Lecture - Media & art

"Media art" - Lecture 

in week 8 we explore the relationship between Media and art. Many argue that there is a big difference between media and art as they cant visualise it in another perspective or a different view point. However in the 21st century this has changed and the two elements are now combined together. For example , in the 21st century art could be seen in Photography as mobile format. This is a form of art as taking photographs is art and now smartphones are used to do so. People can take pictures everywhere and carry their smartphones anywhere in the world to capture great shots. even in the most adventurous areas smartphones are used to capture the moment. Also film/video is used as moving images to create a story which could be considered to be art. Capturing movement to tell a story could be a way of expressing someones feelings and thoughts which turns into art. Also books and poems are a way of expressing feelings , however this is not always considered to be visual art as you cant see the story play out in front of your eyes only in your mind. Many people visualise the story in their minds. Now books are digital and are called E-books. this more easier to carry around then a book as you can download and stream  it anywhere you go. Another example of art mixing with this generation is Gerard Richter,Symphony of Light at Cologne Cathedral , 2007. This is where the artist Richter designed the windows of the Cathedral using a unique concept instead of the normal coloured roll glass. He used many small pieces of rolled glass to make it look like pixels. This is mixing modern technology and art. Christiane Paul describes these two elements as the following : It is an art form that still hasn’t found an established place in the arts at large. Many people are still scared of computers, technology, and interfaces and do not understand the inherent possibilities of the medium. I could easily curate a show consisting of projects that I find very interesting, and it would turn out to be a complete “geekfest,” entirely inaccessible to a larger art audience.' He means that technology is still new and every day mire and more inventions are discovered and humans are becoming more developed , we have come a long way since the stone ages.  

http://umintermediai501.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/interview-with-christiane-paul-sheila.html

Gerard Richter, Symphony of Light at Cologne Cathedral, 2007