Art74 S5 Steve Durie
Art74 – Introduction to Digital Media info site
READING # 3 — for April 3rd
Art74 Introduction to Digital Media Spring 09Mon-Weds. 12:30pm-3:20pm room 237
Instructor: Steve Durie, Office:325
Office Hrs: Weds 10:00am-12pm (Please e-mail for appointment)
Natlie Bookchin — the intruder page 30 — http://bookchin.net/projects/intruder.html
Shu Lea Cheang — Brandon page 36 — http://brandon.guggenheim.org/
Etoy — Toywar page 42 http://www.etoy.com http://www.etoy.com/projects/toywar/
Olia Lialina – My boyfriend came back from the war page 60, — http://www.teleportacia.org/war/war.html
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy page 64 Horror Chase — video & site
Every Shot Every Episode — site
Mouchette Mouchette.org page 66 — http://mouchette.org/
ArtMark — Artmark page 80 — http://www.rtmark.com/
Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries — Bust down the door again page 94 — http://www.yhchang.com/BUST_DOWN_THE_DOORS!.html
Questions for Reading 3 — Narrative vs. Non – Narrative and Identity
Q1 Look up the defination of Hypertext ( wikipedia) and choose the best 2 art projects from the artists above that best exmplfiy that concept. Give reasons.
Q2 From these same examples please describe 2 examples that use the more conventional linear sense of narrative and 2 examples that still create narrative, even if its not linear. Lastly name 2 more where the material is interested in the nature of narrative vs. non-narrative based infomation. Give reasons.
Q3. Which examples seem to rely on the idea that content producers of digital media can create and/or control their identity. Give reasons.
Q4. Discuss as a group what are some of the common themes, subjects, activities and cliches that you think are the best stories from the internet.