Vauntism

“Vauntism” is a digital artwork that uses programming and mouse movement to create a constantly evolving visual experience, inspired by concepts from avant-garde artists and theorists who seek active viewer participation in the artwork.

Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development

The artwork is called “Vauntism” because I was looking for a name that was simple but interesting and had aesthetic value. While studying digital artists, Frieder Nake caught my attention thanks to his application of mathematical formulas to create works that interact with the viewer, as Peter Bürger commented in “The Avant-garde Work of Art”, Bürger rejected the passive role of the traditional audience. and sought to participate both physically and mentally in the work of art.

To create my work, I first used the “for” function to create a canvas full of squares, as Frieder Nake did in his work “Drawing Polygon” from 1965. Then, to create the dynamics and distort the work, I used the “mousemoved” to create more frames with the movement of the mouse, applying Natalie Heinich’s concept, which she clearly explains in “The Work Beyond the Object”, a dynamic conception of a work of art as a process of constant development.

The work can be transformed over time by reinterpreting and reconstructing itself. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of the actors involved in the creation and dissemination of the work, such as artists, critics and curators.

Literature

• BÜRGER, Peter. ([1974], 2000). “III. La obra de arte vanguardista”, en Teoría de la vanguardia. Barcelona: Ediciones Península, 3ra ed., pp. 111-149.

• HEINICH, Nathalie. ([2014], 2017). “La obra más allá del objeto” en El paradigma del arte contemporáneo: estructuras de una revolución artística. Madrid: Casimiro, pp. 95-119