Sunday, 15 July 2007

77 Million Paintings


This is a concept piece by Brian Eno, mixing music, light and computers. All very interesting, there is more information on the website www.77millionpaintings.com
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2 comments:

SarahFleming said...

I became really engaged with this piece of conceptual work and think the artist, Eno, raises some great areas of discussion valid to all aspects of art and design.

Eno discusses the experience the artist and the viewer go through when engaging with a piece of art; the idea of an uncontrolled experience is mentioned - one on hand, a viewer does make a personal reading of a work depending on their own understandings, experiences and associations they hold subconsciously with colours, shapes etc and on the other hand, an artist is often trying to communicate a message or make a comment on something, with they try to impose upon the viewer.

I found Eno's exploration of the concept, function and delivery of an installation inspiring and enjoyed the fact that the artist pushed the boundaries out from what is expected - from an installation delivered in an art gallery, to what is really, a fully portable installation. This illustrates how digital media and computers have begun to change not only design, but the world of art. Furthermore, it challenges the traditions of art - as Eno states, in the past a piece was seen as defined and finished whereas with '77 million paintings' each viewer has a unique experience. I think not only has Eno produced a really interesting piece of work here, but he has hit upon an idea and a concept which could be pushed alot further and the limitations as to what is seen as a piece of art and what experience it offers could really be challenged.

17 July 2007 at 22:51
olikils said...

I think this idea is fantastic.It is a great development of the idea that the interpretation of art is different for every person and that art is owned by the person experiencing it rather than person that made it.
I would find it more interesting if the music was more emotive than Eno's soothing ambient background music.

10 September 2007 at 12:03

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