This is what you can do if you have more money than God and are one of the most powerful companies on the planet. Some of the images here are amazing. Make sure to watch it in full screen.
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I love it – especially some of the surreal images.
To be fair to Google, I am not sure that that will have cost HUGE amounts of money to put together. The number of unproductive man hours spent in “collaborative” meetings to agree upon what the project should show, however, probably cost a fortune. Waste is endemic. Let the creative guys get on with it and live with the results and the world would be a much richer place
Simon,
Glad you like it. And, yes, let’s allow the creative guys to get on with it.
Paul
It’s interesting the composer of the teaser gives the viewer dozens of glimpses into art, so many images for your eye and mind to process and yet when we examine, enjoy and reflect on a piece of art it is a very different experience.
Susan,
You’re right. Taking the time to reflect on a piece of art is a very different experience.
Paul
I am always amazed at the brilliance and creativity of these graphic folks, pretty cool stuff…
Tim,
Me, too!
Paul
I’m with Tim – amazed at such incredible creativity. This was very enjoyable.
Lynda,
I’m happy that you liked it.
Paul
That was great- loved it!!
Fran,
Great!
Paul
Thank you for a bit of beauty to wake up to.
At the risk of being too philosophical before getting out of my bathrobe… I would say that that while it is certainly beautiful, it can’t quite replace the “in person experience” of art. I do applaud the effort to expose people to the “great works” but there is always a part of me that hopes people are not satisfied with that exposure and that is would serve as a portal into a deeper relationship/ experience with those great works in person. I may never get to experience some of my favorite works of art again in person but I can assure you that having done so even once was transformative. ( and I expect that if I were to have the opportunity to revisit them my experience would not be the same as it was previously) Experiencing art is more than having a familiarity with its’ visual form or historical context. Great art (rather like great Liturgy) speaks to each new generation in a way that bridges artist and the community of those who have experienced it giving it a meaning that transcends all the words written about it.
Maura,
You can come up with such a great comment BEFORE you get out of your bathrobe? I’m seriously impressed.
Paul
Fabulous! Thank you
Claire,
It was my great pleasure to present it.
Paul
Wow! The only thing missing was the purple urkel!!
Emma,
What the heck is a purple urkel?
Paul