Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Intermedia: A new perspective

I think the main emphasis of Intermedia is pushing boundaries. In the “Cerebrum” physical societal norms were slowly lifted away, leaving the audience with only each other, their own lightly shrouded naked bodies and their senses. I thought it was interesting as how when so many elements, such a clothes and privacy, etc., are removed that this Cerebrum was not devoid of reaction from the audience but actually encouraged interaction and heightened the senses.
                My first initial thought after reading this was “How does this relate to cinema or ever art in general?” That’s just it though, I think Youngblood is trying to get us to open out eyes to different forms of art and how engaging it can be. Here the audience becomes the art, not just a part of it but they embody it. The audience gets to be a piece of the art, experiencing and observing it all at the same time.

Similarly “Multi-Projection Environments” pushes boundaries as well, that is the physical boundaries of the screen. Both types of art are questioning the relationship between the visual and sensory aesthetics of art and the audience’s role.

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