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Charley Harper - Jesus Bugs (Water strider)­: A short analysis

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Charley Harper’s “Jesus Bugs” is one of the pieces in his “Water strider” series that depicts water bugs creating water shadows in a pond. It is made up of geometric shapes in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement. True to Harper’s ethos, the piece represents a simplified version of one of the many wonders of nature. Nature has been an inspiration to artists since the dawn of mankind and there have been many instances where they have used different techniques to capture the essence of it.

Harper’s artwork frequently focuses on a specific animal in nature and in this case, he chose water striders as his subject. Water bugs are an aquatic insect most commonly found in small ponds in North America. They got the name “Jesus Bugs” from their unique ability to walk on water, taking advantage of surface tension with their thin hairy legs and distributing their weight over a large surface area.

The piece shows the Jesus bug’s relationship with water and the shadows created by these bugs in relation to where they stand. Water has the tendency to bend light and so the shadows created underneath the water striders are not directly aligned with them. This creates a pattern unique to the water strider’s relationship with water.

Colour:

A total of two colours and two tones are used in this simplistic 1969 limited-edition print. The water striders, represented by black, are put against an earthy yellow background. A slightly darker version of the earthy colour is used as the shadows beneath the water bugs and the small rings of white represent the water rings caused by the water bug’s contact with water.

Water is clear and so the background most likely represents the colour of the ground underneath.

Line:

The lines used in this work are crisp and geometric. The water rings and their shadows are all perfect circles, the water bugs all have legs at perfectly symmetrical angles and the relationship between water bugs are always at an angle that corresponds to each other. The white water rings never overlap and only touch each other on the very edge. The water bugs have no curved lines save for their elliptical bodies, their round eyes and their dotted knees.

The way the water bugs are orientated seems scattered, all of the lines lead in different directions. Every line in this work is important to the integrity of the peace as each one represents a critical part in communicating the beauty in this nature scene.

Volume:

With the water striders claiming the colour black for themselves, the only other dark colour used in contrast with the white circles are the brown patches that are just a few shades shy of the background colour. The illusion of an existing layer of water is created in this piece through the cleverly placed shadows These shadows always being a short distance down from another subject being the dark lines of the water bug or the white rings of water, indicate that the light is shining at them from around the top of the painting.

The water bugs are relatively clustered at the bottom of the piece indicating a possibility that Harper placed them opposite to the light source in order to create a new feel to it. Even though light is not seen directly, this piece depends on it to form some of its main components.

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Even though the minimal colours create defined shapes completely independent from one another, they still manage to complement each other’s existence and coexist without one dominating the others. The white is just as important as the black, taking one of them away would likely ruin the balance between light and dark.

“Ever wish you could walk on water? You know who can? A Water Strider, that's who. A Water Strider can walk around on the creek all day without getting its feet wet. Its shadow sinks like a stone and tags along on the bottom, but who minds a wet shadow? If you had widespread, waxy feet that didn't break the surface tension, you could walk on water, too. And you know what you'd be called if you did? A Water Strider, that's what.” - Charley Harper


Why did the invention of the blue Led deserve critical acclaim Argument: It is worth the Nobel prize.

reason 1: Blue is at the very end of the light spectrum and is one of the hardest types of light to produce (at the time)

reason 2: Blue LEDs were revolutionary because they are key to the creation of the white LED- now used to create smartphone and computer screens

reason 3: A blue light emitting diode tops other light sources in both electricity usage and durability LEDs last longer than other bulbs and uses less electricity compared to fluorescent light bulbs LEDs also use up to 50% of the electricity given compared to an average incandescent bulb which only has a 4% conversion rate. A LED (Light emitting diode) Is a semiconductor that is built to emit light when they are activated.

White light is produced by mixing all the different types of light together.

sources: Popular Science: Why a Blue LED is worth a Nobel prize. written by Francie Diep

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In 2014, scientists Shuji Nakamura, Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano received the Nobel prize for the invention of the blue light emitting diode. Why did they deserve such a prestigious prize for a seemingly tiny invention? The invention of the blue LED has been the backbone to the creation of modern everyday electronic display systems and it remains to be worthy of all its praise

The trio of Japanese scientists were the first to reinvent the creation of the LED for it to produce a blue light. Blue was impossible to produce from the existing chemical and so it had baffled many scientists for years. The three scientists who made the blue LED possible found another harder to produce chemical, gallium nitride was the key to a blue hue. This innovation revolutionized the tech industry as it was now possible to produce more colours with all the primary coloured LED lights.

As strange as it sounds, white light can only be produced by projecting all the different colored lights at once. At the time, a white LED computer screen was said to be impossible without the help of the missing primary colour, blue. After the invention of the blue light emitting diode, the multicoloured screens of computers and smartphones were made possible. Displays with blue light are crisp and comfortable to look at thus the reason for why many corporations were desperate to find the formula for a blue LED.

A fluorescent bulb can only last around ten thousand hours while an incandescent bulb burns out at around one thousand hours. The invention of the blue LED opened up a whole new industry of commercial LED light bulbs as blue light was essential for the production of white light used for lighting up homes while saving energy at the same time. Thanks to this revolutionary scientific discovery, people can now light their homes with energy efficient solutions that saves them time and money.

In Frank, the invention of the blue light emitting diode has revolutionized the current age of technology. Though it seems simple at first, the invention and development of a blue LED was a slow and time-consuming process that was said to be impossible at the time. The scientists who developed this invention had deserved the Nobel Prize for their many years of research and work that had contributed greatly to the modern world.

Classicalists are economists that believe that when an economy is facing recession, it will correct itself without interference of the government. They believe that the economy functions best when there is little government interference.


Classicalists believe that when an economy is in a depression or a recession, it is unnecessary for the government  to change the cost of labour, raw materials or SRAS (Short Run Aggregate Supply) because it will correct itself without interference of the government. Classicalists look into LRAS to increase the full potential of the economy.  

Classicalists are more likely to invest in capital goods that benefit the long run and expand the PPC curve than consumer goods.


Though both ideologies have their flaws, it is difficult to find lots of support for the Classicalist theory because of economic history. During the Great depression, classicalists found a hard time coming up with helpful policy changes to improve economic situations since they believed that the economy would rectify itself overtime. In a desperate situation, policy makers turned to Keynesian economics as following its rules had the potential to improve the economy without the wait.

The Keynesian model proved true and though the economy did not flow as free under the Classical model, it made way for stability. From that point on, Classical economics is now rarely used and really mentioned as a theory that had existed in economic history.



As of 2012, China seems to be following more of a Keynesian ideology by putting more restrictions on the economy. China has thrived on it’s liberal market system that operates similar to a free market allowing lots of economic growth. Most of their growth was thanks to huge amounts of borrowing and confidence that could lead into a potential burst in the market leading to a deep recession.


Canada likes investing in the long term through improvements in education, alternative energy sources and global relations. Short term results cannot be seen immediately through investing in future generations but Canada is willing to invest in it anyways given the future promise of improved productivity. The same goes to alternative energy sources as a plan for cleaner energy discourages the use of more popular and efficient sources of energy.  Canada also plans to strengthen the middle class through the tax cuts and aims to increase GDP.

Stagflation is the worst case scenario of an economy with persistent high inflation and high unemployment. It occurs when the aggregate supply line is shifted towards the upper left on the AS-AD model. Stagflation occurs when the government expands money supply by printing lots of money but does not distribute them out to the public, when expansionary and contractionary policies happen at the same time.

During the 1970s, the US economy underwent stagflation as economists allowed an increased inflation rate.



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