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What I like about the Work:
I like that the work is a form of public art. This means that when the person walks into the space, they have to look down and see what the artwork. I like that the work takes up so much space, the scale, to me, makes it look like a sculpture instead of a painting or printed work. I also like that the artist can find enough words to fill up the space. I like that the artist can express how he feels about politics and his surroundings within his surroundings. I also like that the artist overlapped the text so that he can express everything that he is feeling at one time. Because of the overlap, the artist could talk about things that maybe taboo to talk about in the public space. I like that the work is long and almost the same size as a red carpet in Hollywood or at a celebrity event. When looking at the work like this, it makes the viewer feel like they are important in the public sphere.
What could be better about the work:
I do not like how the text overlaps so much until half of it makes a black line. I believe that the text should overlap, but it should be clear through out the work. With this I believe that the artist can express himself more if the text was clear. I also think that the artist should have placed the text in different languages, not only french. Placing the work into different languages would not only express his feelings to people who understand french, but to other people as well. I also think that the artist should have made small block of thoughts instead of having his thoughts continue down the long path. In order to understand what he wants to say, the viewer has to read from one end of the work to the other.
The Artist:
Pascal Dombis was born in 1965 and lives and work in Paris France. He is a digital artist that uses computers and algorithms to produce excessive repetition of simple processes. In 1987, he went to Tufts University where he attended computer art classes at Boston Museum School and began to use computers and algorithms in his art. Dombis initially works with simplistic rules, an example being drawing a straight line and using different tools to alter it. He also uses Digital tools to reach the wildest creations possible. Visual objects appear out of the excessive enforcement of rules. Dombis does not conceive a structure in advance. He expresses simple rules and makes them go through a series of interactions. Through this obsession of technological processes, Dombis tries to allow the viewer to create his own thoughts about the work.
Works Cited: http://www.artabsolument.com/en/default/exhibition/detail/524//Text-e-Files-Installation-de-Pascal-Dombis.html
What could be better about the work:
I do not like how the text overlaps so much until half of it makes a black line. I believe that the text should overlap, but it should be clear through out the work. With this I believe that the artist can express himself more if the text was clear. I also think that the artist should have placed the text in different languages, not only french. Placing the work into different languages would not only express his feelings to people who understand french, but to other people as well. I also think that the artist should have made small block of thoughts instead of having his thoughts continue down the long path. In order to understand what he wants to say, the viewer has to read from one end of the work to the other.
The Artist:
Pascal Dombis was born in 1965 and lives and work in Paris France. He is a digital artist that uses computers and algorithms to produce excessive repetition of simple processes. In 1987, he went to Tufts University where he attended computer art classes at Boston Museum School and began to use computers and algorithms in his art. Dombis initially works with simplistic rules, an example being drawing a straight line and using different tools to alter it. He also uses Digital tools to reach the wildest creations possible. Visual objects appear out of the excessive enforcement of rules. Dombis does not conceive a structure in advance. He expresses simple rules and makes them go through a series of interactions. Through this obsession of technological processes, Dombis tries to allow the viewer to create his own thoughts about the work.
Works Cited: http://www.artabsolument.com/en/default/exhibition/detail/524//Text-e-Files-Installation-de-Pascal-Dombis.html
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