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myAvatar = myChuckClose
Yesr: 2004
Size: Net art
Materials: Computer, Internet, Printer
Description:
The gripe many skeptics have with computer-based art is that the medium often takes precedence over the message. “Equal” series is my attempt to focus on the creative process of art and, at the same time, address data input as a metaphor for the Modernist thought process.
Through out this series, what I have been trying to do is using programming language to connect everyday activities with acclaimed Modernist masters. By analyzing the formal elements of these masters’ signature style and then turn them into algorithms, I have been able to create art interfaces that enable users to make art in unexpected ways.
“myAvatar=myChuckClose” is a Wii-like interface through which the viewers can create their own avatars and then convert the avatars into Chuck Close-style portraits upon submission. The lighthearted nature of this piece changes the historical function and meaning of portraiture as well as reexamines the concept of identity in the digital age.
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