I Am User Generated

Further to my last post, where I raised the issues surrounding the confluence of art, academia and social media storytelling, I’m also faced with the difficulty that most net.art artist face as well.

Art is in the flaws of the art. It is these in between spaces that invite more investigation. Evidence of this is the Grande Odelisque where the female form seems to be elongated with an unnatural leg position. Was this simply a mistake or a comment on the male gaze on woman? Are these flaws or open doors for further investigation. This can been seen throughout the ages in art, but now that we are all getting more used to using software and computer based applications that are based on closed circuits of true and false answers, we have no patience for flaws in art that are hosted on the internet as is the case with net.art.

The leap to make flawed art housed on the Internet is naturally a stretch considering that the whole purpose of the Internet and computer is all about programs working and helping our lives.  I see this as an interesting challenge that invites more exploration. I’ve always like the idea of creating art with a perceived value in which in fact has no use, purpose or value.  It is the exploration of the potential use that seems to stimulate the audiences mind. This stimulation of the mind is getting lost in the Internet and social media space.