Art & Watches
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http://www.postershop.ie/Dali-Salvador/Dali-Salvador-The-Persistence-of-Memory-1931-2800580.html
http://www.talariaenterprises.com/product_lists/dali.html
Actually those reproductions are no good. Cartier once did a beautiful
assymetric one, which unfortunately I have not find yet.
Anyone else to continue the thread with other examples?
Alex W.
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Not strictly art, but music: Sir Harrison Birtwistle's
"Clocks", inspired by Dava Sobel's book "Longitude" which in
turn was inspired by John Harrison.
As for inspiring artists, I'd love to see a clock made in
the manner of Tinguely. The man was a mechanical
artist-genius, and he would have thoroughly enjoyed a clock
based on his ideas and aesthetic.
the swisswatchguy
problem of chronometric time keeping precision on board of a ship,
enabling at long last the measure of the longitude: Harrison is the
father of all marine chronometers.
As a Swiss, Tinguely respected precision watch making highly, therefore
riled in his works every else, but timekeeping. However, he indeed was
an inspiration for at least two works:
Alarm Clock for Tinguely: http://www.lukeblackstone.com/alarm.htm
Millennium Clock Tower;
http://freespace.virgin.net/sharmanka.kinetic/clocktower/epilogue.htm
More about Tinguely & the Tinguely Museum:
http://usa.myswitzerland.com/en/navpage-Top_Attractions-Museums-8682.html
Nice pictures available under google pictures: search tinguely.
Enjoy.
Alex W.
"the swisswatchguy" <swissw...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> John Harrison was indeed the genius clock maker who
finally equated the
> problem of chronometric time keeping precision on board of
a ship,
> enabling at long last the measure of the longitude:
Harrison is the
> father of all marine chronometers.
In spirit, but not in technology. His designs never really
made it into mass production, unlike the detent chronometers
of Arnold and Earnshaw.
>
> As a Swiss, Tinguely respected precision watch making
highly, therefore
> riled in his works every else, but timekeeping. However,
he indeed was
> an inspiration for at least two works:
>
> Alarm Clock for Tinguely:
http://www.lukeblackstone.com/alarm.htm
>
> Millennium Clock Tower;
>
http://freespace.virgin.net/sharmanka.kinetic/clocktower/epilogue.htm
>
> More about Tinguely & the Tinguely Museum:
>
http://usa.myswitzerland.com/en/navpage-Top_Attractions-Museums-8682.html
>
> Nice pictures available under google pictures: search
tinguely.
Thanks for these references.
Fun stuff.
Norman M. Schwartz
The other way around, Watches and Art; a Movado Museum.
http://www.movado.com/
(Like it or not, in any event, better than those Dali watches, any
time/day.)
the swisswatchguy
http://www.movado.com/history/index.cfm
Very interesting are the unique timepieces designed by famous artists,
some of which you can see in watching the video.
All began on the style launched in 1947 with the sun at twelve as only
hour marker, as per the design of a dial exhibited at the Museum of
Modern Art = the Museum Watch (not the only one, but they were the
first to use the designation). But I am sure that you all know the
story.
Alex W.
Which raises the question where design ends and art begins.
I own some pair-cased verges with wonderful engraving on
case and backplate, artfully pierced cocks and lovely
repoussč work on the outer cases. Which is art, and which
is design? Is a delicately drawn signature on an enamel
dial art, design or merely a trademark?
the swisswatchguy
An artist has many names, including inventor, engineer, watchmaker,
engravor...Now the true artist, is only the one that advances the state
of his art, leads to new viewpoints, ideas, refines designs for better
harmony and ease of use, towards perfection.
There are many expressions of art, many tastes, but essentially only
one universal basic "good taste" based upon high skills and
authenticity, which lead to harmony.