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Computer Company Displays 'Mona Lisa' Made From Motherboards

by Caleb Johnson on November 17, 2009 at 04:10 PM

There aren't too many mysteries left out there, but the 'Mona Lisa' endures. We still might not know what, exactly, makes her smile, but this recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous 'Mona Lisa' sure did put a grin on our faces. According to Neatorama, this piece of art isn't in a museum. Instead, it's placed in the lobby of ASUS International, a computer parts manufacturer in Taipei, Taiwain, and is composed entirely of old computer motherboards and the like.

This got us thinking about other examples of technology and art colliding in wonderful ways. We've seen salvaged PCs made into sculptures of biological viruses and an impressive collection of techno-art at Royal Pingdom, but our favorite has to be Palo Alto, California's enormous egg, constructed of old circuit boards.

Leonardo could draw, paint, and sculpt, but let's see him work with circuit boards, hard drives, and other components. The results, we think, might've been a little different. [From: Neatorama]

Tags: art, computer, mona lisa, MonaLisa, motherboard, top, weird

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