Glitch Art

[David Morris]

I immediately tried to edit a jpg via txt, and I messed it up too much.  It
was too corrupted.  My mistake was probably my adding text rather than just
subtracting...

On Friday, August 10, 2012, Ruth Flatscher wrote:

> wow... thanks for sharing, David!
> I found it particularly interesting that it is so easy to produce DIY
> glitches, and at the same time inviting to explore that and be amazed by
> the results of fooling around with some image file...
> cheers,
> Ruth
>
> On 10 August 2012 16:52, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'fqmorris at gmail.com');>
> > wrote:
>
>> The Art of Glitch | Off Book | PBS<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.
>>
>
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