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Besides the actual causes and content of magnetic ribbons on cars, I've been watching where and how they are displayed. Here are some of the ones that I've found interesting.
First off we have the example with the yellow magent on the side of the green truck. For side viewing, this is a pretty good display - color selection, etc. It caught my eye.
The next two examples show a magnet draped over something. It is almost like the owner is afraid that the magnet will fall off. (I think I've actually seen one image of a magnet that managed to fall off a car - in a carwash!) So it is not clear if this is in response to a real or just percieved threat of the magnet falling off. These two examples show the keyhole and rear window wiper blade options - there are others out there.
Our third example is shows a double "ribbon tail" display. There seem to be a number of cars that were not designed with enough of a vertical metal surface on the back to hold a magnet. In response to this design flaw, magnet owners have resorted to putting the magnet on top of the trunk, with only the tail of the ribbon hanging over. (I did see a top of trunk only example, but failed to capture it!) Depending on the relative height of your car this can be a difficult display to determine the actual wording/cause of a magnet. I assume that drivers in big trucks have no such issues - which leads to our next example.
Flatbed trucks don't have a lot of vertical metal surface for affixing a magnet either.
One day in traffic I spotted this one. The magnet is actually on a metal plate - not the mud flap. (The usual warning about safety when engaged in taking pictures AND driving applies - this image was taken while traffic was fully stopped at a stop light.)
We're on a mission to find the tackiest souvenir fridge magnets evah. This is our collection so far (including the Cuban croc from Nanny Smithsky, the Center Parcs pony, and the comparatively tasteful Pisa sunflowers).
ZEN MAGNETS - Neodymium Magnetic Balls (@418) - Mesopotamian Lyre
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGTvMNOgDSk
This one was patterned after the ancient Sumerian Bull Lyre from Royal tombs at Ur dating back to 2500 BC.
(@030) = Bull head = (30)
(@212) = Body = (2 x 97) + (8 stabilizers) (2 x 5 legs)
(@120) = Columns = (2 x (15 x 4))
(@056) = Bridge = ((2 x 13) + (2 x 14) + (2 stabilizers))
Strings = rubber bands
stabilizer = a ball between two to form a stabilizing bond to the existing parallel magnets.
The structure is very unstable ... 4-ring columns, 2-layer bridge, 2-layer bull body, 2-layer legs, and bull head. The strings are rubber-bands that add stress to the overall structure.
Inspiration from daughter's school research project.
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Even more couch activity. The magnet board has experienced revival as an in-house plaything. Can you tell what our favorite dress has been lately?
In der Schweiz habe ich ziemlich viele weitere Magneten, die aber nicht alle am Kühlschrank stecken. Diese beiden gefallen mir besonders gut.
2 fridge magnets!
This is my collection of refridgerator magnets. Some of them were acquired from other roomies when they moved. I took 2 of the Pillsbury ones (set of 3) from my friend, Lindsey McCaig when she wasn't looking. I told her what I did a few days later and she told me she will give me the last piece of the set to "add to the collection if I'm good." I'm still waiting for that day. The smaller ones are from the SFMOMA Frida Kahlo exhibit.
Modified 17-inch black and white cathode-ray tube television set and magnet
By 1963 Paik had experimented with several techniques for disrupting TV images. He only began to use magnets after the ‘Exposition of Music – Electronic Television’. He especially appreciated how easy it was to distort TV images using magnets: it did not require technical skills or contact with internal components. Paik also made some interactive versions where members of the public could move the magnet over the TV set.
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Nam June Paik
(October 2019 – February 2020)
The visionary artist who embraced mass media and new technology
Nam June Paik’s experimental, innovative, yet playful work has had a profound influence on today’s art and culture. He pioneered the use of TV and video in art and coined the phrase ‘electronic superhighway’ to predict the future of communication in the internet age.
This major exhibition is a mesmerising riot of sights and sounds. It brings together over 200 works from throughout his five-decade career – from robots made from old TV screens, to his innovative video works and all-encompassing room-sized installations such as the dazzling Sistine Chapel 1993.
Born in South Korea in 1932, but living and working in Japan, Germany and the US, Paik developed a collaborative artistic practice that crossed borders and disciplines. The exhibition looks at his close collaboration with cellist Charlotte Moorman. It also highlights partnerships with other avant-garde artists, musicians, choreographers and poets, including John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Joseph Beuys.
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