Glitch Art

[David Morris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gr0yiOyvas4

Glitches are the frustrating byproduct of technology gone awry. Wildly
scrambled images, frozen blue screens, and garbled sounds signify
moments where we want to throw our expensive computer products out the
window. Many artists and programmers, however, have embraced these
crisis moments and discovered beauty in the glitch. By hacking
familiar systems, they intentionally cause glitches, and manipulate
them to create art. Enjoying the aesthetics of technological mistakes
defies the notion that technology and entertainment has to be a
seamless experience. Most importantly, glitch artists reveal a certain
soulfulness that emerges when complex streams of information, visual
media, and our own lives converge in the chaos of the glitch.