The Prospectives ’12 exhibit was host to six
artists from different areas of digital media. The artists featured were Sophie
Kahn, Liat Berdugo, Kian Peng Ong, Ann Bartges, Javier Villegas, and Georgie
Roxby Smith. Between the six of them a diverse amount of art and styles of
digital media were represented.
It was fascinating to see what they
had created using new forms of media. One of the pieces that sticks out in my
mind is Sophie Kahn’s piece where she made 3D sculptures of people’s faces. She
is still a traditional sculpture, but she utilizes a new for of media. I
enjoyed and appreciated the humor in Liat Berdugo’s piece. Berdugo’s work is
all about illusion. One of her pieces included a pineapple that she had
attached a switch to. She filmed a short video where she flips the switch on
the pineapple and a blender turns on, making it look like the pineapple is a
real functioning switch. It was funny, but an interesting statement on how we
perceive technology and the limits of technology.
Another piece that captured my
attention was Kian Peng Ong’s piece. His piece was a pan with beads in it. The
pan tilted from side to side and was controlled by a robotic arm. There were
microphones around the piece to broadcast the sound of the tilting pans. His
inspiration for the piece was the first time he had ever heard ocean waves
crashing on a beach. The first time he heard ocean waves was at night so he
couldn’t perceive what was making the crashing noise. After I heard his description
the piece made sense. It’s all about the unknown and using your senses to
figure out and analyze what’s going on around you.
The artists and art represented in
the exhibit are just a small fraction of what digital media has to offer. The
Prospectives ’12 exhibit was a great look at where art is heading and how art
is evolving.
Questions
- For Liat- Your piece were humorous, how much of that is intentional humor?
- For the entire panel – Would any of the artists be interested in collaborating together?
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