April 27th, 2008
It’s 4 months that i’m on tour, travelling, watching, observing and discovering. Naturally everywhere i go i try to get a glimpse about the local artistic scene. So now i can say i have a discreet (not deep) knowledge of what is going on outta there..ok… (obviously talking about live video digital arts)
My point is : what about the content?
Talking globally I’ve seen a huge waste of technology. I mean… we (as human beings) are living in an ugly condition. Planet earth is going straight to death, anyone who has enough money can move a war everywhere, people lives in the fear of future and buy weapons to feel safe.
So, what does an acclaimed artist to face this situation?
Nowadays in most of case he creates a comfortable augmented reality. He creates a flow of images that reassure everybody, huge waste of technology to create virtual enviroment that allow us to wish (NOT TO LIVE) a virtual better life. For half an hour or more spectators can believe in a better, neutral, empty, synthetic world. At the end of the show their mind will be so flashed by this amazing-nonsense-ultraclean shapes that they will come back home having for sure great dreams. But…
What about the day after?
Spectator didn’t “learn” anything. He’s thought is the same of the day before… So what? what about content? what about concepts? what about real life? what about Art?
If i could define myself an “artist”, i would do it only if someone come to me saying that my work made his mind move, think in a different way, realize things which were kept secret.
This is really difficult, of course, but i know by my experience, that you, as artist on a stage, have a huge power towards your public. And it’s really easy for an artist at least to force people mind to THINK. Just think. Cause this is what we need to discover again… To Think!
There is no need to educate (also cause it’s quiet impossible), but just let them think! They will learn by themselves.
I’ve tested that when you force someone to think, at first sight he will feel scared, but later, when you will help him during his mental process he will be only glad.
Of course this is just my opinion, and i know many people who will kill me for this words, but i feel this concept as a necessary condition to face nowadays life with the power and advantage of Art.
If you want to define yourself “artist” you must face your reality and interconnect with it. This is just a fact.
I believe that technology is not a result, it is just a mean.
What about the content?
I don’t want to point the finger at anyone with the following words, its should represent just a warning.
And i know that many artists around the world are doing a great effort to improve this situation. My best estimation and trust to all them.
“I love the energy of concerts. Music and performing is a primal form of communication, more so than any kind of visual medium.”
Martin Scorsese
It’s 4 months that i’m on tour, travelling, watching, observing and discovering. Naturally everywhere i go i try to get a glimpse about the local artistic scene. So now i can say i have a discreet (not deep) knowledge of what is going on outta there..ok… (obviously talking about live video digital arts)
My point is : what about the content?
Talking globally I’ve seen a huge waste of technology. I mean… we (as human beings) are living in an ugly condition. Planet earth is going straight to death, anyone who has enough money can move a war everywhere, people lives in the fear of future and buy weapons to feel safe.
So, what does an acclaimed artist to face this situation?
Nowadays in most of case he creates a comfortable augmented reality. He creates a flow of images that reassure everybody, huge waste of technology to create virtual enviroment that allow us to wish (NOT TO LIVE) a virtual better life. For half an hour or more spectators can believe in a better, neutral, empty, synthetic world. At the end of the show their mind will be so flashed by this amazing-nonsense-ultraclean shapes that they will come back home having for sure great dreams. But…
What about the day after?
Spectator didn’t “learn” anything. He’s thought is the same of the day before… So what? what about content? what about concepts? what about real life? what about Art?
If i could define myself an “artist”, i would do it only if someone come to me saying that my work made his mind move, think in a different way, realize things which were kept secret.
This is really difficult, of course, but i know by my experience, that you, as artist on a stage, have a huge power towards your public. And it’s really easy for an artist at least to force people mind to THINK. Just think. Cause this is what we need to discover again… To Think!
There is no need to educate (also cause it’s quiet impossible), but just let them think! They will learn by themselves.
I’ve tested that when you force someone to think, at first sight he will feel scared, but later, when you will help him during his mental process he will be only glad.
Of course this is just my opinion, and i know many people who will kill me for this words, but i feel this concept as a necessary condition to face nowadays life with the power and advantage of Art.
If you want to define yourself “artist” you must face your reality and interconnect with it. This is just a fact.
I believe that technology is not a result, it is just a mean.
April 27th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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