Marybeth Peters, the Register of Copyrights, stated “you can’t argue your creativity when it’s based on other’s people stuff.” However, this statement is contradictory. Copyright is protecting plenty of artists and companies from having their intellectual property from being stolen, … Continue reading
http://www.ubu.com/sound/scratch.html Russolo writes that “nowadays musical art aims at the shrilliest, strangest and most dissonant amalgams of sound.” In this selection of sound art, there are a variety of different distinct sounds occurring simultaneously. Some fade after a certain period … Continue reading
A hacker as Wark describes, is someone who deals with creating something new. They are a “classless” group that wants to freely distribute information. I agree with Wark that these are the certain qualities that are inherent in a hacker. … Continue reading
In an excerpt from “seeing the Brick”, the author writes, “the appeal of making images apparently move- the ‘fever to create’ which underpins the work of all animators.” I have experienced the “fever to create” many times. Sometimes when an … Continue reading
Manovich writes in his book, “Principles of New Media”, that “All new media objects, whether created from scratch on computers or converted from analog media sources, are composed of digital code; they are numerical representations.” As a person with a … Continue reading
Face Code 2134 (Kyoto) by Andreas Müller-Pohle is a still image that was created from video footage. Through digital manipulations, all the portraits adhere to a certain set of rules. The structures of the face, such as the eyes, nose, … Continue reading
I have always known that plastic was bad for the environment and how it was important to recycle them. However, I did not know that plastics do not disintegrate but instead just become smaller pieces and continually pass through living … Continue reading
Technology is overwhelming. The article has forced me to think back to the days when we did not have all this technology. But now I cannot imagine living life without what the article calls the instant and continuous pouring of … Continue reading