers in offices and wireless ADSL modems at homes. The economic modes also accompanied with the political operation: people lock their home Wi-Fi access points to avoid others accessing them and Wi-Fi activists help users to share their wireless signal to create community Wi-Fi networks against telecom companies’ high-price internet fee. Wi-Fi houses come from huge cityview to personal view. It broke the illusion of connected city as a whole to a personal independence. Wi-Fi house images create a link between public and private domain. House is the elementary unit to distinguish us from the others and I transformed Wi-Fi access points to house metaphor. Against the overwhelming numbers of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots, these images connect Wi-Fi distribution to personal moving routes to make Wi-Fi access points close to personal experience than Wi-Fi hotspots as shops that provide Wi-Fi connection. Wi-Fi access points are not only the property owned by telecom companies but also the part of human experience. When we see Wi-Fi users as cyborg, cyborg turned Wi-Fi access points to cyborg’s house. The house images convert separate Wi-Fi access points to a hierarchical house society.
House is one of the personal identity. The images construct landscape portraits for interrelated Wi-Fi access points. Popular Wi-Fi access points/hotspots are not the product of technology and telecom companies, they are houses for cyborgs. We are not controlled by the capitalist but we create and live our life in our Wi-Fi houses.
House is one of the personal identity. The images construct landscape portraits for interrelated Wi-Fi access points. Popular Wi-Fi access points/hotspots are not the product of technology and telecom companies, they are houses for cyborgs. We are not controlled by the capitalist but we create and live our life in our Wi-Fi houses.
Monday, 8 March 2010
[轉貼新聞]推廣優質無線環境！ 國外大廠Ruckus總裁首度指示降價
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/100309/17/21pj7.html
推廣優質無線環境！ 國外大廠Ruckus總裁首度指示降價
更新日期:2010/03/09 06:30 生活中心／綜合報導
台灣的網路環境正在發生劇變，根據台灣網路資訊中心(TWNIC)公布的「台灣無線網路使用調查」報告顯示，台灣的上網人口已突破1580萬人，無線網路使用率在去年達到近7成，將近1100多萬人已經脫離網路線的束縛。
調查指出，民眾在使用無線網路時最在意無線訊號的穩定度和傳輪速度，雖然近年來在政府與各家電信業者的推廣下，能隨時上線飆網的地方越來越多，但大多數民數仍然偏好在家中使用自己的無線網路，也因此帶動如無線網卡、無線網路基地台等無線設備銷量成長，如號稱無線訊號和有線訊號一樣快速穩定、擁有高智慧尋找最佳路徑的國外無線產品大廠「Ruckus」。
日前，Ruckus總裁Selina Lo親自來台考察，除對台灣的無線市場潛力表示樂觀，並指示推出限量優惠折扣，期望能有效推廣優質家庭無線網路。
Ruckus台灣經銷商表示，總裁對台灣網路服務的多元和多面相發展給予支持和肯定，為了讓更多民眾能輕鬆打造優質的家庭無線網路環境，從3月9日起推出限量優惠，給予前500名訂購的網友推廣折扣。台灣經銷商指出，資訊類產品的折扣空間本來就很有限，而此次是首度由總裁直接指示給予優惠，機會相當難得，對無線網路品質很要求的民眾可別錯過。
推廣優質無線環境！ 國外大廠Ruckus總裁首度指示降價
更新日期:2010/03/09 06:30 生活中心／綜合報導
台灣的網路環境正在發生劇變，根據台灣網路資訊中心(TWNIC)公布的「台灣無線網路使用調查」報告顯示，台灣的上網人口已突破1580萬人，無線網路使用率在去年達到近7成，將近1100多萬人已經脫離網路線的束縛。
調查指出，民眾在使用無線網路時最在意無線訊號的穩定度和傳輪速度，雖然近年來在政府與各家電信業者的推廣下，能隨時上線飆網的地方越來越多，但大多數民數仍然偏好在家中使用自己的無線網路，也因此帶動如無線網卡、無線網路基地台等無線設備銷量成長，如號稱無線訊號和有線訊號一樣快速穩定、擁有高智慧尋找最佳路徑的國外無線產品大廠「Ruckus」。
日前，Ruckus總裁Selina Lo親自來台考察，除對台灣的無線市場潛力表示樂觀，並指示推出限量優惠折扣，期望能有效推廣優質家庭無線網路。
Ruckus台灣經銷商表示，總裁對台灣網路服務的多元和多面相發展給予支持和肯定，為了讓更多民眾能輕鬆打造優質的家庭無線網路環境，從3月9日起推出限量優惠，給予前500名訂購的網友推廣折扣。台灣經銷商指出，資訊類產品的折扣空間本來就很有限，而此次是首度由總裁直接指示給予優惠，機會相當難得，對無線網路品質很要求的民眾可別錯過。
Monday, 1 March 2010
中文作品簡介
如同印象派畫家觀察自然界的光影變化，而創造出充滿動態生命力的自然風景畫，這幅作品是希望能將無線網路視覺化，透過普遍存在於電腦世界的十六進位英數字編碼，將其視為電腦世界的自然光線，將無線基地台的獨一無二的十二碼的十六進位的硬體序號碼(MAC address)，如01:02:0a:5d:7f，轉變成對應的同樣為十六進位的網頁顏色編碼。因為網頁的顏色是六碼的十六進位英數字，如ffffff在網頁中的顏色即為白色，所以我由左至右，由十二碼每次依序選擇六碼，所以最後會產生七個顏色，如下圖。
在完成了第一步的原始資料轉換之後，我就開始進行第二步的意義賦予工作。我應用了人類學中的家屋社會概念，將每一個無線基地視作一個家屋，同一個城市中的無線基地台構成了城市中的家屋社會風景圖。因為每一個無線基地台的硬體序號的前六碼是製造廠商的代碼，所以在邊框的部分是採用這個代碼的顏色，代表這個房子/無線基地台是由其所製造；後六碼是機器在該廠商工廠中的序號，也就是每一個基地台的識別碼，如同居住在房屋內人群團體的認同/識別標誌，所以這個顏色放置在顏色條的上方，做為無線基地台名稱與所在位置名稱的底色，標示無線基地台的個別性，如下圖。而在名稱下方的顏色條，則是顯示了從廠商到無線基地台個別性的顏色轉換，意涵著家屋是處於房屋本身建築與在當中居住的人之間的持續互動，共同構成家屋的獨特性。
在完成了第一步的原始資料轉換之後，我就開始進行第二步的意義賦予工作。我應用了人類學中的家屋社會概念，將每一個無線基地視作一個家屋，同一個城市中的無線基地台構成了城市中的家屋社會風景圖。因為每一個無線基地台的硬體序號的前六碼是製造廠商的代碼，所以在邊框的部分是採用這個代碼的顏色，代表這個房子/無線基地台是由其所製造；後六碼是機器在該廠商工廠中的序號，也就是每一個基地台的識別碼，如同居住在房屋內人群團體的認同/識別標誌，所以這個顏色放置在顏色條的上方，做為無線基地台名稱與所在位置名稱的底色，標示無線基地台的個別性，如下圖。而在名稱下方的顏色條，則是顯示了從廠商到無線基地台個別性的顏色轉換，意涵著家屋是處於房屋本身建築與在當中居住的人之間的持續互動，共同構成家屋的獨特性。
Friday, 5 February 2010
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