Chapter 2- Internet Art

Chapter 2 like Chapter 1 was a hard read. Its hard to follow Greene's style of writing. I find myself re-reading the paragraphs and at times more confused the second go around than I was after the first. I interpreted the chapter as an attempt to show what goes on inside the internet art community, and what were some of the pioneer internet artist's claim to fame. I can't say I am a huge fan of internet art, most of the pieces highlighted in this chapter are to me aesthetically unsettling. The work seems to be a little outdated. The artists and their work although essential to the understanding and recognition of internet art are examples more from the revolutionary stage of internet art as a medium.

Introduction & Chapter 1- Internet Art

Greene's writing was really hard to grasp, and not necessarily  her concepts and thoughts but more her phrasing and lengthy (occasionally unnecessary) explanations. I enjoyed viewing work from the early days of internet art, but it's also hard to appreciate the work shown in the book as internet art presently because of the greater knowledge we have for the internet now and the capabilities it gives to internet artists. I think internet art in general is a hard field to become known in or remembered for because of the difficulty to use the internet in a creative way or to do things that have yet to be done by others.

Chapter 1 - Digital Art

I have enjoyed the readings in the Digital Art book so far. I got a nice history/summary in the introduction, while chapter 1 explores how the aid of computer software has opened up a multitude of possibilities for the artist to create art. Chapter 1 explains how the computer is now used as a tool by artists to manipulate, distort, or rearrange photos or other images in ways that would never have been possible without the computer and software like photoshop. These possibilities are a blessing in new technology but are also a topic of much debate. Personal opinions plays into the debate that if you take an image off the internet and change it and then claim it as your own , you are in some way stealing either another artists work or there idea. Even with these possible negative aspects of the digital age it's amazing to see how all other "traditional" fields of art and media are using or applying the computer to their work.

Intro. Digital Art

The introduction to Digital Art was informative as far as giving me a new way to define and think of digital art. There seems to be some oppositi0n between digital art as a tool versus digital art as a medium. I agree with factors that support both ideas, but at the moment as I am in the beginning of my digital art experience I will stay undecided. I like how in the introduction the author made to reader think of digital art as an art form, not something off completely by itself. I believe it is a continuation of the history of art. Art changes and if you agree with and if you agree with that change or not it doesn't stop it from happening. We will have to adapt to these changes in the art world. Museums, artists, media we're all beginning to adapt to the new possibilities offered through the digital arts.