Would you recognize the Mona Lisa from anywhere? Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, Gustav Klimt, Francisco Goya, Michelangelo and Botticelli? In many cases, the answer is probably negative, since most of us don’t particularly delve into fine arts, but the aforementioned artists are living examples of how there is a transition between high culture and popular culture. The viral work of a creative new media artist also shows that although most people cannot associate picture titles with famous works, perhaps not even creators, these works will still be familiar.
From Mona Lisa’s smile to the Maiden’s pearl earrings
Despite the fact that digitization has become more and more a part of our lives in recent decades, many things about it are still difficult to understand, especially for those who were not born into it.
The unlimited possibilities offered by virtuality have not left the world of art untouched either, new media art works that are more interesting than ever are touching each other, which with the help of digital technology overturn and mix traditional art forms.
It is not simply that, for example, music is mixed with fine art, literature, or anything else, but that most of the time the digital platform is also an extremely defining part of the work, which contains further association possibilities. This can often mean extremely complicated and complex installations, but there are times when you just need to think about simple things like this endless loop video:
Osman Kubat in his well-executed loop video, he “confused” well-known paintings in popular culture into each other, which is no less than a literacy test. The artist’s idea has taken on an independent life since last year, and is being shared by more and more people on the Internet.
Of course, the video format has the limitation that it has a beginning and an end, but if you don’t mind the money, you can buy such works from the artist. In this case, you can try endlessly on your own digital devices to get to the end of something that has no end. The never-ending loop can also provide a fertile breeding ground for all kinds of philosophical explanations.
