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Data Art: The Sheep Market

Artist Aaron Koblin’s phalanx of 10,000 sheep, all drawn by random strangers through Amazon’s labor distribution mechanism, The Mechanical Turk. Koblin’s goal was to raise questions about the emergence of new labor systems in the information age.

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25 Responses to “Data Art: The Sheep Market”

  1. Raggamechababy on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    A one, you …
    A one, you mean?

  2. this is sort of …
    this is sort of retarded and nice at the same time. some of those sheep were really cool.

  3. was this guy …
    was this guy talking out his as* or is it just me?

  4. Abercrombie785 on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    this is scary if u …
    this is scary if u read this this far u will die in 10 days if u dont send to any 15 videos in 2 hours good luck hope u dont die !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. 54spiritedwill54 on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    Thats kinda …
    Thats kinda interesting!

  6. DON’T BE SUCH A …
    DON’T BE SUCH A GOAT.

  7. I don’t know yet …
    I don’t know yet how “Recommened for you” works
    yet,

    I would love to know? :)

  8. More U.N. propaganda
    More U.N. propaganda

  9. camillepaglia on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    and sheep, of …
    and sheep, of course, are slaughtered in sacrifice.

  10. ah… to have money …
    ah… to have money and time. Luxury that few can afford. Get a REAL job!

  11. screamerican54 on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    very cheap labor …
    very cheap labor for a very stupid experment! thats what you do if you have a fine art major with a trust fund.

  12. “No, they’re saying …
    “No, they’re saying Boo-urns! Boo-urns!”

  13. Moar U.N. …
    Moar U.N. propaganda…

  14. sellingartonline on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    interesting use of …
    interesting use of sheep…and art. Cool.

  15. thats gnarly.. i …
    thats gnarly.. i wish i could draw a sheep for that

  16. very cool
    very cool

  17. that’s really …
    that’s really creative!

  18. You’re really cute, …
    You’re really cute, I want you!

  19. grannyslippers on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    Sorry I shrunk you …
    Sorry I shrunk you flock!

  20. grannyslippers on March 9th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    2,000 people – …
    2,000 people – 2,000 different sheep – 1 large
    unique result. Great. Makes you think.

  21. reminds me of a …
    reminds me of a painting i did , of a , universe of sheep, . ?;_]

  22. Wow, that’s really …
    Wow, that’s really creative! I approve!

  23. wow thats deep!
    wow thats deep!

  24. sweet? so what do …
    sweet? so what do you want to do about it???

  25. How did they all …
    How did they all get paid their 2 cents each?

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