3/31/2020

Recreating artwork using random house objects

Museum and Cultural Center Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

From CNN                             Photo: J. Paul Getty Museum


(CNN)As nearly a third of the world's population lives under coronavirus-related restrictions,
 weeks of self-isolation have become the new norm. And people are starting to get bored.
Luckily, the J. Paul Getty Museum, based in Los Angeles, gave art fans something different 
to do besides Netflix and chilling.
"We challenge you to recreate a work of art with objects (and people) in your home," the
 museum tweeted.

    The rules are quite simple: pick your favorite art, find three things lying around your house, and use them to recreate the artwork.
    The museum shared some of the best creations, and people were quick to hop on the trend.

    Madonna and Child

    The only thing better than art is a puppy. And the only thing we like more than Master of St. Cecilia's painting of "Madonna and Child" is this person's recreation of it.

    Portrait of a Halberdier

    Who needs a spear/battle ax when you've got a hockey stick? This person recreated Pontormo's "Portrait of a Halberdier." We can barely tell the difference.

    Still Life

    One person recreated the painting, "Still Life with Fish, Vegetables, Gougères, Pots, and Cruets on a Table," by French artist Jean-Siméon Chardin.

    The Scream

    A Twitter user creatively recreated Edvard Munch's "The Scream" using socks, toy cars, clothes, and a quite relevant box of Clorox wipes. We're honestly impressed.
    "You'll have to blur your eyes to look at this one. Just a quick trial," the user tweeted.

      Camille with a Small Dog

      Claude Monet loved painting people and their dogs. This Twitter user, who recreated Monet's "Camille with a Small Dog," should have definitely been one of them.

      Ford will build 50,000 ventilators in 100 days

      Ford to build 50,000 ventilators in 100 days - CNN

      Ford plans to make as many as 50,000 simple ventilators for coronavirus patients within 100 days and plans to continue producing 30,000 per month after that.
      The automaker will make the ventilators at its Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ford will pay 500 United Auto Workers-represented volunteers to work on the project.

      The Airon Model A-E ventilator that Ford will produce operates on air pressure alone and requires no electricity. Airon currently makes three of the ventilators per day at its factory in Melbourne, Florida. Ford's plant will produce the ventilators around the clock with three shifts of workers  and it will make 7,200 of the devices per week.

      Ford is also working with GE Healthcare to increase GE's own production of its more advanced ventilators. It's also working on designing a simplified GE Healthcare ventilator device that Ford could also produce.

      Other automakers will also manufacture ventilators on a large scale. General Motors is partnering with another ventilator maker, Ventec Life Systems, to help increase Ventec's production. CEO Elon Musk said Tesla will manufacture ventilators at a Tesla plant in Buffalo, though the company has not shared details about that effort.

      Virgin Orbit will also produce ventilators, making it one of the first aerospace companies to get involved. The California-based rocket startup is working with a California research hospital and the University of Texas at Austin to create a prototype for a so-called "bridge" ventilator — a simple device that the company says can be quickly manufactured on a large scale.

      Bridge ventilators could be used to treat some of the less critically ill Covid-19 patients in order to free up more sophisticated ventilators for those in dire need, Virgin Orbit said.






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