Great advice for every artist, designer, webmaster! We need ways to stay focused and “on top of it” without “burning out”.

Take a deep breath and give a few minutes to this inspiring gem.

The internet is changing the way we create and view art today. This is not exactly breaking news, but it is worth thinking about and discussing. This dialogue will help guide us as we grow as today’s web artists and designers.

Peer in to the future now – Play on!

The Future of Art from KS12 on Vimeo.

The Future of Art
an immediated autodocumentary

What are the defining aesthetics of art in the networked era? How is mass collaboration changing notions of ownership in art? How does micropatronage change the way artists produce and distribute artwork? The Future of Art begins a conversation on these topics and invites your participation. (twitter hashtag: #futureofart)

This video was shot, edited and screened at the Transmediale festival 2011 in Berlin, Germany.

Conceived and Edited by Gabriel Shalom
Produced by KS12 / Emergence Collective
Executive Producer: Patrizia Kommerell
Assistant Editor: Clare Molloy
Production Assistant: Annika Bauer

Featuring:

Aaron Koblin www.aaronkoblin.com
Michelle Thorne www.thornet.wordpress.com
Caleb Larsen www.caleblarsen.com
Régine Debatty www.we-make-money-not-art.com
Heather Kelley www.kokoromi.org
Vincent Moon www.vincentmoon.com
Ken Wahl www.depthart.com
Reynold Reynolds www.reynold-reynolds.com
Bram Snijders www.sitd.nl
Mez Breeze www.unhub.com/netwurker
Zeesy Powers www.zeesypowers.com
Joachim Stein www.joaoflux.net
Eric Poettschacher www.shapeshifters.net

Including Video Material From:

Vincent Moon
Achim Kern www.achimkern.de
Born Digital www.borndigital.nu
Daniel Franke www.daniel-franke.com
Christopher Warnow www.brian-steen.com
Memo Akten www.memo.tv
Ian Mackinnon www.ianmackinnon.co.uk
Taj Dhami
Liisalotte Elme
Zeesy Powers
Reynold Reynolds
Patrizia Kommerell & Gabriel Shalom
Aaron Koblin
Alessandro Ludovico www.neural.it
Paolo Cirio www.paolocirio.net
Iepe www.iepe.net
Akiz www.myspace.com/bornhak

Music, Sounds and Performances by:

The Arcade Fire, The Crowd, Daniel Franke & Christopher Warnow, Monolake, Daito Manabe, Zeesy Powers, Arlt, Ei Wada, Gabriel Shalom (8 years old), kom.post by Laurie Bellanca

Special Thanks:

Elyse Harrison, Studio Neptune, Cifarelli Art Consulting, Henrik Moltke, Beckie Darlington, Open Design City, Cara Bell Jones, Ela Kagel

CC 2011 BY-NC-SA
KS12 / Emergence Collective
www.emergence.cc

Join the conversation!
#futureofart

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