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Despite the work of Pawel Kuczynski having been awarded with more than 140 prizes and distinctions, word of his illustrations does not appear to have reached the classrooms of the Cicero-North Syracuse High School. So I present to you, readers of a blog unknown to the harsh criticisms of the world, Chess . At first glance, the image in question seeks to comment on the relationship between black and white individuals and forces its viewers to imagine what The Queen’s Gambit would look like if it was shot on a beach. While debate, discussion, protests and riots have been waged very recently in America history over this issue (the former, not the later), it is important to remember that Kuczynski is a Polish, satire artist. This means that if the image is strictly commenting on race relationships in America, American viewers will get a rare opportunity to see an international perspective on domestic issues. On the other hand, if Kuczynski made this illustration as a more global observati...

From Man and Computer to Man-Computer; The entangled future of humans and technology

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 From Man and Computer to Man-Computer; The entangled future of humans and technology Known for his 360 degree VR animations and other creative incorporation of technology into his works, abstract artist and author Christoph Niemann became the creator of yet another cover of The New Yorker with the publication of its September 30, 2019 issue featuring “Evolution.” At a glance, the cover chronicles human interaction with the increasingly smaller and more powerful computers of history as well as one speculative or perhaps interpretive frame that seems to come straight from a science fiction novel.  The included computers that have been practically employed throughout recent history include a floor-to-ceiling computer from the sixties, a smaller, yet still clunky desktop computer from the eighties, and a light and flexible laptop from the 2000’s, all of which appear in chronological order when viewed from left to right and top to bottom (the way English is read). Despite coming ...