So as we go into the realm of emerging social media, I can't help but of course tie that into art. I mean, it's not a stretch by any means because media and art go hand-in-hand, but I just love it when art pieces incorporate that social element. It adds a new level of communication so as it being not just the artist to the public, but also the public to each other. In the 2010 London Design Festival, designer Paul Cocksedge did just that, as covered in the Designboom Daily Coverage article david chipperfield + paul cocksedge installations at london design festival 2010. The article touches on Cocksedge’s piece “Drop” and goes on to explain further saying
"'drop' is magnetic and encourages passers-by to participate by affixing their spare penniesI for one find it to be a great utilization of art merging it with social media aims. By making it interactive (as much of today’s culture is surrounded upon) it gets people to forge a network with causes in need of assistance. The art incorporation assists in this because people are forging that network in a sometimes unconscious state. Personally, I think this is a more productive way of incorporating media and social elements in with social causes because I believe that people are more inclined to make that connection when an actual tactile element is involved. To me this shows that the fine arts are still strongly tied to the media, even if they are at times not viewed in such a way, and are continuing to make a social network that is stronger and more intimate than the likes of internet social networking like the ever addictive facebook.
to its surface, facilitating a human connection with an otherworldly object and allowing individuals
to alter the appearance of the installation. 'drop' thus becomes copper-plated through many small acts
of human contribution. at the end of the installation, the public's monetary contributions will be
counted and barnardo's corporate partners will turn every penny into one pound."
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| image courtesy of designboom |
You have a very interesting way of tying the two together. Art is general is a force that draws to oneself. Social networking is the same. You are not wrong about Facebook being addictive either. I cannot keep myself away from it.
ReplyDeleteI like your topic; it is important and timely. Here is my advice: try to be more concrete. Many of your sentences are rather vague -- "The art incorporation assists in this because people are forging that network in a sometimes unconscious state." -- what does this mean exactly? I'm not clear on it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I like very much that you included an example of the art you were talking about, but you didn't comment yourself on that piece specifically, which I would like to have seen. It's neat that you had a quote on it , but what did YOU think about that piece?
Good start.
This is by far the most interesting piece of artwork I've ever read or heard about. It's the new "wish" fountain, so-to-speak. I wonder if this type of design and art will inspire artists to really think outside of the box and to be surreal, original. Too many artists are trying to float the mainstream that art has become dull (in a broad sense), and media basically took over imagination. The incorporation of the two here is pure genius. Bravo.
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