Prompt Number Six
BLOG PROMPT SIX: Kinetic Images
Indirect Flights (2015) by Joe Hamilton and various websites (2001-Present) by Rafael Rozendaal
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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."
Dutch-Brazilian artist Rafael Rozendaal sells websites as art. Collectors purchase the domain and must agree to keep the work publicly accessible.
Indirect Flights by Joe Hamilton was very interesting to me, because it is very interactive and nontraditional. It is not the traditional webpage. Instead, the audience has to use their mind and mouse to explore the content. It is like an endless, beautiful maze. I absolutely love how it is a bird's eye view of the Earth. The layers and the music pushed me to think critically on society's role in environmentalism, because didn't thinks popped out at different moments. I could never see the entire masterpiece at once, which makes it a pretty mystery. I think he choose to have an interactive site, being able to scroll forever, for the purpose of making humans realize what we do on the Earth, creates a lasting impact for years to come.
ReplyDeleteRafael Rozendaal's website is an online portfolio of all his work, dating back to 2001. He is displaying his versatility and highlights artist work that usually isn't recognized, like Haikus. To me, the website is not as cool as Indirect Flights, but it is mainly highlighting years of work. Although, he is a very talented artist showing a multifaceted perspective on artwork once you start to click on his content form the main homepage. It got more interesting once I explored his websites. I liked the websites, especially ManyMoments.com, because they are bright, colorful, abstract, still, digital, movie-like, versions of paintings within motion images. What a creative way to display your portfolio...
Indirect flights was interesting to me because of how different it is compared to other websites. You have to drag the mouse to see all the different parts of the site. It was a little frustrating to me because I wanted to see the entire picture at once. The site loops on forever and you don't know exactly when you've seen the whole thing. It was beautiful seeing the landscapes on the bottom layer and the brush strokes on top to represent traditional landscape paintings. Hamilton also puts man-made items on top of the gorgeous landscape.Things like buildings, concrete blocks, fences, all ugly compared to the landscapes. I think this represents human effect on the environment and how we just care about developing more and more and never caring about what this does to our planet.
ReplyDeleteRozendaal's website shows all of the websites that he has created. Each of them have animations of simple shapes and objects. We don't usually think of fine art as being on the internet, something not physical. I think Rozendaal is challenging this thought by selling these sites and showing them in galleries. Its also unusual to showcase haikus as art, but I think these haikus may be a look into Rozendaal's thoughts as he is creating his pieces.
Indirect flights is a map combined with works of art which represents some landmarks around the world. This website gives a gorgeous interface for the user to swipe through to view all the ways which humans put stuff on the Earth. The fences show that the places are off limits due to human catastrophe or there are things such as high rise landscapes or police tape. Humans are the people who shift the landscape away from what it is supposed to be.
ReplyDeleteNewrafael shows all of the websites that he has made so that he can display his artwork online. The internet is the new canvas which lasts forever, whereas physical art is only temporary. The thought of selling websites the same as selling a piece of physical art is something which the world has never seen until recently. This shows that the foundations of being an artist lies in creativity more than artistic beauty
Indirect Flights by Joe Hamilton was amazing to look at. No matter where you moved your mouse, there was something new to see. I liked the use of depth and different kinds of textures to make the piece come to life. To me it seemed like a never ending collage made on the internet. I see the connection of the natural environment and society becoming increasingly networked. Hamilton has found a way to make both of these ideas come as one. I also think the boldness and saturation of the colors make the piece stand out, especially since all the images used are high quality.
ReplyDeleteDutch-Brazilian artist Rafael Rozendaal sells websites as art and then other artists buy them from him. I didn’t find his websites as exciting as Hamiltons, but it’s an interesting concept. I’m not sure what you would do once you buy the website? Can other artists change it completely and just keep the domain name, or is it more of a collectors piece, but on the internet? I would have never though to do something like this, or actually sell it. I’m interested to see how many websites he has sold total. The art is very abstract and full of color, I wonder how long it takes him to complete a website.
Indirect Flights was a very different type of website compared to traditional sites. It seemed that where ever you moved you mouse on the screen there was a new image to see. Most of the images I'm assuming seemed to come from photos taken in the air and collaged together to make the image. It really is a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteRafael Rozendaal's website shows all the sites he's created and shows that a website can be sold as art which is a new concept in today society. Most of his art is abstract and pretty to look at. really interested to know how he came up with the idea.
Indirect Flights is one of the most interesting sites I have ever seen. The site has actual landscape with painted landscapes and images of things like broken concrete and fences all stacked on top of each other. I think it talks about how we try to recreate the beauty of our planet through art, but at the same time we take away that beauty by building on top of it. I think it is touching on the fact humanity has imposed itself on the natural world. Because we are so networked it has had a negative effect on the environment. The plants that are needed to connect the whole world to each other leave a massive carbon footprint, which destroys the environments around them. I think the point of this piece is to show that we no longer appreciate the environment around us; instead of painting beautify landscapes of these areas, we now paint them with concrete and metal towers.
ReplyDeleteRozendaal's sites are really interesting. I would never have thought to sell websites as art. At the same time though, it makes so much sense. If you want to spread your art and have it reach as many people as possible, the internet is the best place to put it. His sites are all really abstract and fun to look at/interact with. Websites allow a level of interactivity with the art that canvas can not.
Indirect flights shows the world using two layers, the first layer is the earth and shows a lot of nature, and the second layer represents the pollution and garbage that we are essentially 'covering' the world in. The newrafael website is a collection of different websites that the creator artist has sold and others must do their best to keep it available for everyone. This way people have to work together to keep the site up. I also really enjoyed the staring caring piece because I found out that it randomly generated shapes when a portion of what you were looking at was off screen.
ReplyDeleteRozrndaals page is built almost like an art art museum. He categorized his pieces into lots of different categories. You can tell Rozrndaal has been working on this site for awhile or he included alot of his old pieces. He has 266 diffrent haikus posted, and websites that that date back to 2001. His take on webart is really unique and interesting, but at the same time very simple. I really enjoyed indirect flights. The site looks like it layered fractions of many different pictures which creates a 3d abstract picture. I love how you can scroll forever, its like exploring an abstract world.
ReplyDeleteTasmanian artist Joe Hamilton is very interesting. its very different than anything I have seen. it makes you interact with his work and think deeper about what's going on. Rafael Rozendaal's websit was also very different. I never thought of using the web as art work. It's like a big canvas. you can create anything and design it to be completely unique.
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