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“TV Filter”, Aram Bartholl, 2005
“Pixelator”, Jason Eppink, 2007
“Abstractor”, Ji Lee, 2006
“Light Criticism”, Graffiti Research Lab / Anti-Advertising Agency, 2006
Sie sind überall: buntleuchtende Werbefernseher. 24/7 propagieren sie ihre Werbebotschaften in U-Bahn-Schächten, in der S-Bahn, an Gebäuden. Partytipps, Wetter, Nachrichten, Antifaltencreme, Sneaker, Irak, Wetter, Energydrinks, Comics, Sneaker, Street-Wear, Wetter. Im Sekundentakt wiederholen sich die Produktbotschaften und dröhnen und flimmern auf die Passanten ein. Schleichen sich in deren Unterbewusstsein. Werbepenetration ohne Schutz und ohne Gummi. Aber, aber. Zum Glück haben einige Künstler und Aktivisten folgende Formel entdeckt “TV+Kreativität=Kunst” und vier Methoden gegen die visuelle Umweltverschmutzung entwickelt.
“TV-Filter ermöglicht auf einfachste Weise das Downsampling vom laufenden Fernsehprogramm auf 6 x 8 Pixel in Echtzeit. Auf diese Weise lässt sich jeder denkbare hochauflösende Bildschirm auf ein sehr angenehmes Informationsmaß reduzieren.” (TV Filter)
“Abstractor is a simple device that instantly transforms any TV into a beautiful piece of art.” (The Abstractor)
“Pixelator is an unauthorized on-going video art performance. Since 2003, the MTA has made available for exhibition purposes 80 LED screens located at subway entrances across New York City. Unfortunately, the high cost of exhibiting (an estimated $274,000 per month per screen) prevents most artists from having access to these facilities. While the MTA’s effort to create more opportunities for video art exhibition in public spaces is to be commended, selected works remain wholly fixated on commercial goods and media conglomerate events, a short-sighted curatorial choice that regrettably ignores the full potential of these promising exhibition spaces. In an attempt to broaden the scope of MTA’s video art series, Pixelator takes video pieces currently on display and diffuses them into a pleasant array of 45 blinking, color-changing squares. Since the project is an anonymous collaboration, the resulting video is almost entirely unplanned and unanticipated, with the original artists helping to create new works of art without any knowledge of their participation. (Translation: Pixelator turns those ugly, blinding video billboard ads into art.)” (Pixelator)
Via: Wooster
