re> 2 process articles

so i sort of agree with you on these as odi said "skillz do matter" i mean
what can you really say about scratching the godzilla screech over
808state?

but the wierd thing is i have completely opposite emotional reactions. for
me conceptual pieces relate far more closely to my dance experiences.
mostly concerning tightness and synchronics. i think it is the humor
aspect jon rubin once said he thought humor in visual art was the bassline
or something like that i agree.

my experience viewing a piece by MTAA is far more akin to seeing francois
k or jumpingjackfrost than anything you mentioned. i also think that whole
scene is over like 5 years ago or more at least for me. in 97 i made a
piece that culled webcams and randomly composited them using director
since i knew vectors were inhernetly nonrandom coming from the cpu clock +
they have a bad laplacian feel. the only way to get more pushed into
global flux is to aim outside like d+g's introductions maybe. SGI did this
in 93 with the lava lamp random number generator. my projects back
then came out of going to fever and listening to feelgood, scott henry and
rap+ss btw.

i also firmly believe that auto art with computers is an attempt to
control seduction using rationality. the only way to make art with it is
to detroy and make it stupid. time as color primarily about this. war
dialing wittgensteins _tractaco logico philosophicus_ is this at my highest most
cracked out in sf level [well actually the upcoming sex scene morse code
translations maybe more:)]. for me time as color is the same feeling as
when the acid hits the roof in "higher state of consciousnes" by josh wink
and the 909 starts pounding. that instant or numerous others. junglist
anthem comes to mind also fugees or not all that stuff.

autogenerated computer art is the female oracle on the hill away from the
city trapped by phallic columns for conultations by the greek senate in
contemporary terms.

also it is probably cultural. the only net art that rocked for me so far
was the pavu one witht he beat besides aforementioned MTAA. otherwise
compared to seeing frankie bones or howard fried or ldouble or imitation
of christ its extremely boring. its like watching someone use microsoft
excel over their shoulder. house music isnt like this and doesnt have a
huge relation to it. a large part of it is being together and dancing the
music is a part of a larger focus of activity and toegetherness. wow maybe
i should start a new career writing PLUR text for goa flyers:>

but anyways i think it isnt all this mumbo jumbo anymore its all about
rocking it. check out I ro NY by houseofdiehl.com [products page] or
scotto/db/zeta-gs flyers for n.a.s.a. at drop.com or checkout the new
marky movement mix. when he drops shyFX shake ur body out of kerb krawler
by edrush+optical its intense. a segway and edit of course.

so i guess it is about the mix relating to the semiotics of the mixed more
than just being whatever. if i wanted to see randomness i could watch
leaves fall.

cheers chris otto


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