Journal #2 : Contemporary Artist
David Rokeby’s “Very Nervous System” is an interactive installation art. By this, it means that the artwork is open to the public to play around with and use and it is installed in a place to change the feel of it. David’s artwork is a piece he made where humans can interact with a computer technology. This computer technology makes music through the person’s movements. The computer produces different sounds according to the person’s movements. These movements are captured using video cameras installed around the person. The music is made using image processors, synthesizers, and a sound system. With this particular artwork, David tries to show people that humans can interact with machines in many different ways. He is also trying to take away the bias on computers. He is trying to show that computers can work out of the tiny space it is provided to work in. By creating this artwork where people can control the computer, he is allowing the computer to work out of its tiny space; making it work in a physical space rather than a circuit space.
David Rokeby's "Very Nervous System" is an example of artists using modern technology of their days to help express their ideas. Through his work in this installation he was able to use certain technology to help him express how he feels. If he was happy he would just move in a happy way like jumping with joy or if he was sad he would move in a slow paced action or walk and his installation would pick this up to make music out of it. His happy movement would create a happy sounding music and his sad movement would create the same expression he has. This installation does not only let him express himself he is able to incorporate people around his installation to express themselves as well. His piece of artwork used a lot of technology available to him to help him express himself and other people as well. David Rokeby thinks outside the box by letting other people to express themselves through his installation. He allows other people to express themselves therefore sharing his expression to the other people first hand.
David Rokeby’s “Very Nervous System” is an interactive installation art. By this, it means that the artwork is open to the public to play around with and use and it is installed in a place to change the feel of it. David’s artwork is a piece he made where humans can interact with a computer technology. This computer technology makes music through the person’s movements. The computer produces different sounds according to the person’s movements. These movements are captured using video cameras installed around the person. The music is made using image processors, synthesizers, and a sound system. With this particular artwork, David tries to show people that humans can interact with machines in many different ways. He is also trying to take away the bias on computers. He is trying to show that computers can work out of the tiny space it is provided to work in. By creating this artwork where people can control the computer, he is allowing the computer to work out of its tiny space; making it work in a physical space rather than a circuit space.
David Rokeby's "Very Nervous System" is an example of artists using modern technology of their days to help express their ideas. Through his work in this installation he was able to use certain technology to help him express how he feels. If he was happy he would just move in a happy way like jumping with joy or if he was sad he would move in a slow paced action or walk and his installation would pick this up to make music out of it. His happy movement would create a happy sounding music and his sad movement would create the same expression he has. This installation does not only let him express himself he is able to incorporate people around his installation to express themselves as well. His piece of artwork used a lot of technology available to him to help him express himself and other people as well. David Rokeby thinks outside the box by letting other people to express themselves through his installation. He allows other people to express themselves therefore sharing his expression to the other people first hand.
2 comments:
The thing about contemporary are is that most of the time it isn't too appealing, but ideas are usually interesting.
Ideas are appealing. Rokeby's "Very Nervous System" allows people to make music through movement, rather than moving to music. In my opinion, this is really appealing.
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