Totally hetero Turkish oil wrestling
Bonus video: Cat birthday
Animated Gifs
Reply
thewrong.org
Layer
Curated by Alix Desaubliaux and Hugo Lermechin
http://gifmatters.fr/LAYER/index.html
Layer is a collective exhibition hosted by Atelier Quatrepourcent as an extension of The Wrong. Unlike other links associated with The Wrong which contain artworks that are accessible/experienced online, Layer requires a download from a Mega file share link. There is no information about the file’s content; it is unclear whether it is a folder of the video files included in the exhibit, a simulation of a walktrough of the exhibit, a documentary, etc. Not sure if it’s intentional or not, but I like the minor anxiety induced by having to download an unknown file from the Internet since the intrusion between “safe” browsing and “unsafe” downloading feels in keeping with the exhibit’s stated aim to explore parallel multiplicity through distinct, but entwined realities. I also like how it trangresses between concepts of “shared” and “private” experience.
The file is a virtual gallery built in Unity. It’s interesting to experience the artwork in its “native” digital environment, but also to “own” the artwork or experience through ownership of the simulation files. The commitment to the rectangular format for the video/gif art displays works well as an imitation of screens and the works’ physical iterations. But it also makes me curious about how the spatial freedom of digital environments can be pushed so that artworks can be presented without the limitation of the rectangle. It reminds me of a talk by a video game designer (can’t remember his name) who was trying to make a game that could erode a player’s awareness of the screen through intense sensory immersion to induce a quasi-spiritual experience. He was interested in not only exploring the relationship between digital and physical realities, but also in the potential for a new reality emerging from their fusion and friction. I’m not really sure where I’m going with this thought, it just came up.
Glimpsedome
Curated by Andreu Belsunces
It’s an interesting idea to showcase literary thought alongside visual works with a treatment of the writing as something alive, not stagnant. I like this elevation of critical thought to a conspicuous position since critical theory or academic dialogue is so often obscured behind elitist circles in art, despite occupying a space of equal value to actual artworks, especially in contemporary practice.
The writings posted so far are interesting, however, I do wish that the site was more adventurous with format. It currently feels a little too much like a online journal or grad student directory, and the rigidity feels at odds with the stated goal of active discourse. Like, it’s cool that the conversation is continued through other formats like live talks, but when those experiences occur in isolation (lacking record, such as video or transcript shared online), then the flow of thought becomes discontinuous or disjointed. But maybe I’m just projecting my personal grievances about the inaccessibility and poor record-keeping of niche critical conversation in general.
Unnamed Group
A webpage that is anonymously edited by ten unknown artists.
It’s a very simple, but effective execution based on the concept of anonymity. I like the conceptual compactness, and the webpage itself is a neat display of web programming. I like the optimism of its productive and collaborative take on anonymity, especially since so much discussion about anonymity seems to be pretty cynical or grim.
History of Net.Art
Net.art was based on the foundation of online communications and graphics, emails, texts, and images–among artists, enthusiasts, and technoculture critics–who were interested in sharing and trading ideas. Rachel Greene speaks about the exploitation of characteristics of the internet, like immediacy and immateriality. Net.art can be accessible in ways that other art practices may not reach. Basically “internet enabled anyone wired to communicate on equal ground, across international boundaries, instantaneously, everyday.” Internet started out advertising for personal histories and online communities. Net.art is not only a form of using these codes to create internet art, tell stories, it also includes hacking. Using the internet to create art, interactive elements became more available to net.artists. Net.art was responding to the drastic shift in technology and the accessibility across the board. Net.art is rooted in each of us, as far back as the first email we’ve sent, the first Skype call or chat. The early days of net.art, art may not have been the initial intent in the 90’s, however, over this time the experimenting with using the internet, code and exchange of ideas, fueled net.art’s fire. Net.art is used to start conversations around politics, social concerns and personal stories. What I find interesting is the intermingling of a darker use of the internet. History shows these net.artist’s pushing the internet for things out of the norm and out of the comfort zone of the “main-stream.”In doing this, to me it raises thoughts about the trust put into these individuals and the amount of power we hand over for the convenience of online banking, for example. The history of net.art is rooted in our beginnings of the internet. And over time the exploration of the internet has brought forth a wealth of knowledge available at our finger tips. Not only is it important to be cognitive to how we choose to contribute to net.art, it’s equally important to keep current on net.artists of our day.
