Project 02

Everything Illuminated

I wanted the site to be somewhat ambiguous to the viewer. "Everything Illuminated" means a multitude of things: manmade and natural light, learning, life, and quotes. Navigation through the different sites depends on the viewer and therefore is unique for every person. The last image allows the viewer to go back to the beginning and perhaps try a different route. 

Chapter 2 Response for Internet Art

While reading Chapter Two in Internet Art I couldn't help but think how outdated it is. The digital realm is one that seems have grown exponentially since the early 90s. Classes are being taught on, not only how to code HTML, but how to even create animations within Flash - and these are just beginner classes. However, these artists mentioned in Chapter Two were pioneers of an art that is now so easily accessible.

As far as the artwork mentioned within the text, I only found a couple of pieces that truly interested me. One was the piece called Dot2Dot Porn because it abstracts these images in such a way that at first they are unrecognizable. I find it even more interesting that the artist's intent was to comment on men's visual gratification during sex, claiming that this piece causes them to be more "intellectual" and "active" while watching this porn. The other pieces I liked were done by Mark Napier. His websites look like digital graffiti. I love the combination of the organic with the digital in the piece The Shredder.

Intro/Ch. 1 in Internet Art: Reading Response

In the Introduction and Chapter One of Internet Art, Rachel Greene states that "the internet is a chaotic, diverse and crowded form of contemporary public space." Even though I agree with that statement, I also believe that the internet can serve as a "free," public gallery space. Though artists do have to pay for things like web hosting and internet access, the accessibility these days is extremely high. With free wi-fi at coffee shops and websites like flickr and deviant art, it has become extremely easy for artists to get their work out there, even if they know nothing about building a website. 

I liked how Greene describes how easy it is for internet users to overlook the fact that a website, either simple or extremely complex, is in itself a piece of art. She states that since these websites are mainly used for information or functionality, it is easy to forget the craft and thought that someone put into creating the site. Only recently have I started paying special attention to websites and considering how they were made and the time that was put into making them - and this is only because I am in classes like Digital Art and programs like TAM that teach you how to create your own digital piece of art, whether it's a 2D print image created in Photoshop or a full-blown interactive website created using Flash.