New Media in Art: 116-134 Response
Art is the total event. As the definition and parameters for what constituted art evolved through artistic movements like those of Fluxus and Futurists, artists began to measure the artistic value of their work in terms of the totality of its noise, subject, process, and psychology. Especially regarding multimedia art, the physical and literally-observable characteristics of an art piece (or installation in this case) were not as important as the ideas behind the art. This, along with the prevalence of viewer participation and unconventional presentation practices in early video installation art, solidified the idea of art being an event that has a context in its surroundings. This section of the book really inspires me to experiment with the way in which I present my work to the world. Up until now, the only way my work has been shown is through the means of a frame hanging on the wall or on a projector for critique. Inversely, artists like Julia Sche...
Good: I like how you manage to showcase many of your favorite films in a single GIF.
ReplyDeleteBad: The sheer amount of activity in this gif does make it a little hard to focus on any one thing though. This could be a good thing though, if you want the viewer to feel like you have an overwhelming variety of films you like.
Possible Fix: Condensing the number of TVs down to 4 and making each one transition between 3 different films would improve the viewer's focus. It would also help to improve the transition between the end and start of the loop so that it's less jarring.
I really like how you added a personal touch to this with some of your favorite films! The way you displayed them is also unique and adds a really nice element to separating the images! I agree that there is a little much going on, so it's a little hard to focus, but I think that can also be beneficial depending on the point you're making. Did you make all the GIFs in the screens? If so, how? Great job!
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