Ideas and items of technology also have no stable analogue to the genome, or germline, because different elements within cycles of technological reproduction, including ideas, behaviours of artisans, and material elements of technologies themselves, can all temporarily acquire the status of replicators depending on the attention that human agents happen to be paying to them.
Similarly in The Spire, the building of the cathedral may stand for many kinds of aspiration yet the toil and sweat of the artisans, and the materials with which they are working, are utterly real.
CARY TAMARKIN'S experience as an architect and developer put him ahead of the pack when it came to a working Rolodex of artisans, creative consultants and materials.
As part of his signature design, the Ningbo History Museum, Wang recycled rubble collected by local craftsmen and artisans and incorporated the material into the new structure.
Their efforts offer pointed commentary on the medium, particularly in its most cash-dependent forms: large-scale public sculpture and pricey portable objects that involve complex techniques, skilled artisans, expensive materials and demanding maintenance regimens.
Centuries of practical knowledge allowed artists and artisans to select materials which were not susceptible to fading or discolouration, and recommendations on unstable pigment mixtures (therefore not recommended), or on the use of specific pigments with selected binders, are common in artistic literature and treatises (see, for example, Cennini's "Il Libro dell'Arte" [5]).
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Each item helps make the point that indigenous American artists and artisans have always innovated and incorporated new ideas and materials into their work.
Ms. Hicks, she explained, has always been "very aware of what's been going on in contemporary art, but she's also worked with artisans and craftspeople all over the world, and she's invented new techniques and materials".
Harrison would receive £10,000 only if he revealed his method (i.e. the mechanism and the methods and materials involved in the construction of his watch) to other artisans.
