http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/arts-culture/experiments-with-david-atwood-by-artist-na/?jwsource=cl

I like this particular work because it shows the nature of video art. Sometimes the point is that there is no point or that the point is not completely clear to the viewer. I like how the artist used a combination of sound and visual contortions to confuse us and make us digest the art. I loved the color palette he used and I think that I would like to use a more monochromatic color palette like this in my next piece of art.

This is a combination of different projects Kristen Lepore has done throughout her animation career. I’m really interested in her work with stop motion because I like the colors that she uses and how she makes these inanimate objects have so much life. Her animation style is so cute and clever and each piece has a bit of her personality in it, and I want to achieve that in my art. Sometimes I think that digital art doesn’t have the same signatures that tangible art does, but seeing work like this makes me really understand that you can make something digitally but still leave your mark on it and identify it as yours,

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These are just a few works that I chose from Carl Burton’s Gif Set 3. I love how he captures the smallest movements in these animations and they transport me to a different time and place. They all feel so eerie and quiet, and each piece is different yet cohesive to the whole. I think I was drawn to these pieces because they’re so creepy. Everything seems so desolate, like these were videos taken after the human race is destroyed. The simplicity of the designs packs a punch and I would use that tactic in my own work, because I tend to add a bunch of stuff because I want there to be a lot of things to look at. Burton, however, has created complex meanings from simple scenes and visuals.

This is a piece made by Nate Kitch for the French newspaper Liberation. This is an illustration because it isn’t necessarily realistic but it was created to make a point. I like this piece not only because of the colors and composition, but also because of the statement it makes about modern music. We have it with us everywhere and you don’t need to be musically talented to create music on the computer, because many parts of modern music are made using solely computers. I think the point of this piece is to emphasize our reliance on technology for basic human experiences, such as music, movies, cooking, etc. In my projects, I want there to be this clear of a message, but at the same time the message doesn’t punch you in the face and seem trite.

This is a piece from one of Gary Baseman’s solo exhibitions at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Gary Baseman uses different recurring characters in his pieces to represent human memories and ideas, individual and fleeting. This is an example of illustration because it isn’t created for realism, but it’s unique style tries to convey a message. It provides a different perspective on human issues and experiences. The colors in this piece particularly appealed to me, because blue and pink are typically happy colors, but this piece has a somber tone. The pink person in the center is being comforted by death and everything around him is bleeding out. This piece is very balanced, and I feel like I should use that more in my work. Instead of making something perfectly even on both sides, I can create objects with the same weight on both sides, such as the two bigger figures on the left balanced by the four smaller figures on the right.

I love this image because there is so much going on in one GIF, and you can watch it over and over again and find something new every time. Gannis identifies herself as a “visual storyteller,” which I think is a great way to describe digital art. With all the new technology we have, storytelling has become so much easier and broader. I love the contrast of colors, and how parts of the piece aren’t “glitched,” such as the walls and bricks. The “glitches” are very obvious: the superhero in the center, the break in the wall, and the tweets on the wall. She tells an entire story in three seconds.

Untitled from Morgan Higby-Flowers on Vimeo.

This piece is a short video posted by Morgan Higby-Flowers showing different old TV and computer screens “glitching.” This is an example of “glitch” art because the whole point of this piece is for it to seem off. Something about the setup in the video seems broken and glitched. There’s something extremely creepy and ominous about this piece, like something from a horror movie. This is especially fascinating to me because we live in the age of the HD and LED screens that operate differently than older television and computer screens, and to me they seem more mysterious. The idea of taking something from normal life and making them broken in some way is really interesting to me, and I think that could be applied to my future work.