Thoughts on GLITCH ART
Nick Briz what an interesting content creator. When I first
found out of glitch art, I saw it as a fun activity but Nick changed my whole perspective
of what glitch art is. The explanation he gave that said glitch art is not a glitch,
because we are consciously doing things the wrong way. Really opened my mind and
showed me why it is called glitch art. To do glitch art you have to purposely modify
an image and create an error. The fact that people can create art with errors
amazes me. That is why the third video was my favorite because Nick involved
the political aspect of glitch art. Once Nick says that apps are created with
the creator’s aspect of the world surprised and caught my attention. He proceeded
and mentioned that the app “Doc” only can be used with apps that are authorized,
because Microsoft does not trust in users that can manipulate the companies app.
Then mentions that WWF, is an app that does not have a print option, because
the creator believed in users that can over print paper. The content that is
not shown, or more like the behind the scenes of an app’s creation is really
intrigued me with his videos. But Nick made these videos to break apps and
modify them. This made glitch art look more like a movement then just a fun
activity. The end of Nick’s glitch art videos seemed like a push for this movement
as well. Nick said go to any app, and try to go against what that app restricts
the user to do. To make the users break the rules, and not settle for any
simple instructions the app gives us.
You seem to be tapping into the political implications of glitch practices, Grim, nice work. Truly, glitch is not really about a style or visual aesthetic (even though it clearly as a distinctive look to it), but rather it is about a practice—a way of empowering us to become more active in the digital products that we consume. It's a bit reckless and disruptive, however with an important job to challenge common modes of communication and expression increasingly dictated by private companies (as was made very clear in Briz's video on copyright in regards to Youtube as gatekeeper). Short of this political implication, glitch also opens our eyes to the ways in which applications interpret data, which is a step toward increased digital literacy.
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