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Peter Terren, 
an Australian conceptual artist, inventor, and Tesla coil enthusiast, has posted an image on his Web site that captures the confusion of modern life while referencing a classic artistic image, we learned from the Daily Mail.
Terren wrote on his Web site TESLA Downunder that he was inspired by Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture 'The Thinker,' and he wanted to "convey the concept of the modern electrical age with the barrage of electrical interference in our lives." The artist continued, "So much is happening and demanding our attention that it is difficult to 'think'."
For the piece itself, Terren (clothed in a homemade safety suit constructed of foil, fiberglass, plastic, and wires) sat in a chair and subjected himself to a potentially fatal charge of electricity. He told the Daily Mail, "Allowing the sparks to contact my body or face directly is not safe of course. A single spark that gets past the defences would throw me to the ground in intense pain like a Taser shock."
Fortunately, Terren survived the pose and, in so doing, created a remarkably profound illustration of the power -- and the danger -- that accompanies the life of a 21st century human being. [From: Tesla Downunder, Via: The Daily Mail]
an Australian conceptual artist, inventor, and Tesla coil enthusiast, has posted an image on his Web site that captures the confusion of modern life while referencing a classic artistic image, we learned from the Daily Mail.Terren wrote on his Web site TESLA Downunder that he was inspired by Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture 'The Thinker,' and he wanted to "convey the concept of the modern electrical age with the barrage of electrical interference in our lives." The artist continued, "So much is happening and demanding our attention that it is difficult to 'think'."
For the piece itself, Terren (clothed in a homemade safety suit constructed of foil, fiberglass, plastic, and wires) sat in a chair and subjected himself to a potentially fatal charge of electricity. He told the Daily Mail, "Allowing the sparks to contact my body or face directly is not safe of course. A single spark that gets past the defences would throw me to the ground in intense pain like a Taser shock."
Fortunately, Terren survived the pose and, in so doing, created a remarkably profound illustration of the power -- and the danger -- that accompanies the life of a 21st century human being. [From: Tesla Downunder, Via: The Daily Mail]
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