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Hyperessay Keywork Selection : Fluid Structure 360
What made Vincent Houze the way it is today, goes a long way back since 1920s.
In 1920s, a guy named Marcel Duchamp whom in an act of rebellion, submitted a ‘fountain’ as the urinal in an art gallery[1] to prove a point to his fellow cubist member about his perspective of art, that “art can be anything”. Interestingly, even though Read more →
Hyperessay: Windows to the Heart (Coelho, 2018)
About the Artist
Marcelo Coelho – The rising pied piper to the world of interactive media is a Brazilian designer/artist that sets his focus on interactive installations, photography and robotics. Being a contemporary artist of this age, he made a proper mark on the current art scene by relating to current issues and first world problems. This made Read more →
[IM Hyperessay] E I G H T H S E N S E
A medium which spans across several disciplines, clothing simultaneously engages the visual senses of others and the tactile sense of the wearer. In more recent times, technology and fashion have converged to form “wearable technology”, ranging from new design techniques to new textiles.
As a fashion design house, The Unseen is no different. Certainly, their designs are tailored towards essentials like Read more →
Final Research Hyperessay
https://vimeo.com/48141546
The history of art begins with the history of humanity- cave paintings. And since then, art has gradually evolves as humanity moves forward. Art is a product of human thought and the resources they have around them, that is why art largely reflected the innovational standings of societies. From bronze tools during the times before settlement to the marble busts Read more →
Key Work Selection: I'd Hide You
I’D HIDE YOU by Blast Theory
For my Hyperessay, I chose a new media piece by Portslade-based artists’ group, Blast Theory, renown for their works that mix interactive media, digital broadcasting and live performance. The piece is an interactive, immersive, and collaborative work called, “I’d Hide You”. Linked below is the trailer for Blast Theory’s, “I’d Hide You”.
https://vimeo.com/48141546
The basic premise of “I’d Read more →
Manifesto: Pillow Paradox
P i l l o w p a r a d o X (Inspired by Tracey Emin’s The Bed)
The sentiments of a contemporary art player.
We spend our time conceptualising and tire ourselves. We develop insomnia for that piece of flakey idea. We fall asleep in that short pause, trying to remind ourselves with a Read more →
History of Design Hyperessay: Identities in Interactive Media
Identities in Interactive Media
Contemporary art has become a confusing cauldron of culture and movements, a miscellaneous mash-up of many themes and methodology. Aspiring artists would definitely be distraught in attempts of finding their identity within the art world. Ascending from social realism by Gustave Courbet to neo-conceptual statements by Jeff Koons, artists will have to reach Read more →
Key Work Selection: Unnumbered Sparks
The work by Aaron Koblin that I chose for my essay is Unnumbered Sparks.
As quoted from Aaron Koblin’s website, Unnumbered Sparks is a “monumental interactive sculpture in the sky”. For this installation, he worked together with Janet Echelman, an American sculptor and fiber artist. It was displayed between buildings in downtown Vancouver, Canada in March 2014 for TED’s 30th Read more →
Key Work Selection: Bar Code Hotel
Bar Code Hotel is the work of Perry Hoberman that I have selected. It is an artworks that works around a lot of bar codes. Upon entering the room, you will be welcomed by a colourless (white) space, numerous black and white bar codes and a large projection wall. You will then have pick up a pair of 3D glasses Read more →