intro to new media arts
Aluminum foil is wrapped around a lightweight wooden panel which rests on a stand made from aluminum coil. When not in use, the three LEDs on the right side of the drawing panel are off. The pencil shown is connected to a 9v battery on the back of the panel. Because the graphite inside the…
Creative Switch Project LED backpack Today I will be showing you how I added LEDs to the pocket of my Herschel backpack, and used the magnetic snaps as the switch to light them up. Not only does this light you up as a pedestrian and make you more visible at night, but it also allows…
Creative Switch Project: The Bright Belt Created by Peter Rattin In today’s society it appears we are getting closer and closer to the futuristic clothing we’ve seen in movies like Back-to-the-Future and shows like the Jetsons. We’ve seen shoes, dresses, coats and other clothing covered in lights in hopes of becoming the next most talked…
Creative Switch: Meloncholy By: Cori Steinberg Have you ever felt like the challenge of being creative is weighing down on your chest? Not feeling the support you need? Lacking a bright idea? Happy days are to come with this LED light up nipple bra. DI-Why not I say. Uses include: Nighttime bike riding, interpretive dance,…
Creative Switch Project By: Eunice Melara, Zaynab Almoujahed In this DIY, we will demonstrate to you how to build a Dali-inspired clock, that will not tell you the present time but will light up every time 15 seconds are gone from your short, fleeting life! Shall we get started? What you will need: 1 piece…
This article talks about the evolution of Interactive Art and its history. Firstly, a comparison was made between how interactive art has changed and evolved especially from it’s origination in the 60’s and the end product of being changed through time and technology, to then shift into what it became in the 90’s. Although many…
One artist from the Reading whose work was greatly impressive to me is Keith Obadike. Keith is an American born Nigerian artist whose work is immensely influenced by Blackness and its many great attributes. Keith’s most famous art work, so to speak, is his ‘Blackness for Sale’ intervention piece where he essentially puts his blackness…
NeMe: Trouble at the Interface 2.0 The article describes the history of interactive art and how it has involved lately. Interactive art, also known as “hands-on” because it allows the user to feel like they are involved in whatever they are doing. Interactive Art was first introduced in 1989, by the American artist Lynn Horseman…
This reading was incredibly interesting. I found it interesting because it discussed the evolution of the definition of “interactive art.” The fact that physical and/or visual communication between a spectator and the art is no longer very much considered ‘interactive art’ is astonishing to me. The communication between user and piece is a key part…
The most interesting aspect of the art highlighted in the article is the bridged gap between the artist and the viewer. The term ‘interactive art’ makes that point clear, but just like everything else, what falls into that category is up for debate. Everything hinges on what one considers to be interactivity. The author touches…
New Media Post- Week 2 Trouble at the Interface 2.0 by Erkki Huhtamo This was an interesting reading because it discusses the work that the author has seen at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. It was all described as instillation work that involved some sort of audience participation, which then brought up the…
The most interesting thing about this article to me is the way the author makes connections to past interactive arts such as zoetropes and praxinoscopes from the 19th century. Drawing links in art and history is one of the most fascinating parts about being an art history major. The author also draws connections to fluxes…