“Investigating the rotation of data, these sculptures were made using graphs of the New York Stock Exchange (Composite 2004-2012) and the Dow Jones (Industrial Average 1980-2012). The crash of 2009 is clearly visible. The artworks were made to contemplate the meaning of the current global financial crisis and to consider different ways of visualizing data.”
Stock Exchange Sculptures | Luke Jerram, via Dan W.
I can’t believe he does this by eye-balling a printed graph. It’s always nice to see art that’s not created digitally.
So yummy. This reminds me of (but is cooler than, yes) the face-vase portraits I keep meaning to do (when I get access...
This is why I love art. The only way I can fully appreciate and learn about something is to see the art of it. Knowledge...