3/27/2006: Egg money - Page 2

Kagen4o4 · 03-27-2006, 06:34 PM

that note must be worth a fortune!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2006, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

There's a lot of really nice artwork on the page. The image of the lighter looks like OBL to me.

I think you're right.

SeanAhern · 03-27-2006, 07:40 PM

I can see how the colors of the eggs is used to represent various parts of the bill. But what's the height of the egg stacks meant to be? Getting right down to it, why the heck does the image of the guy on the right have a huge egg tower sticking out of his ear??

(It's also kinda interesting how you can see the grid that was used to "eggitize" the image.)

axlrosen · 03-27-2006, 08:14 PM

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I can see how the colors of the eggs is used to represent various parts of the bill.

Yup, down to the speckled eggs used for the background, plus a couple of ostrich eggs thrown in for good measure.

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But what's the height of the egg stacks meant to be? Getting right down to it, why the heck does the image of the guy on the right have a huge egg tower sticking out of his ear??

It seems to be both a bill made of eggs, and a cityscape made of eggs. Something is more likely to be art if you can combine 3 random things together instead of 2, don't you think?

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(It's also kinda interesting how you can see the grid that was used to "eggitize" the image.)

I'm guessing it was built in sections for transportation.

ashke · 03-28-2006, 06:58 AM

The exhibition's called The 2nd Guangzhou Triennial, tagline -> BEYOND: An extraordinary space of experimentation of modernization. Some kind of modern art exhibition.

Here's a description of the installation: http://www.galerieursmeile.ch/nav/to...istItem_OID=71

Artist: Weng Feng
Installation title: "Accumulating eggs / Weng Peijun's terrific new world"

More pictures here: http://www.galerieursmeile.ch/nav/to...istItem_OID=71

chrisinhouston · 03-28-2006, 07:52 AM

I'm reminded of a scene from the movie Kundun about the life of the Dalai Lama. In the scene many monks have toiled over building a beautiful Mandala and a Chinese general walks through the middle of it kicking up all the sand and destroying it.

So in my mind's eye I see a Buddhist monk walking through this work of art that many Chinese have toile over and egg yolks going everywhere!

It's payback time!

dar512 · 03-28-2006, 08:58 AM

So, would these be "nest eggs", then?

Karenv · 03-28-2006, 11:33 AM

Is that Hello Kitty floor tile?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2006, 06:06 PM

Yes, but don't even think about it. Wolf's got a head start going for that floor.

Guess · 03-28-2006, 06:15 PM

what a waste! there are starving people in china! oh wait, this is china.

capnhowdy · 03-28-2006, 08:27 PM

When I look closely at our treasury notes it looks like they tried to print parts of it to have a 3-D effect. That could be the explanation for stacking some of the eggs so high. I'd wager all the eggs are hollow for sure, though. Just a whim.

wolf · 03-29-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yes, but don't even think about it. Wolf's got a head start going for that floor.

I'll have to put some of my small, but beloved Hello Kitty collection in dodads.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-29-2006, 06:14 PM

Do, do dat, in DoDads.

03-27-2006, 06:34 PM	#16
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	that note must be worth a fortune! __________________ something we both can enjoy??

03-28-2006, 08:58 AM	#22
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	So, would these be "nest eggs", then? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-28-2006, 06:06 PM	#24
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, but don't even think about it. Wolf's got a head start going for that floor. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2006, 06:15 PM	#25
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	what a waste! there are starving people in china! oh wait, this is china. __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-28-2006, 08:27 PM	#26
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	When I look closely at our treasury notes it looks like they tried to print parts of it to have a 3-D effect. That could be the explanation for stacking some of the eggs so high. I'd wager all the eggs are hollow for sure, though. Just a whim. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-27-2006, 07:40 PM	#18
SeanAhern Sentimental Sentient Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 38	I can see how the colors of the eggs is used to represent various parts of the bill. But what's the height of the egg stacks meant to be? Getting right down to it, why the heck does the image of the guy on the right have a huge egg tower sticking out of his ear?? (It's also kinda interesting how you can see the grid that was used to "eggitize" the image.)

03-28-2006, 06:58 AM	#20
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	The exhibition's called The 2nd Guangzhou Triennial, tagline -> BEYOND: An extraordinary space of experimentation of modernization. Some kind of modern art exhibition. Here's a description of the installation: http://www.galerieursmeile.ch/nav/to...istItem_OID=71 Artist: Weng Feng Installation title: "Accumulating eggs / Weng Peijun's terrific new world" More pictures here: http://www.galerieursmeile.ch/nav/to...istItem_OID=71

03-28-2006, 07:52 AM	#21
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	I'm reminded of a scene from the movie Kundun about the life of the Dalai Lama. In the scene many monks have toiled over building a beautiful Mandala and a Chinese general walks through the middle of it kicking up all the sand and destroying it. So in my mind's eye I see a Buddhist monk walking through this work of art that many Chinese have toile over and egg yolks going everywhere! It's payback time!

03-28-2006, 11:33 AM	#23
Karenv Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 144	Is that Hello Kitty floor tile?

03-29-2006, 06:14 PM	#28
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Do, do dat, in DoDads. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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