Tuesday, April 24, 2007

DigArt and DigLit

Rhizome and ArtPort are pages that aim to promote artists in digital arts (as a broader expression); Rhizome being an independent site and ArtPort being part of the Whitney Museum. ArtPort supports DigArt and NetArt and Rhizome focuses on New Media Art. Rhizome seems like a pretty stiff place to get posted on, but I might be wrong, especially considering that the Whitney ArtPort has some kind of fixation on commissioned works, like any ordinary museum.

Ilovebees was an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) played in 2004. An ARG is a more sophisticated version of a LARP, since the veil of illusion is more or less shattered by the fact that people don't roleplay: they are themselves. An ARG can take place in many spaces and settings since it is just a concept, and therefore there are no clear rules to as how it should be played (just like an RPG is just a WAY to play).

Implementation
...was a text written on multiple stickers. The project was inspired by several ideas; particularly of the situationist theater and the "underground" practices of mail/sticker art in public spaces. What makes Implementation really exciting is how everything is dependant on the multiple roles that must work together to make this a coherent experience, putting more focus on the social practices of creating the work than on the technical side, looking at it just as a publically placed hypertext.

Wiki
- Digital art
Art manipulated/created in computer software. Examples range from photo-editing to 3D models and special effects.
- Internet art
Art created for presentation purely on the web. Often called netart (net.art)
- New media art
Art combining or using "new media" formats/media (computer hardware/software, video games, biotechnology etc.) for their creation. They often adress issues directly relating to their composing media.

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