2nd Exercise - three objects

The book

a book by Erich Scheurmann (de) published in Germany in 1920. Summary: "Tuiavii, a Samoan chief, traveled to Europe at the turn of the 20th century and wrote a commentary condemning the very foundations of Western society. " at www.goodreads.com/book/show/11100687-o-papalagui

Keywords: simplicity / truth / essence / human nature / “modernism” / progress / technology & society;

The film

"Gods must be crazy" is a South African comedy film written and directed by Jamie Uys, in 1980. In this movie two distinct realities are presented: the aboriginal world of Kalahari desert in Southern Africa ; in contrast with technologically-superior culture of the modern world. + The narrative of the film evolves around an empty coca-cola bottle.

Keywords: global culture / “modernism”/ progress / human nature / technology & society;

The art piece

the Bull, 1946, lithographic ink, by Pablo Picasso. Part of a range of experimentation with ideas, techniques and materials- in this series of prints, the artist progressively reduces the image of a bull to a simple outline. During this process of deconstruction, details are rejected in each new print, until the final image that aims to represent the absolute essence of the "bull". More than a final statement this works presents a visual analysis of the the concept of a bull. >>> like when categorizing species.

+ prehistoric art / cave paintings + logo design - drawing a concise shape of a complex idea.

Keywords: simplicity/ essence / progress / nature;