How to Datamosh
http://www.datamoshing.com/video
Here’s the tutorial I used. One thing they don’t mention is that when you get to the step where you save your final video, it doesn’t give you a default file name (ex. “Untitled”). You have to type both the name you wish to use AND the extension the original video was in(ex. .mpeg4, .avi, .mov, etc…). Otherwise it will prompt saying it did not save successfully.
Glitched
Lovely News
http://newhive.com/kilala/lovelyrobot
http://newhive.com/kilala/localnews
http://newhive.com/kilala/angelisland/
http://newhive.com/kilala/bride
In the early ’90s a digital paperdoll system called Kisekae Set System (KiSS) was popular among casual net users. The KiSS software used the aesthetic language of Asian comics for young girls, and enjoyed widespread popularlity amongst that demographic. There was also a subset of KiSS content that catered to mature tastes, enabling users to apply erotic manipulations to the girlish figures.
Using the KiSS system to generate images, I want to explore the mediation of information oversaturation through channels of convenience into easily digestible forms. Inspired by the absurdity of government bureaucracy co-opting the visual language and culture to inoffensively package political policy, I have used the innocent KiSS figures to repackage grim modern news stories, such as misogynistic hieararchical effects on Japanese economic and population decline (lovely robot), police violence (local news), modern slavery in South Korea (angel island), and the marginalization of foreign spouses in South Korea (bride).
The adorableness of the news presentation mimics the “soft” reception and soft presentation of uncomfortable news content. Such as the commodification of solidarity around a tragedy into simple hashtags on Instagram and Cafepress t-shirts printed on demand, or the flashy oversimplification of complex issues by major news media into emotional buzzwords.
Artistic Confidence
Future Art – Culture…
Porn
http://newhive.com/kai009/porn
War
How will the future look? It’s never certain. And what has me curious are these four driving forces of technology: porn, war, communication, and consumption. Unfortunately I only have Porn and War. Sadly, I did not get them done. But, here all their description
For porn, I’m try to re-imagine people’s sexual appeal online. Rather than video or images of nude people, I’m going to sexualize Html code. For example, I’m imagining porn websites as strippers in a club taking off their webpages and revealing their source code. My concept for porn is, after people being aroused through the pixel images and video of nudes for so long, people in the future are now aroused by the actual webpages (source code).
For military, I’m completely clear on an idea. As of now, I contemplating on images of soldiers shooting Nyan Cat!’s as projectiles. Conceptualizing how our culture is desensitizing warfare with humor and interfaces such as games and indirect-combat.
For communication, I’m imaging actual images of mouths alone scattered and puking into each other. The puke will be a collection of icons and images of digital tools and interfaces used to commutate via internet. The concept is a representation of people not actually using voices to communicate but digital information: text and recorded and interpreted sound.
For consumption, my imagination is a background of human food: burgers, hotdogs, ribs, soup, pasta, etc. However, once the mouse curser is over any of the food images, that food image will turn into advertisement. The concept is a portrayal of social media pushing advertisements as something people need, or conditioning people’s desire.
Death to the “Damsel in Distress”
For my project I wanted to show the development and rise of female strength in video game characters due to the demand for stronger female characters. For my New Hive series I wanted to illustrate the growth of female video game characters changing from damsels in distress into heroic protagonists themselves.
As an active member in various video game communities, and an active gamer myself, i’ve personally watched the number of female led games increase. Not only that, but i’ve also seen the number of female gamers demand for more female led titles through forums, community pages, and social media accounts such as Tumblr or Twitter.
My work and idea is inspired by the works of Angela Washko who did various works in relation to female characters and gendered stereotypes.
http://newhive.com/deasabio/damsel-in-distress
http://newhive.com/deasabio/damsel-to-hero
http://newhive.com/deasabio/heroine
http://newhive.com/deasabio/protagonist
Introduction to Digital Video Art 