Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Humanities
First Advisor
Anderson, Kim
Keywords
Digital Communication, Exhibit, Internet, Contemporary Art
Area of Concentration
Art
Abstract
The ubiquity of digital communication and interaction calls for a new way of understanding the relationship between viewers and art objects. Art blogs, image databases, online videos, and other non-traditional forms of viewership have become the dominant way that people experience contemporary art.1 This art show explores the artistic ramifications of this shift. Due to the strong connection to both classical and digital spheres (through portraiture and social media, respectively), the self-portrait is used as a subject for this exploration. This work examines originality and self-expression in the age of the internet, as well as the degree to which digital paradigms have become inextricable from our relationship to art objects. 1 Art Post-Internet. Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing), 2014. http://post-inter.net
Recommended Citation
Thorp, Wesley, "ANALOG ALIASING: THE GLITCH AND SELF-REPRESENTATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE" (2016). Theses & ETDs. 5284.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/5284