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The Neuron Drive

Posted by timothy on from the functional-art dept.

billy writes "After two weeks of planning, painting, cutting, and slicing, I have completed my idea for the Neuron Drive, the world's first 80GB canvas. It is a fully functional USB hard-drive. The Neuron Drive contains 2 fans and 1 Maxtor 80GB hard-drive. It is fully functional as a hard-drive and both fans spin."

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  1. in case you don't know what the heck he means.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    ..and don't want to click the link..

    some amateur artist has stuck a hard drive onto a painting.

    Personally, it does nothing for me, the painting would be more interesting without that hard drive stuck there (and with a few lighter colors or highlights so it isn't so dark overall).

    Or at least don't show the brand and label of the hard drive, it really sticks out like a sore thumb.

    If I were creating something like this, I"d put the hard drive where you couldn't see it, and just put some LEDs or something on the front. And the fans too, those are okay and would make the viewer "think twice" about what might be behind.

    Keep trying though, it's a cool concept.

  2. Art?? by djdanlib · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's just ugly.

    I wouldn't hang it on my wall.

    Seriously, something you painted to fit a "cool someone will buy this" theme plus computer parts does not make an art piece. I don't care how much of a geek you are. Was there ANY thought about composition?

    If you want to be an artist, you need to think about making art, not making something "cool" that someone will want to buy. Don't sell out like that.

    - From an artist to you.