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This picture is of a fairly recently renovated clock tower, and I believe it expresses the modern stlye in its approach.
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The artifact I originally chose at the beginning of class was that of a travelling alarm clock. I chose it because it reminded me of days gone passed, where people cared more about craftsmanship and quality over the price of an object. The ideology of the past told us that good quality pieces stood the test of time, and because of that, their durability and duration of potential use, far exceeded the price of replacing a cheaper made object. It was for these reasons that I thought I was exhibitting something from the past, but as it turns out, my artifact actually is representative of the "modern era." These sort of approaches to the "arts and crafts" movement and "learning to live with the machine" were in fact, at the core of the modern value structure. The travelling alarm clock was created during this time period and is very indicative of the that style.
Today, a travelling alarm clock is out-of-date and essentially obsolete, because we all have cellular phones, and they all have corresponding alarm clocks. As well, though esthetically pleasing (and impressive) clock towers are essentially obsolete as well, for the same reason, that everyone has a phone and with it, a clock. But because of their impressive nature, clock towers are still used or renovated. The one above, resonates the modern approach to this, in its modern design style, that places attractiveness on its clean and lateral lines. As well, the approach at quality craftmanship, show this one to be attaining the values of the modern era.
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