http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/ New York art news and reviews. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-138375 Art Fag City Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:08:30 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-138375 I'm not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer? I’m not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer?

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317503 Art Fag City Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:08:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317503 I'm not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer? I’m not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer?

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317504 Art Fag City Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:08:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317504 I'm not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer? I’m not opposed to simple gestures, they just need to be interesting. Why bother engaging in a conversation in which you already know the answer?

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-138373 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:29 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-138373 ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :) ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :)

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317500 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317500 ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :) ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :)

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317501 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317501 ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :) ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :)

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317502 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317502 ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :) ps, http://kottke.org/06/10/its-all-in-your-head :)

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-138372 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:50:06 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-138372 Brian Eno once said "Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something." Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as "interactive". The slow motion crash of "Smashing" evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer's active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless. Brian Eno once said “Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something.” Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as “interactive”. The slow motion crash of “Smashing” evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer’s active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317497 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317497 Brian Eno once said "Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something." Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as "interactive". The slow motion crash of "Smashing" evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer's active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless. Brian Eno once said “Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something.” Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as “interactive”. The slow motion crash of “Smashing” evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer’s active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/03/07/pulse-glitter-awry/comment-page-1/#comment-317498 Rory Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=5349#comment-317498 Brian Eno once said "Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something." Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as "interactive". The slow motion crash of "Smashing" evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer's active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless. Brian Eno once said “Art is created by artists so that the viewer has the opportunity to create something.” Nowhere is that quote more applicable than with art that self-identifies as “interactive”. The slow motion crash of “Smashing” evokes Bill Viola, but gives the user the power (responsibility) to trigger the action. It is a simple gesture and as such, distills the notion of interactivity down to its simplest possible form (the viewer takes a step toward the artwork). Without the viewer’s active engagement, the piece (like a vow itself) is meaningless.

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