iPods to blame for total eclipse of the art, says Hockney


	iPods to blame for total eclipse of the art, says Hockney

wildcat

6-15-2007 12:04 PM

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david hockney, ipod, technology, sound, art, visual, awareness

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6-15-2007 12:48 PM

overture

People don't look out of the window; they are plugged in and listening to something.

Was saddened by this fact. People rarely do that anymore. The powers of observation is slowly deteriorating. Maybe why the world is like it is today.

6-15-2007 12:56 PM

mona

i tend to look out the window all the time (while listening to music). I honestly think the two complement each other.

6-16-2007 11:57 AM

Lembit

I agree, I don't seem to find it too difficult to look and hear simultaneously.

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