TV Buddha (1976) 

Tv Buddha discusses the issues brought up by technology such as the subliminal awareness that it gives us. This subliminal awareness causes us to be consciously aware of ourselves and our own narcissism. It also discusses the evolution of technology in the sense that it causes us to reflect upon religion. This artwork is comprised of an 18th century Buddha statue sitting and facing towards a television screen that displays the Buddha's face. Having light that reflects off of the Buddha puts emphasis on the main subject of the piece. There is a camera behind the television that constantly records the Buddha. This creates a constant loop of the Buddha being stuck in its own reality. The brass Buddha is positioned "meditation mudra" which is a symbolic gesture in that symbolizes control of the mind. The composition of the piece symbolizes the distance that the Buddha experiences between technology, however, the addition of having the camera constantly transmit an image of the Buddha symbolizes a closeness that the technology experiences between the Buddha.

Megatron/Matrix (1995)

Good Morning Mr. Orwell 

Paik became interested in utilizing satellite technology in order to globally transport information. Good Morning Mr. Orwell represents the world without boundaries that are presented by technology. The title refers to George Orwell's dystopian society in his book 1984 in which technology is represented to cause poor effects on society. However, in Paik's video, it focuses on the positive aspects of technologies advancements and how it can transcend cultures, and aid the connectivity between humans as opposed to George Orwell's writing that portrays the opposite. This artwork is a rebuttal to George Orwell's dystopian views. The work was comprised of computer simulated graphics, musical acts, and some of Paik's previous works. It was intended to demonstrate the positives that technology provides.