Bellarmine Web Art Fall 2018

BLOG PROMPT ONE: Non-linear Narrative   My Boyfriend Came Back from the War (1996) by Olia Lialini and The Godlove Museum (1999-2006) by Entropy8Zuper!   PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. Step all the way through My Boyfriend Came Back from the War (MBCBFTW) by Russian net art pioneer Olia Lialini and spend a few minutes exploring "The Godlove Museum" by the American-Belgian team Entropy8Zuper!. NOTE: The Godlove Museum may not run well on contemporary browsers. That's okay - just look/play around to get a sense of the "experience" of the site. What do you think MBCBFTW is about? How do these pieces challenge expectations about web design and linear narrative? Imagine how people might have felt seeing them at the time they were released in the very, very early years of the internet. My Boyfriend Came Back from the War by Olia Lialini:   http://www.teleportacia.org/war/ The God Love Museum by Entropy8Zuper!, artists Auriea Harvey and Mich...

BLOG PROMPT TWO: Appropriation and Collaboration   In B Flat (2011) by Darren Solomon and Thru-You (2009) by Kutiman   PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. From A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, "Appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images ... To appropriate means to adopt, borrow, recycle or sample aspects of (or the entire form of) human-made visual culture." Collaboration is when more than one person intentionally work together to create a work of art. Interact with In B Flat and watch at least one song from Thru-You (I recommend "Mother of All Funk Chords"). Briefly describe these art projects in terms of appropriation and/or collaboration. In B Flat by artist/composer Darren Solomon: http://www.inbflat.net THRU-YOU | Kutiman Mixes Youtube by artist/musician Kutiman: http://thru-you.com

BLOG PROMPT THREE:  Interactivity – Audience Participation   241543903 (2009) by David Horvitz and Glyphiti (2001) by Andy Deck   PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. Both of these works rely on the participation of strangers. Please take some time to "draw" in Glyphiti and/or follow artist David Horvitz's instructions ... Then watch the results. Google "241543903" to look at images from around the world and watch one of the time-lapse videos of people making Glyphiti images. Discuss your experience. 241543903 by David Horvitz: no url, just google 24154903 Glyphiti by Andy Deck: http://artcontext.org/glyphiti/ In 2009, New York based conceptual artist David Horvitz posted daily 'instructions' to his tumblr account. Instructions as artwork have a history that can be traced back at least to Fluxxus artists of the 60's and 70's. Many conceptual artists involve the viewer in making art, embracing the role of chance i...

BLOG PROMPT FOUR: Cultural Critique   "Four Co 2 untries" from Gas Zappers (2006) by Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. NOTE: New York artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, born in Hong Kong, is a provocateur. His work is intensely politically charged, harshly critiquing politicians, celebrities, popular culture and media, using garish - often graphic - imagery that is intended to elicit a strong reaction. Play a round or two of " Four Co 2 untries". Why do you think the artist formatted this cultural critique as a game? Go directly to the game here: http://www.gaszappers.com/play/four-co2untries/ Or begin with an overview of the Gas Zappers project: http://www.tinkin.com/portfolio-item/gas-zappers/   

BLOG PROMPT FIVE: Subverting Commercial Design Havidol (2007) by Justine Cooper and WiFi-SM: Feel the Spectacle of Pain (2003) by Christophe Bruno   PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. What are these artist's critiquing, and why do you think they attempt to make their products appear real? Havidol by Justine Cooper:  http://havidol.com WiFi-SM: Feel the Spectacle of Pain by Christophe Bruno:   http://www.unbehagen.com/wifism Australian artist Justine Cooper investigates "the intersections between culture, science and medicine." French net artist Christophe Bruno examines "network phenomena and globalization." Wifi-SM was created in 2003, so the design may feel dated. As explained by the artist, "You have the impression that the disasters of the world do not touch you anymore? You feel vaguely sorry for other people’s misfortunes but you don’t feel the inner urge which used to make you help your neighbor? WiFi-SM is the sol...

BLOG PROMPT SIX: Kinetic Images   Indirect Flights (2015) by Joe Hamilton and various websites (2001-Present) by Rafael Rozendaal   PLEASE ANSWER BY POSTING COMMENTS. Please share your thoughts regarding these works, which explore the web in a light-hearted, aesthetically driven way. Indirect Flights by Joe Hamilton: http://indirect.flights/ Rafael Rozendaal: https://www.newrafael.com/websites/ Tasmanian artist Joe Hamilton created "a looping spiral of meticulously layered scenes built from video shots. ... Geographically disconnected locations merge to form a hybrid panorama. ... The piece directly references histories of landscape painting via expressive paint marks lifted from famous paintings. ... Indirect Flights is a response to the impact of digital technologies on the representation of landscape. ... [Hamilton's] work questions our established notions of the natural environment within a society that is becoming increasingly networked....

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