History of Design – G1

Vincent Houzé uses modern computer graphics techniques to create interactive art, performances, and large-scale multimedia installations. His practice centers on dynamic simulations and systems in which simple rules give rise to complexity, richness, and realistic motion in his work.

Houzé was born and raised in Paris, where he studied computer science and graphic design. Before embracing interactive Read more →

Not gonna lie, I started this research with super limited knowledge on artists who practice interactive media.

Eventually I selected Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Being an electronic artist, his installations combine technology, architecture, and performance using devices like robotics, projections, and cell phones.

One of hos more well known works, Pulse Spiral, requires the active participation of the audience for the artwork to function. The lightbulbs Read more →

Interactivity Presentation- Magnet TV

Group members: Nicholas, Bala and Amanda

Allocations-

Nicholas: Magnet TV

Bala: Nobert Weiner- Cybernetics in History

Amanda: Roy Ascott – Behavioural Art and Cybernetic Vision

Presentation Slides:

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Presentation by Brendan, Bryan and Vania

Brendan: John Cage

Vania: Cybernetics

Bryan: Cybernetics Vision

Heres the link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HXqUipHrdZh-Mm13YOiUFIsasZCPEmls5RvVrOWdvAE/edit?usp=sharing

(by En Cui, Joey, Samantha)

En Cui – Introduction, Conclusion

Joey – Cybernetics in History

Samantha – Behavioural Art and the Cybernetic Vision

Everyone – Q&nA

From Pre-Industrialization to present, artists have struggled to define the true form and value of art. They fail to realize that art has no true form or definitive style. There is no “should be.” Art is universal. Art is Subjective. Art is objective. Art is self-expression. Art is the infinite and beyond. Art can be functional but also aesthetical. It can serve a Read more →

Camille Utterback is a digital and interactive installation artist whose work explores the aesthetic and experiential possibilities of linking computational systems to human movement and physicality in visually layered ways. Her work focuses attention on the continued relevance and richness of the body in our increasingly mediated world.

I chose to discuss Utterback for my hyperessay because I am intrigued by Read more →

SUPER NORMAL

Originating from the need to rebel against the cautiously aesthetic, Super Normal designs, which emerged from the 2000s, are derived from the exasperation of neo-modernist artists, proclaiming their fatigue in the constant need to appreciate the aesthetics of an object without considering its utility.

As defined by Silvana Annichiarico, Super Normal design refers to the “absence of style, originality and Read more →

The artist that I have chosen to work with is Chris Milk.

Beginning his career in music videos and photography, Chris Milk’s work has expanded beyond the traditional: his art straddles experimental genres and unfamiliar mediums, turning new technologies, web browsers, ephemeral events and even physical gestures into new found canvasses.

In recent years, Milk has focused on using cross-media innovations to enhance emotional Read more →

Random International was founded in 2005 by Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass as a collaborative studio for experimental practice within contemporary art.

I first heard of them when I chanced upon their well-known interactive art installation done  titled “Rain Room”. In which participants are invited into a space, to experience what it would be like to be in the rain but Read more →