I never knew much about the world of net art. But once I started to explore, I realized that the art world is much bigger than I could have ever imagined. I decided to look at different net artists and see what they are able to create using a computer and technology. First I looked at Eva and Franco Mattes website. One of their pieces of work that I found interesting was the “Personal Photographs”. This was a metal tube bending in different directions with wires inside. It gives the audience an idea of the internet and how it operates into everyone’s day to day life. Next I looked at Petra Cotright, who is another net artist. I was really intrigued by her website and her work. One of her digital pieces that stuck out to me was “The infinite sculpture garden”. There were 20 pieces in this work, and her idea was to portray the boundaries that can be torn with emptiness. And lastly, I found Olia Lialina. Her website was very intriguing, and she had a lot of components to it. One of her pieces that I found was “Crystallize and Emboss. It showed landscape pictures and I thought it was interesting because people never look at the world from up high. We always look at our heigh level. And then if you hovered your mouse over the picture, it would zoom in closer to see more detail which I really enjoyed looking at. Overall, I think the world of net art and artists is very different and unique, and I found it very enjoyable to see what these artists are able to create.
Sierrah Long Art 110 