clyde Posted July 16, 2015 I can't find egalitarian discussion of net.art so I figure we can try to do it here. I'm interested in participating in amateur critique of net.art Does anyone have a particular piece that they want to recommend for discussion or someting they have an opinion about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted July 16, 2015 Can we start with the work of Kenneth Tin Kin Hung? I only heard about him yesterday, in that Gawker article about rightwing horrorshow David Dees. Here is a collaboration he did with Eric Andre: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted July 16, 2015 Sounds good to me. My initial impression is that this piece involves a conflation between the societal-control of consumer-brands and catholicism. The part that sticks out the most for me is how amateurish the Ronald McDonald and the Colonel Sanders appear to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted July 27, 2015 What is net.art?I don't really know. It's a useful search term to find things of a particular sensibilities that I want more exposure to. From what I've read net.art was a specific collective of artists in the 90's, but here I'm trying to use it to refer to something more broad. I've been looking for another perspective on things made with game-engines that games-criticism has a really hard time with, searching for "net.art" is providing me with some helpful links to groups and attitudes that seem to come from something distinct from game-centric cultures. The debate over the definition of net.art or net art or internet art seems to be as common of a hobby as defining "games" is among gamers. That said, I'll provide my uneducated attempt: I think net.art typically attempts to highlight symptomatic aspects or inherent effects of digital networks. There is net.art that I'm interested in and net.art that I have no interest in. The stuff that resonates with me tends to be exploration of digital aesthetics, subjects such as social-media crowds, and things that resonate, inform, and are informed with experiences similar to my own experiences using digital, networked interfaces. Here is another attempt by someone more invested in net.art as a term: http://rhizome.org/editorial/2015/jul/17/notes-definition-net-art/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spenny Posted July 28, 2015 This was linked to me the other day, http://www.scorpiondagger.com/ , I'm not really sure what qualifies as net.art, but I think this does, and it's fantastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted October 2, 2015 I really enjoy the picture on this page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
