Seminar II: New Media

I enjoyed how Joan Jonas used mirrors and word repetition to speak about the different sides of a human, both physically and mentally, as well as symmetry. I thought the way she used the technology as a physical and valid part of the piece was both strong and effective. I disliked Tony Oursler's presentation as it reminded me of drug induced psychedelic trips across the universe with Frank Zappa and Bob Ross. It reminded me too much of that Heavy Metal movie, and seemed as though he was rambling and randomly animating things. His message was lost to me. Latour's video did not reach me visually or emotionally, however, the concept that it was some sortof parody on the art world itself interested me. I have my own ideas about how faulted our fine arts system is, and this reassured me that I was not alone in my thinking. The Yes Men portion was insanely entertaining and highly engrossing. The idea that they were able to infiltrate and convince the BBC that they were Reps from Dow...

New Media Art is an extensively encompassing term that deals with non-traditional media, mainly electronic, to create pieces of work. Art, itself, is all about communicating one's ideas and one's intent of purpose. New Media Art explores this same universal art principle, however, it is about pushing the boundaries and meanings of reality using film, animation, sound, and other mechanical media, instead of static drawings or paintings. Dimension, time, and function are integral and defining parts within this type of artistic medium. Audrey Kawasaki works in Traditional Media. She paints with oil paints onto wood panels or onto canvas. Her work explores female sexuality and things of that nature. Adrianne Wortzel works in New Media. She uses film in conjunction with machines--namely robots--to explore human behavior and robotic behavior conceptually.