selavy oh: pseudo-giants

Sunday, June 28, 2009

pseudo-giants

the pseudo-giants are based on a freely available avatar model, the noob, which has originally been created by art laxness. my version shrinks when approached by an avatar, thus contradicting the normal laws of perspective, just like mr. tur tur, the pseudo-giant in michael ende's fantasy novel for kids "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver".
shown at formes nocturnes and later at brooklyn is watching.

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virtual worlds (VWs) can be used as medium to create art.

this art is real, just as any other art.

not everything created by using a VW is art.

art in a VW is not distinguished from other content by craftsmanship.

when words such as sculpture are used in the context of a VW, they imply a reference to another medium, thus confining the artist in her use of the medium.

the avatar as representation of the artist may be art.

the space of a VW is perceived as a representation of a three-dimensional space.

this perception does not imply that artistic practice using a VW resembles artistic practice in the physical world, just as a painter works differently from a sculptor.

the artist may use any of the possibilities of the VW, from scripting and building to communicating.

if code instructions are used, and they proceed from ideas about art, the result is not a script or program.

the space of a VW is a representation of social space.

the spectator acts as participant in art that uses VWs as medium.

art in VWs has to be perceived in its genuine form to be fully appreciated.

these sentences express my personal opinion.

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Sunday, June 28, 2009

pseudo-giants

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