As I was reading Maria Fernandez’s "'Life-like": Historizing Process and Responsiveness in Digital Art, I was reminded of a trip to Chicago last summer. I had the pleasure of seeing, or rather experiencing an Olafur Eliasson exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Fernandez relates technology with art, and what struck me as interesting was that she related technology with the senses. She mentions artists using aural components as well as light functions.
The Eliasson exhibit I was subjected to was called “Take Your Time.” There were many interactive works of art that stimulated, and disrupted, my senses. For instance, the entrance hallway was installed with monochromatic bulbs, causing all colors, with the exception of orange and black, to disappear. “… Ascott decribed an art in which process was more important than results, an art characterized by formal ambiguity and instability as well as by the active participation of artist and spectator in the act of creation. Ascott recognized that modern art was no longer purely visual, thus he proposed the term ‘behavioral art’ to refer to work that employes tactile, postural, aural components” (Fernandez 562). As soon as I read this, I recalled a specific room within the “Take Your Time” exhibit: The Moss Room. It was one room in which one wall was entirely covered with moss. I could see, touch, and smell it. I was engaged with his art.
Fernandez, Maria. “Life-like”: Historicizing Process and Responsiveness in Digital Art. 557-581. elearning.
I really enjoyed reading this blog, how art and technology relates to the senses. The exhibit that was discussed, the Moss room, I can only image going into a room and seeing moss covered on one side of the wall. And the monochromatic bulbs causing all the colors to disappear except orange and black, I would have loved to see this exhibit. Interactive art, something that stimulates the senses and the mind, causing someone to get involve with the process, it’s so appealing and exciting. It really makes me experience art in a band new way.
ReplyDeleteThis blog was pretty interesting. I love technology and I also enjoy the aspect of art and technology together. Interactive art helps us to really understand art a lot easier than to just sit there and look at a piece.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed being exposed to the work of Olafur Eliasson. I am extremely jealous that you have had the opportunity to experience his work. In the Eliason "Take Your Time" exhibit Sydney mentions a hall which was "installed with monochromatic bulbs, causing all colors, with the exception of orange and black, to disappear." I think his choice of colors is interesting. Orange and black are very troubling colors. I think this sensation forces the viewer to interact with the hall. If Eliasson had chosen a more welcoming color such as green or blue; viewers might have simply passed through without ever feeling unusual. His waterfalls are beautiful and were a great way to encourage New Yorkers to better understand their environment.
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