Victoria Vesna Reading Notes

1. -Why is this art?
-Why does she choose to work the way she does?
-What is the meaning of her work?

2. -I think we do tend to focus on our wants or desires, rather than what we do have. Majority of the time I probably do want something else, rather than just being content with what I do have.
-I have attempted to try and illustrate abstract ideas, such as anxiety. However, I have never thought about using something like how data is collected. I think something like that would require a good bit of research and an understanding of how something like that works. That could be a good source of inspiration when trying to create forms.
-Vesna said, "Technology is killing our time." I think that is an interesting statement that I have haven't directly thought about. I have thought about what it would be like to live in the past and sometimes long for a more simple existence, but am torn because it is hard to imagine life without modern conveniences such as cell phones, the internet, etc. that do not fit into that world.
-I like the idea behind her work, and did not get that from looking at her work.
-I think her concept is very relevent in this day in age. It is very convincing, and kind of makes me wonder how my life would be different if I did shut out some technology.
-Her choice of medium makes sense now after reading some about what she is trying to do in her work. Since she is trying to target the lack of time caused by technology, it makes sense that she would use technology to create this.
- When I was originally looking at her work, I did not like the virtual quality of it and how abstract it is, as well as the aesthetics of it.
-Vesna's work is very complex. I get the concept behind her work, but even knowing that, I still don't really understand two of the images in the book. Maybe if I were to experience it'd make more sense, or if it was in context?

3. -Victoria Vesna's work can be considered art beacuse it has aesthetic qualities about it, as well as a solid concept. It has also been shown in the gallery setting, so someone views it as art. I have an easier time seeing her work as art, after reading about the work.
-She chose to work the way she does because the issue that she is trying to address was created by technology, and therefore using technology to address it seems appropriate.
-Vesna's work is about the impact technology has on our lives. She works off of the idea that the technology that was supposed to make our lives easier and enables us to find things more quickly has actually inhibited us in that we spend more time going through all the information we find and isolate ourselves more.

4. -Is there a less complicated way she could have expressed the same idea?
-How is her work viewed in the gallery setting?
-Could someone experiencing her work first hand "get" her message, or is it something that requires further investigation?