The beauty
of a GIF comes from its imperfection – the way images awkwardly jerk across the
screen and the intentionally poor image quality that results from artists
keeping the file as small as possible.
Machines and technology are embedding themselves in every facet of
humanity and with the emergence of GIFs and other digital art forms, the art
world is no exception.
The article
helped me realize the complexity within the simple idea of a GIF. Different artists use different techniques,
like humor and jerky or smooth transitions, to induce a certain feel and convey
a message. So even though most GIFs may
appear one-dimensional and thoughtless (a lot probably are), there are many
artists that put a lot of effort and thought into their “mini-cinema” clips.
While
reading the Affect of Animated Gifs I realized a lot of things about the
changing art world, but I was also hit with new questions about its
future. How long will it be until we
have digital art galleries that we pay to access on our computer? In 100 years, how much art will be digitally
created? We live in an interesting age
where our increasing laziness is inspiring us to devise new creative ways to
make the things we love doing easier.
For this reason, creativity and ingenuity are thriving.
I also
couldn’t help but keep revisiting the same thought that our society is becoming
so hyperkinetic that we are starting to take art, which is notorious for being
quiet and thoughtful, and transforming it into something that is entertaining without
requiring much thought. More and more
mediums are being used to deliver different forms of entertainment and it’s
going to be exciting to see the new directions taken.
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