Indeed, the artworks then, are the observed effect of our own displacement wading through the muddy waters of culture. These varied works vividly assert themselves as comments on the textured shape and fragility inherent to societal notions of reality, while simultaneously reflecting the idiosyncrasies of the commenter’s own filtered view as strangers in a strange land. Ranging in mediums, the politics of space and body eke themselves through sculpture and drawing, through videos, installations, photographs, paintings, and performances. Stated in words, Archimedes’ principle is as follows: The buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces. 287212 B.C.) that he stated this principle long before concepts of force were well established. Though you may not have thought of things this way before, when you drink a glass of water, the water that you are drinking contains some water molecules that. Supposedly, Archimedes was so thrilled and excited with this discovery that he immediately hopped out of the bath and ran onto the. It is a tribute to the genius of the Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes (ca. Legend has it that, many centuries ago, Archimedes jumped out of his bathtub and ran across town naked screaming 'Eureka' after he solved an especially difficult problem. Opening Reception and block party: Saturday, August 8, 2-6pmĪrchimedes’ Bathtub takes its name from the over 2000 year old tale in which the storied Greek scientist discovered the answer to a question regarding the purity of a King’s crown by observing the rising of water as he settled into his bathtub realizing that the phenomenon of aquatic displacement was a metric for determining the volume, then density, and subsequent purity of the State’s embodiment, Archimedes ran naked and jubilant through the streets shouting “Eureka!” This is often presented as a narrative of singular genius in service to mathematics (or a sovereign), however, it can also be seen as a metaphysical parable in which an individual can better observe the volume of their being in the displacement of that which surrounds them.īy using the more novel assessment of volumetric displacement as a metaphorical guidepost, this expansive exhibition brings together the work of 22 foreign born artists, all participants in the 2014 edition of the NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. One of the oldest and well-known tale revolves around Archimedes' legendary Eureka moment while taking a bath in a tub, when he made a remarkable discovery, what is now known as the Archimedes Principle. Archimedes’ Bathtub is a show of work by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) 2014 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program curated by Julian A.
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