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Form-agnosticism

“art”, media, whatever you create you create as a mode of expression first and foremost (which, imo, is why we all have a semi-innate distaste for work that feels derivative, disingenuous, or commerce-oriented claiming to be art.) i think the arts landscape we find ourselves in (and the postmodernism of it all) incentivizes art that inspires dialogue, that is meant to captivate an audience and ideally a large one in both the fine arts and pop art arenas, and so we often congregate to forms like moving image, and other easily disseminated, easily digestible forms to express what is capable of being expressed through a variety of forms if no one was there to receive our art we would still express ourselves. people expressed themselves before we had comms tech enabling immediate, mass dissemination. per meagre_graeme’s rec, forms with an emphasis on utility such as cuisine, materials work, etc. would certainly be viable and more “optimal” modes of expression, but writing would not go anywhere. photography would not go anywhere. the means by which people who do not consider themselves “artists” express themselves and use their creative faculties to capture and romanticize their lives would become the means by which we’d all express ourselves in the absence of an audience… so per taterhole… does the audience even matter?

@alaiyo

Jan 17, 2025

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opening your mind to what “art” can be

i think a lot of people still have this very conservative view of art. sure, drawing, painting, sculpture, and all of those mediums that have been seen as legitimate forms of art for thousands of years, are art. i feel like some people still view those as the ONLY legitimate forms of art. i think most people can agree we have accepted photography as art in the past century. why is our idea of what art can be, so narrow ? performance can be art, social media posting can be art, group blogging can be art, cultivating an affective commons can be art, hanging out can be art. you are no better than those who say a blue square cannot be art.

@kef

Jan 2, 2024

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Video art

Hello! I am an artist and I work with a lot of video. Video art was the first thing I really made and it made me totally fall in love with contemporary art. These are my tips: - Keep your ideas safe. Keep them written down in a sketchbook, notebook, notes app so you don't forget them. Log them every time you have them. Add as many notes as you can (visual ideas, story boards, colours, references etc). Go back and read them regularly until you feel you have the right circumstances to make them. Maybe it needs some planning to make happen or maybe you can do it there and then - Watch video art made by artists. At first I found it really weird and inaccessible but then it just sort of clicked. Now I look back on the first ones I saw with great admiration and they became important influences. I recommend diving into the work of: Pipilotti Rist, Hito Steyerl, Signe Pierce, Kara Walker, Molly Soda, Nam June Paik, Bill Viola, Ryan Trecartin & Julianknxx as a good place to start. Watching in a gallery is great because the intended viewing experience is usually central to the work but you will also gain a lot from just finding the films online. You should be able to find them mostly on Vimeo but also YouTube and the artists' own websites. - Be self sufficient but also make stuff with your friends! You can do literally everything you need to do with a phone and a video editing app (I like You cut and Videoshop). Equipment limitations can be a really good thing and will force you to think outside the box. However, work with your friends! My friends were in all my first videos and now I'm ten years in and they're still happy to be involved, whether that's holding a camera or acting in a scene. It's really fun to work collaboratively together if you're into the same kind of things and you will remember the experience for a long time. - Free software: I have a Mac so I used iMovie for a long time but before that when I was a kid I spent all my time on Windows Movie Maker and taught myself so much. Audacity is a good free sound editing software. You can find every sound you'll ever need on royalty free sound websites. YouTube has a tutorial for everything but if it doesn't just bodge it til you get something! - think about where you want people to view it before and during your making process. Things to consider: what device (projector, TV, other), how is it mounted, are there headphones or speakers? This will help shape your ideas - don't be afraid to share it but also don't care about the reception! Vimeo is a good place to keep your art films. If you don't get any likes on social media don't let it stop you from creating. Art films and social media are often not a recipe for success, maybe it just needs to be in a gallery to make sense. - this is a lot of advice but don't let it overwhelm you, the most important thing is to just follow your instincts and create as often as you feel like you want to and enjoy every part of learning your craft!

@caskeyc

Mar 23, 2025

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Using text smilies instead of emojis

here are some of the classics to get you started: :) :D :P ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ (ಥ﹏ಥ) (ง'̀-'́)ง Have fun out there and be kind to one another.

@dietmoney

Mar 20, 2024

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Listening to albums instead of playlists

you're missing out on the deep cuts. Go find that track 8 that will change your life.

@dietmoney

Mar 20, 2024

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Saying “i’ll have to check that out” when a coworker recommends a podcast

I have never followed through and “checked that out”, but I am happy for them.

@dietmoney

Feb 22, 2024