This sculpture as of October 2014 is the smallest creation of the human form in history.
"MYTH VS SCIENCE
As technology starts to evolve faster than our human perception is able to handle, the line between science and myth becomes blurred.
We live in an era where the impossible has finally come to pass. In our own little way we have become demi-gods of creation. "Contemporary" art, in my humble view, needs to reflect the human condition as it is today, it needs to represent the state of society at the time of its creation. Take a moment to consider that only 6,000 years ago we were painting crude animal images on the walls of caves with rocks. We have come far. This nano sculpture is the collective achievement of all of humanity. It is the culmination of thousands of years of R&D."
I don't know about the myth part, but this exemplifies the near magical quality of Human progress from cave wall art 6,000 years ago to work so small that the unaided human eye can't see it. It's pretty amazing!!
As technology starts to evolve faster than our human perception is able to handle, the line between science and myth becomes blurred.
We live in an era where the impossible has finally come to pass. In our own little way we have become demi-gods of creation. "Contemporary" art, in my humble view, needs to reflect the human condition as it is today, it needs to represent the state of society at the time of its creation. Take a moment to consider that only 6,000 years ago we were painting crude animal images on the walls of caves with rocks. We have come far. This nano sculpture is the collective achievement of all of humanity. It is the culmination of thousands of years of R&D."
I don't know about the myth part, but this exemplifies the near magical quality of Human progress from cave wall art 6,000 years ago to work so small that the unaided human eye can't see it. It's pretty amazing!!
SOURCE URL: http://www.jontyhurwitz.com/nano/
