Balloons and Soft Futures – Wordless Wednesday
I ran across this series of Balloons by Matt Sheridan Smith at Metro Tech in Brooklyn, New York. On the face of it, I just thought what a weird juxtaposition of balloon figures but according to the placard, the figures represent commodities traded on the international futures market (huh! how often does art meets the commodities market??) From left. wheat, coffee, wool and canola seeds and is named Soft Futures (Price has no memory.) The placard, reads, “These soft monuments, give shape to systems we use value such goods, as well as our desire to predict, and control the forces acting on them.”
I love art but….
Category: New York Photos, Single Mom Daily Life, Wordless Wednesday
You always find the coolest sculptures to share – have a fabulous WW!
Nice photos!
Why don’t you drop by my blog and check out what I’m doing this Wednesday. I’m doing a new series called Weightloss Wednesdays where I jot down some personal tips and tricks that worked for me. It would be great if you stopped by!
Oh and Happy WW
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That’s so neat! I’ve never seen anything like that!
Neat pic!
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That’s real cute and interesting! haha.. I wouldn’t have gotten “wheat” or “coffee bean” tho :p
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I agree, this is stretching “art” a bit tight…. LOL
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Not so sure that future speculations are not what’s messing up our economy so I say pop those balloons
Cool balloons!
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That is beautiful – id love to see that in person!
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What interesting sculptures.
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Really interesting pictures. Since I got my degree in economics I do like them.
Great capture. Happy WW.
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Interesting!
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Very interesting. Have never seen anything like it.
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OK, if you hadn’t explained what those were, I would not have gotten it on my own!
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Glad you explained. I am an art dummy for sure!
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One of the many reasons I love NYC!! ;D
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How interesting and artsy.. I hope they have good tie downs.
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