Glitch Art

[Ruth Flatscher]

haha, yes... but apparently it can happen if you only subtract text, as
well....
there must be some parts in the text version of an image file which you
mustn't touch, yet I haven't found out which...


On 11 August 2012 05:35, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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> 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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