Circuit-board skull

"Circuit Skull" is a prizewinning piece by Graham Rudge from the Yukon School of Visual Arts, entered in a Bank of Montreal competition.

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http://www.facebook.com/patrick.kanne Patrick Kanne

[grumpy old man mode]

You’re probably going to hate me for saying this but… what exactly was so special here…?
If it would still work, then I’d say “Wow” but as it is it looks (to me) like quite a bland
Mosaic glued to a skull.. Out of motherboards or something.. A bit like this: http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cPrB6S-TRSc/SB5GZVjK5PI/AAAAAAAAAh4/QUYYnRF07es/computer_skull.JPG And like I said, bland, unlike this: http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-asus-motherboard-mona-lisa.html , Doesn’t look like there’s gone any thought in placing the shards on the mold other then “this fits here and this fits here”. Except for maybe the speaker-ear (like we didn’t see that one coming) and the thingy on it’s forehead (also incredibly original) .
I could go on but I guess I’m just disappointed the jury was so easily impressed.. I mean ..a skull.. really? http://www.instablogsimages.com/1/2011/10/04/skull_made_from_utensils_nxjby.jpg [/grumpy old man mode]
- Jay Converse
  
  If some of the circuits still worked, THAT would be cool.
- Projectile Grommeting
  
  Well, it’s better than Palo Alto’s damned circuit-board egg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_DNA
  
  Despite fire and vandals, this insultingly-literal homage to the birthplace of silicon valley still rots in Lytton Plaza. Ugly as sin from the start (not to mention sharp), the FR-4 and epoxy is now yellowing from exposure. Or urine.
  
  [/grumpy old man mode] I left my last one unterminated. It’s caused problems.
http://twitter.com/digitalArtform Joseph Francis

It has no cheekbones
http://www.digitalartform.com/archives/2004/10/skulls.html
http://www.facebook.com/Ballzachary Zachary DeGregorio

This makes me so angry! last year I submitted a portfolio of work almost EXACTLY like this to the AP college board and I received a 3 out of 5 and this guy gets a fancy award!?!?!
- Robert
  
  (jazz hands) Art! (/jazz hands)
  - http://www.brainwavez.org/about/people/watson_mandy_j.html Mandy J Watson
    
    I’m seeing what you’re doing there.
    - Robert
      
      (jazz hands) Busted! (/jazz hands)
      - http://www.brainwavez.org/about/people/watson_mandy_j.html Mandy J Watson
        
        That made me smile when I saw it this morning. Thank you.
dculberson

I thought this post was about a Regretsy entry.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=710131251 Delilah Lyn Dugo

my cat would try to eat this
peter konig

Wow, a bunch of crap glued to a plastic skull with no design or finesse or artistic anything. Awesome. 8^|
cato9

Nah, its crap, sorry. High school effort if that. Nothing personal to the artist, BTW: i do not condemn anyone on looking at one bit of their art.

Cannot fathom why this got on Boingboing.

Shoot I made something classier myself.. and it was classier cos i really did give myself a proper good dose of carcinogens using an angle grinder. Man, that circuit board stuff really stinks when it burns.
cato9

You know, the more i look at it, the more i think its really poorly made pisstakingly bad. However, its got a lot more going for it than the munga that wins thousands in the “sculpture” prizes in my town.
http://twitter.com/slowtiger slowtiger

Do a google image search for “Batman Elektronik Berlin”. Ayse Batman does stuff like that for years now. Here’s an article about her and her brother: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/der-schrottomane/5831838.html (german).
http://twitter.com/YukonSOVA Yukon SOVA

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