Lorenzo Oggiano's Quasi-Objects"

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According to artist Lorenzo Oggiano, his computer-generated art is made to...

…stimulate thought and dialogue on the progressive relativisation of natural forms of life as a result of techno-biological evolution. "Quasi-Objects" regards data actualization, the production of biologically non-functional organisms and ecosystems as transient output of an operative practice: aesthetics of process...

Life is a real and autonomous process independent from any specific material manifestation (Via Drawn)

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I’m reminded of 6th grade Sex Ed
IndependentGeorge

Not to be the purient one around here, but those look EXACTLY like clitorises.
- http://twitter.com/petitepoubelle petite poubelle
  
  clitori?
- http://twitter.com/writebastard Ian Wood
  
  Exactly? Good lord, man, what are you sleeping with?
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Visiting alien prostitutes again?
http://noctilucent-studios.blogspot.com/ Noctilucent Studios

Whodidwhatnow?
Baldhead

That’s some impressive artist nonsense there. Bravo.
i_r_beej

I love it when artists speak in bullsh*t. This is exactly why, as an art student, I hung out with other majors. In the art building I always had to wear hipwaders to get through all the art-speak.
- Milo
  
  I hate it. I know what you meant, but…ick. No. I endured drivel like this for eight months in senior thesis. It made me wonder if these ‘artists’ were just ex-philosophy majors who gave up upon realizing they’d have to take a course in formal logic.
  
  Wait a minute.
  
  Aw, shit.
- http://noctilucent-studios.blogspot.com/ Noctilucent Studios
  
  Best just to skip the art school altogether…spend more time making art!
- DewiMorgan
  
  Sometimes, the art is crap, but the bullshit is lovely. Sadly, in this case, I’m left feeling indifferent to both.
Tarliman

I was reminded of the Polarians from Piers Anthony’s =Cluster= series. Which was, let’s face it, an experiment in writing nonhuman sex scenes.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Dino turds?
http://twitter.com/incarnedine_v Dan Hibiki

someone made a Lorem ipsum for art?
- coop
  
  Yes they did. See:
  
  Arty Bollocks Generator
  http://10k.aneventapart.com/1/Uploads/262/
  - http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art
    
    Thank you! You found it!
Editz

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfvui75Ylm1qaa9rq.jpg
SomeGuyNamedMark

I can’t believe it! These images have just stimulated thought and dialogue on the progressive relativisation of natural forms of life as a result of techno-biological evolution.
retchdog

before now, i’d never really had to know the plural of “cervix.” (it’s “cervices.”)
AirPillo

Quasi-grammar describing quasi objects.

Either the statement is a very clever continuation of the art, or the artist just sounds like a gibbering idiot.

If you can’t come up with a grandiose description of your art that makes any sense, it’s because it isn’t worthy of grandiose description. I wish more artists were comfortable simply describing their feelings and inspirations without getting so self-conscious about it that they start to trail off into the blithering dimension.
http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

Bet’cha’ Art Forum Magazine is just drooling to get this guy on board their editorial staff :)
http://twitter.com/digitalArtform Joseph Francis

I’m surprised at these comments.

edit – ok, I hadn’t read the quotes, I was just looking at the pictures, which I thought were interesting and nicely rendered.
robdobbs

Well there’s some meaningless art-speak if I’ve ever heard it.
jeligula

If you own one of these quasi-objects, does that make you quasi-objective?
http://celesteagnes.blogspot.com/ Sekino

What’s wrong with “I like doing models inspired by random biological forms, because it’s beautiful and cool”?
bklynchris

“According to artist Lorenzo Oggiano, his computer-generated art is made to…”simultaneously apply deodorant and bring you to climax.
sean

I wonder if he became an artist because he could talk like that, or if becoming an artist is what did it.