Re: [microsound] influence vs. replica

[The pHarmanaut <pharmanaut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't understand your wording of the question, particularly why you've
pitted "influence" vs. "replica", but I certainly don't think that the only
way to create new WORKS (as opposed to new art forms) depends on a process
of remediation or hybridization of existing media. I'm skeptical of a
tendency, for instance, among so-called sound artists to rely so much on
other media for the presentation and reception of their work (projected
visuals, synchronized or not with the music; sculptures; and so on). Often
in such instances, the audio itself is sub-par stuff incapable of
contextualizing itself without supporting material. That sort of remediation
strikes me as an effort to compensate for a music's inadequacy.

Certainly, I think we can anticipate new art FORMS (as opposed to works)
coming out of emerging technologies and fields, such as biotechnology, where
artists are splicing the genes of jellyfish with rabbits to create
phosphorescent bunnies. That strikes me as new. I think that we can
anticipate more artforms growing out of digital gaming environments. And I
still think we have yet to see the real potential for networked creations. I
feel that much of the new art FORMS depend on the generation of different
technologies for their creation.

Philosophically, I'm not sure that the concept of "replica" implies the old
or not-new, however -- certainly, it's a category distinct from the
not-different. There is no true replicant (a perfect copy) as every copy is
itself a new item with its own agendas. Just look at Philip K. Dick's works
in this respect (and I mean both the content, which continually explodes the
notion of "new-ness" through issues of replication, as well as the form of
the work, which continually explodes the restrictions of the pulp SF genre
as a way to create new works and concepts).

-=Trace

----- Original Message -----
From: "j.frede" <jfrede@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:28 PM
Subject: [microsound] influence vs. replica


> i would like to present a topic. in this day and age is it possible to
> create a un-influenced piece of art or music? i have been battling with
the
> idea that a NEW form of art or music is not possible in the day and age we
> live in,,, other than a creating it by combining two or more mediums that
> have already been explored?
>
> im not sure its possible to create NEW art (sound/music falls into this
> category). something as radical as Surrealism was in its birth or any form
> of Modern Art in pre-WWII era.
>
> are we left with only presenting new theories? or is new Art possible?
>
> j.frede
> current location:los angeles
> http://ritualdocument.com/jfrede
> po.box 292045 los angeles, ca 90029
>
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