Feeling lost and confused after my previous event, I never really thought I'd appreciate art as much as some of my peers do. Anne Niemetz's lecture however, was surprisingly inspiring for me. From the very first word till the last, her lecture managed to keep the audience entertained and learning at the same time. The event, held on May 3rd, concentrated on direct application of scientific principles to create wearable art and interactive installations. Unlike most of her colleagues, a lot of Anne's work is not static, and requires demonstration. I was fascinated seeing so many concepts that I had learned in classes being applied in such imaginative ways.
One of Anne's pieces that I particularly enjoyed was 'Pyramider', where she used a huge Tesla Coil to create an audiovisual display based on the beats of popular songs[1]. I loved seeing how different frequencies and rates of current gave different tunes and beats and how this could be used in a creative way. On the other hand, one of her works where I didn't really see any significance was in her 'Starship Pirouette', which seemed like a relatively simple children's costume with a starship loop around simple tights[2]. I felt like this was a nice costume, but not very imaginative or technically complex.
Anne's works showed me that robotics and science have come to the point where rather than just being used in production techniques for art[3], they are now being used to create live, functioning art. A very direct application was in the work 'Drone Sweet Drone' where Anne used light signals to form a communication pattern between drones. Visually, Anne's pieces are very appealing, while being fascinatingly simple in their technicality. Works like this truly make me believe that we've moved to a third culture[4], where both art and science are collaboratively forming very interesting pieces.
Overall, I understood and appreciated the art at this event much more than my first event. This was truly a mind-opening event.
Resources
[1] "Pyramider at VUW School of Design." Pyramider at VUW School of Design. 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.adime.de/teslacoil/index.html>.
[2] "Starship Pirouette." Starship Pirouette. Web. 2013. 23 May 2016. <http://www.adime.de/starship/makingof.html>.
[3] Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.
[4] Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
[5] "The World Listening Project." The World Listening Project. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/tag/anne-niemetz/>.
Anne Niemetz and I
One of Anne's pieces that I particularly enjoyed was 'Pyramider', where she used a huge Tesla Coil to create an audiovisual display based on the beats of popular songs[1]. I loved seeing how different frequencies and rates of current gave different tunes and beats and how this could be used in a creative way. On the other hand, one of her works where I didn't really see any significance was in her 'Starship Pirouette', which seemed like a relatively simple children's costume with a starship loop around simple tights[2]. I felt like this was a nice costume, but not very imaginative or technically complex.
'Pyramider' in Action
Anne's works showed me that robotics and science have come to the point where rather than just being used in production techniques for art[3], they are now being used to create live, functioning art. A very direct application was in the work 'Drone Sweet Drone' where Anne used light signals to form a communication pattern between drones. Visually, Anne's pieces are very appealing, while being fascinatingly simple in their technicality. Works like this truly make me believe that we've moved to a third culture[4], where both art and science are collaboratively forming very interesting pieces.
A still from 'Drone Sweet Drone'
Overall, I understood and appreciated the art at this event much more than my first event. This was truly a mind-opening event.
Resources
[1] "Pyramider at VUW School of Design." Pyramider at VUW School of Design. 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.adime.de/teslacoil/index.html>.
[2] "Starship Pirouette." Starship Pirouette. Web. 2013. 23 May 2016. <http://www.adime.de/starship/makingof.html>.
[3] Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.
[4] Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
[5] "The World Listening Project." The World Listening Project. Web. 23 May 2016. <http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/tag/anne-niemetz/>.
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