Todays lecture was given by artist Jason Nelson.... I found him very amusing. He introduced us to a number of out there and interesting websites like google disaster maps, which give you an upto the minute view of disasters happening around the world, plotted on a map. Speedtest.net, a site that tests your internet speed to anywhere in the world, showing us visually how the internet is connected throughout the world. Personas.media.net, collaborating all the information on a persons name and reporting trends about that name. Sketchcast, allowing one to make their own animations and various generation tools. The internet changes the way we think about content and the various capabilities within it. Common thought lies with the notion that the internet gives everyone the ability to achieve their 15 minutes of fame, but to maintain this fame, Jason says one must continuously be creative.
When discussing his work, he emphasised the idea of experiencing a work of art without neccessarily disecting and interpreting it. Living in a postmodern world, this idea is central to many artists. Allowing one's mind to fully experience his work reveals a meaning that is both perculiar, distinctive and unique to the individual interracting with it.
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