Three Artist Post

Cuba's DIY Inventions from 30 Years of Isolation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-XS4aueDUg&list=PLG99tOk7CcDI6ZZvC6_GcAg1e5ZhcEvGh&index=1

This artist goes around cuba collecting makeshift gadgets from old equipment that no longer worked. Its interesting to notice that these pieces that might now be considered art outside of this third world country are probably just a solution to people in great need. In some ways it reminds me of how we see prehistoric art.

Barbican's Rain Room: it's raining, but you won't get wet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkvazIZx-F0&list=PLG99tOk7CcDI6ZZvC6_GcAg1e5ZhcEvGh&index=2

I like the statement one of the artists makes in this short video, "We are pretty much working as artist because weve got our own agenda".

Amazing Art Installation Turns You Into A Bird | Chris Milk "The Treachery of Sanctuary"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5__9hq-yas&index=4&list=PLG99tOk7CcDI6ZZvC6_GcAg1e5ZhcEvGh

this video makes me think about how art is defined. Does art need to have a purpose? I remember hearing once that art, in order to be art, could not have a function. Not sure what to make of this yet.