My Responses to the "Thoughts On Glitch Art" Videos

 

Introduction Video - Thoughts On Glitch Art

I found it interesting that videos and photos can be manipulated in a non-traditional way, resulting in a glitch effect. It is also interesting to witness the progression and increasing popularity of glitch art over time.

 

Video 1 -  How to Glitch Art

In the beginning of the video, Nick Briz states that glitch art is like taking  “a familiar piece of technology and do something unfamiliar with it.” I think that it is important to sometimes do something that is unfamiliar to us in order to create something new and innovative such as glitch art. 

Though I have seen a lot of glitch art online, I was not familiar with the process of how to create it until watching this video, which I found useful. 

Video 2 - Definitions and Conditionals

Nick Briz states that a “glitch is not an error” because “the computer has not done anything by accident.” Therefore, glitch art is intentional. He states that it is also “unexpected” - because the results can be unpredictable. He also states that the definition of “glitch” is different depending on the context or field in which it is used. I found this information useful in terms of furthering my understanding of what glitch art is. 

Video 3 - The Politics In/Of Glitch Art

Nick Briz states that “technology is not neutral” and reflect their “producer’s worldview.” He explains that there are several versions of the same program (Text Editor) but they do not all offer the same features, and therefore are a “political threat.” I was previously unaware of this topic and how it relates to social media as well. 

Video 4 - The Practice Of Everyday Glitch Art 

Nick Briz states that “learning to program” is an important aspect of digital literacy, as well as making glitch art. He also mentions a quote which equates Fascism with Facebook. I never thought of it that way until reading the quote.