Artists Stuff Dead Frog With a Computer

July 27, 2007

Sick! Well, I mean, despite the comparison to the scientist Galvani, who I believe was trying to determine whether muscles conduct electricity and the way in which electrical impulses from the brain stimulate movement in limbs, I still think that this new approach repeats history and doesn't really accomplish that much these days, scientifically. (I'm probably wrong, but what a poor reason to watch a frog, in my opinion!)

Why not put a person with a computer and a webcam next to a living frog for a short period of time in the wild (so to speak) and have that human being report daily on a living frog's growth, migration habits and food consumption? That type of data, if arranged categorically by date, measurements of travel and food eaten may provide us with a prediction possibility including frog and assorted ecosystems for Planet Earth's natural and synthetic development in the future and add to the data needed for global warming predictions, too. Thank you!

Art!!?? If you ask me, it is more like a sick-demented wierdo with a fucked up sense of self!! What a loser some of these morons are...and they call themselves artists!! I call them con-artists!!

This is not art! This is some sick f**k wanting some attention. Probably an art school flunk out. Does PETA know about this? They do now!

The artist should shoot themself in the head, but duct tape themself to a piece of drywall or panneling first, Now thats art.

HMMMMM.... YES I SEE....

THE FROG IS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING.....
BUT WHAT COULD IT BE??

AHHHHH..I CAN HEAR IT NOW...

ITS SAYING....

THIS IS BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!

They didn't kill the frog for the experiment, morons. Get a grip. If high school science classes all across the country are cutting up dead frogs so that kids (who most likely have no interest in biology) can see what their insides look like, I don't see what's wrong with an exhibit like this one. At least interested parties will come see it and perhaps learn something about Galvanism.

Ok Sheeple go to sleep....Art is an expression of oneself..All you unartistic sheeple go to sleep and go back to your E network iside edition lives..Go TO SLEEP!

It just seems so disrespectful to the creature...dead or not.

First of all, this is not new. This piece has been part of the "Cyborg Manifesto" for several years. This art movement is about the obsession of perfecting the body- creating the "cyborg" to make a social comment on our cultures obsession with personal evolution. Think of it as an extreme version of a bionic arm or leg. The image is supposed to be disturbing- it is supposed to make you uncomfortable- because the artist wants you to think about our obsession with technology.

This is a very touching sculpture! Very heartwarming and upbeat! We need more artists with this level of creativity! Don't you agree?

I think this is a great piece. I also liked Bodies In Motion. Where they have human cadavers with the flesh removed showing the musculature and organs of the human body. The World of Art is as interesting creatively, as it is sometimes, bizarre. That's why we love to look.

animals weren't made to stuff computers inside of them.
what crazy person would call that art?
i dont even see how that would be considered art.
to me the only thing i consider art is paintings and sculptures,not that mordern art crap that some lunatic put together.

This is really sick..What the hell are they thinking?

The person who created it should be doing the twitching via website controls.

This isn't art. This is a poor artist who is trying to draw attention to themselves, by being outrageous. After a couple of minutes in the spotlight, they will be where they deserve to be... forgotten.

Yes, its sick. But the "artist" looks a little retarded...
was this a special ed project?

I think the intent of the artist was to get the audience to think differently about technology and what it means to be a living creature. By juxtaposing the two in a graphic manner, he forced us to examine our own feelings towards both subjects. That having been said, as a physician, taking a living creature and mutilating it's remains for art is disrespectful. Even though they COULD make this point, they should have found a more respectful way to do it.

It is disrespectful. And I am for animal rights. But I really like this concept. Yes, it is art. That it is irreverent and disgusting makes it art. It forced me to think about computers and society differently. Will we eventually do this with people? Will there be armies of computerized dead fighting political enemies? The implications are fascinating, and that's the job of art.

korin- People weren't meant to fly, so should we all stop going in airplanes? Come on! Go visit a museum and you'll find that your definition of "art" is extremely limited and outdated by a couple hundred years.

julie- I completely agree. Good stuff.

tHIS IS NOT ART...NOT BY MY DEFINITION. ART SHOULD BE SOME THING BEAUTIFUL, MEANINGFUL, PLEASANT....NOT JUST FOR SHOCK VALUE... TAKE THE FRIG AND YOU WANT ART, INSERT THE FRIG IN THE RECTUM OF THE ARTIST.....