Artistic Experimentation ProcessArtistic & Engineering InteractionWhat is Artistic Experimentation?Purpose of Artistic WorkArt as a Form of Cultural ExpressionCriteria & Conditions of ArtSol Lewitt: Sentences on Conceptual ArtSol LewittSol LewittSlide 10Slide 11ReferencesWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsArtistic Experimentation ProcessWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsArtistic & Engineering InteractionMeaningful interactionWhere both artistic and engineering experimentation occursThe engineering should not solve an artistic technical problemThe art should not illustrate the engineering principleTranslation, synthesis, metaphoric transposition, may be appropriate terms to describe the interactionWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsWhat is Artistic Experimentation?CREATIVE IMPULSE: Art is the process or result of making material works which, from concept to creation, focus on the exploration of the creative impulseNOT NECESSITY DRIVEN: art is distinguished from other works by being in large part unprompted by externally defined necessity by biological drive or by any undisciplined pursuit of recreationWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsPurpose of Artistic WorkTo communicate ideas that are better expressed through artistic methodsTo generate strong emotions (either pleasureable, or painful)To create a sense of beauty or pleasureTo explore the structure and syntax of language structuresTo make visible hidden structures, forms, thoughts, and methodsKant: Art is the “play of the imagination”The purpose may also be seemingly nonexistentWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsArt as a Form of Cultural Expression To explore philosophical propositionsTo engage in political, religious discourseTo address issues “in the air”(for instance, cinema which aims at a large audience, needs to tap into the collective anxiety, collective interest to draw audiences)Expressions are many times metaphoric: Science fiction invasion during Cold War to represented Soviet Threat.Winter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsCriteria & Conditions of ArtOther then originality, (the continuous invention of new expressions)There are no widely-agreed upon criteria for what is or what is not artIt is a discipline in continuous debate, and artworks must argue their case to be considered as significant contributions to the fieldPostmodernist position: the work is an empty sign, and the surrounding discourse defines its meaningWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsSol Lewitt: Sentences on Conceptual ArtRational & IrrationalRational judgements repeat rational judgements. Irrational judgements lead to new experience. Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logicallyWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsSol Lewitt Concepts & IdeasIdeas can be works of art; they are in a chain of development that may eventually find some form. All ideas need not be made physical. Ideas do not necessarily proceed in logical order. They may set one off in unexpected directions, but an idea must necessarily be completed in the mind before the next one is formed.Winter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsSol LewittMaterial & FormSince no form is intrinsically superior to another, the artist may use any form, from an expression of words (written or spoken) to physical reality.All ideas are art if they are concerned with art and fall within the conventions of art(or engage in interaction with the conventions)Winter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsSol LewittPerception (understanding, interpretation)Perception is subjectiveThe artist may not necessarily understand his own art. His perception is neither better nor worse than that of othersAn artist may perceive the art of others better than his own Successful art changes our understanding of the conventions by altering our perceptionsWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsSol Lewitt ExecutionOnce the idea of the piece is established in the artist's mind and the final form is decided, the process is carried out blindlyThere are many side effects that the artist cannot imagine. These may be used as ideas for new worksWinter 2006 Media Arts and TechnologyGraduate ProgramUC Santa BarbaraMAT 256 Visual Design through AlgorithmsReferencesSol Lewitt: Sentences on Conceptual Arthttp://www.altx.com/vizarts/conceptual.htmlhttp://www.ubu.com/aspen/aspen5and6/serialProject.htmlhttp://www.artseensoho.com/Art/PACE/lewitt98/lewitt.htmlIncomplete Open Cubeshttp://www.clevelandart.org/exhibcef/lewitt/html/http://www.sfmoma.org/msoma/artworks/78.htmlMatthew Fuller:
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