Class 4 Blog Post:
In this class, we explored several new branches of interactive art mainly revolving around the concept of networked arts. This means, art that exists as a network, a system of communication that involves constant interaction among artists, artworks, and viewers. Examples of these arts are mail art and fluxus.
Mail Art is a concept that branched out from the fluxus movement in the 1950s. The system involved using the mailing system to distribute small works of art from artist to artist. Mail art involved a community of artists sending each other texts, stamps, collages, or materials. The main concept of mail art was essentially that art could be exchanged in a global network. It was a network in which art can be explored and shared. The fluxus movement encouraged this type of unconventional artwork.
The fluxus movement could abe considered an "anti-art" movement. It criticized modern art because of the strict set of rules and standards that define art. Fluxus art challenges this mindset, often displaying art that lacks proper technique, the kind of art produced would most likely not even be considered art according to the modern art standard. Fluxus art often included brief performances that were anti-commercial. The fluxus movement created a network of artists that want to prove that their art is what they make of it, and that the established standards of art should be broken down. The movement was about making art and having the freedom to define what art is for oneself.
Fluxus did not solely involve artists that wished to contribute to the movement, but also the audience that viewed these works. In many projects, such as Wolfgang Staehle's "The Thing", anybody could be a contributer to the art. This was extremely interesting because suddenly the community became a part of the art and the artwork itself was constantly changing.
As technology continues to advance, projects such as "Face to Facebook" arose which deeply involved audience participation. It was extremely interesting to see how so many people could suddenly become part of a project like this, it showed how connected we all are, especially at the present time. It is also frightening in another way because it goes to show how everything you put on the internet can be somehow be accessed by another person. Privacy is questionable on the internet especially so that was one frightening yet revealing aspect of "Face to Facebook".
The fluxus movement could abe considered an "anti-art" movement. It criticized modern art because of the strict set of rules and standards that define art. Fluxus art challenges this mindset, often displaying art that lacks proper technique, the kind of art produced would most likely not even be considered art according to the modern art standard. Fluxus art often included brief performances that were anti-commercial. The fluxus movement created a network of artists that want to prove that their art is what they make of it, and that the established standards of art should be broken down. The movement was about making art and having the freedom to define what art is for oneself.
Fluxus did not solely involve artists that wished to contribute to the movement, but also the audience that viewed these works. In many projects, such as Wolfgang Staehle's "The Thing", anybody could be a contributer to the art. This was extremely interesting because suddenly the community became a part of the art and the artwork itself was constantly changing.
As technology continues to advance, projects such as "Face to Facebook" arose which deeply involved audience participation. It was extremely interesting to see how so many people could suddenly become part of a project like this, it showed how connected we all are, especially at the present time. It is also frightening in another way because it goes to show how everything you put on the internet can be somehow be accessed by another person. Privacy is questionable on the internet especially so that was one frightening yet revealing aspect of "Face to Facebook".
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