The previous article prompted this sample from an article by Andrea Petersen of The Wall Street Journal. Read the rest on-line at post-gazette.com
‘Those sleek flat screens popping up on people's walls may just look like fancy televisions. A new generation of artists and gallery owners wants you to think of them as something else: an empty picture frame.’
Mark Napier; www.bitforms.com produces internet-based pieces – often abstract - in which owners can direct and change what is seen on the screen. "Waiting Room" is being sold in 50 "shares," priced at $1,000 apiece. Jim Campbell; jimcampbell.tv; www.hosfeltgallery.com produces elaborate installations which play with memory and the experience of time. Brightly-colored pieces using LED displays. One of two editions of the piece "Motion and Rest GBP 6" recently sold for $40,000.