Glitch art response
Something that drew my attention in some of the videos is how the topic of politics was brought in while talking about glitch art. I've always known art was a very large platform for people to express their feelings towards what ever topic that's brought by a crowd. In Glitch art I never thought of it in a way for people to create platforms to talk about their political views in the world. But the way use this form of art to start a big conversation it's surprising to me. Technology has become a very large platform for people to demonstrate their art without needing a brush or pencil. These next generations have a larger advantage than the past because whatever art they create using a skill of this form will be seen any where around the world. But also another thing that I was surprised to see was how a simple code changes the entire energy of any image by just deleting or adding some to the original code. The Glitch that it creates on the image looks like if a printer were to run out of ink on the photo. Glitch art is something that I haven't personally touched on yet but the things that you can create from these apps are amazing. A paint brush or a pencil will always be something i like but art that's all digital is the new form of expressive art.
I find your poi t about next generations having the advantage of a larger audience for their art. I never thought about that until you brought it up.
ReplyDeleteNice points about the political and cultural potential for digital art. One complication I would offer regarding your generational point, however, is a distribution problem. The art world (or more like the creative culture in general) is highly saturated with producers now, as it has never been before. The distributability of your artwork is certainly easier in the digital age, but this is also what makes it harder to be an active part of, derive wealth (or even sustenance) from, and articulate your unique messages. It's a double-edged sword—SUCH as important topic for us.
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