According to what we have listened to in class, a glitch = "unexpected". A glitch does not equal a file, it equals a messed up file. We have also been told that a glitch is not an "aesthetic". I disagree with this statement because if glitch art is a legitimate art form, it can have an aesthetic to it. Titling something as an "aesthetic" doesn't take its artistic integrity away, which I think the guy was afraid of it doing. An aesthetic as an adjective is defined as "concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty". As a noun, it is "a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement". I think glitch art fits perfectly into the definition when discussing the appreciation of its beauty and skill behind the craft. This was my main disagreement with the podcast we watched.
What I found most interesting about glitch art is that you learn by blatantly screwing things up repeatedly. As defined, glitch art is taking a familiar piece of technology and doing something unfamiliar with it. With glitch art, you are learning how to question technology and experience its true nature, which is beautiful in a way.
My main lesson from learning the techniques behind glitch art that I will take with me is that it is okay to not know the answer and have an unexpected outcome.
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