> > vague terrain 05: minimalism > > The German Architect Mies van der Rohe�s adage �less is more� has > echoed > throughout the decades and minimalism has held steadfast, as both a > trope and working methodology. If we look to fine art as a testing > grounds, we could read the starkness of minimalism in the 60�s and > 70�s > as a reaction to abstract expressionism, or perhaps a meditative > withdrawal from the political turmoil of the era. How do we read > minimalism in digital art? > > The desire to reduce is almost counterintuitive in light of > increasingly > sophisticated tools and technologies, yet this strategy is profoundly > effective. Traces of minimalism can be read in numerous domains: from > contemporary minimal music, low-resolution visual culture, and in > many > contemporary installation projects. Vague Terrain 05: minimalism will > serve as a catalog of this work, probing and defining this discourse > across multiple mediums. > > > What we are looking for: > > Writing, installation, or digital art which resonates with the > discourse > outlined in the synopsis above. > > We do not have an open call for audio submissions for this particular > issue. > > More information is available at > http://www.vagueterrain.net/invitation.pdf > > > Deadlines: > > Please contact us expressing interest in participating by October > 28th. > Work will need to be submitted by November 19th. > Work will be published online in mid December. > > Submission information is available at > http://www.vagueterrain.net/submission.pdf > > > Contact: > > Please send a short statement of interest to [email protected] > with pertinent images and URLs. > > For more information on our digital arts quarterly please see > http://www.vagueterrain.net > > > Greg Smith > > – > greg smith > http://www.serialconsign.com > http://www.vagueterrain.net > 416.877.4281 > [email protected] >
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Awe. Some.
-Stevie Read
Greg Smith wrote:
>
> vague terrain 05: minimalism
>
> The German Architect Mies van der Rohe�s adage �less is more� has
> echoed
> throughout the decades and minimalism has held steadfast, as both a
> trope and working methodology. If we look to fine art as a testing
> grounds, we could read the starkness of minimalism in the 60�s and
> 70�s
> as a reaction to abstract expressionism, or perhaps a meditative
> withdrawal from the political turmoil of the era. How do we read
> minimalism in digital art?
>
> The desire to reduce is almost counterintuitive in light of
> increasingly
> sophisticated tools and technologies, yet this strategy is profoundly
> effective. Traces of minimalism can be read in numerous domains: from
> contemporary minimal music, low-resolution visual culture, and in
> many
> contemporary installation projects. Vague Terrain 05: minimalism will
> serve as a catalog of this work, probing and defining this discourse
> across multiple mediums.
>
>
> What we are looking for:
>
> Writing, installation, or digital art which resonates with the
> discourse
> outlined in the synopsis above.
>
> We do not have an open call for audio submissions for this particular
> issue.
>
> More information is available at
> http://www.vagueterrain.net/invitation.pdf
>
>
> Deadlines:
>
> Please contact us expressing interest in participating by October
> 28th.
> Work will need to be submitted by November 19th.
> Work will be published online in mid December.
>
> Submission information is available at
> http://www.vagueterrain.net/submission.pdf
>
>
> Contact:
>
> Please send a short statement of interest to [email protected]
> with pertinent images and URLs.
>
> For more information on our digital arts quarterly please see
> http://www.vagueterrain.net
>
>
> Greg Smith
>
> –
> greg smith
> http://www.serialconsign.com
> http://www.vagueterrain.net
> 416.877.4281
> [email protected]
>