Monday, November 15, 2010

Art and the Internet and Public

There are so many different forms of art, that Andy Warhol once said "When you think about it, department stores are kind of like museums." One thing that has entered society that has changed the art world is the internet. Artists use the internet as a public domain to sell art, get their art out there, get to be well known, advertise, get idea's, make statements and even make an audition call for a piece of art that includes the public. There are electronic artists who see a piece of music or a dance and view it on a grander scale, and they work with people and have specific intentions of taking it outside of the recital halls and into an exterior place to use the public and let the public see it. "Ice Cream Bands" by Chris Vates used a bunch of ice cream trucks and used ipods to play music on a grand scale at different times to create music and involve the public. There are artists who on their website have pictures of all the public events that they have put out there such as the no pants subway ride, or having everyone stop at a certain time and day, or having everyone scream at one time. The internet is expanding ideas of what you can use and how you can express your art. It borders on performance art in that many times it includes the public, and it can be very experimental.

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