Shanken pg 54-78

I really like the statement that Shanken makes when he says that artists were "defying the traditional conception of art" as they utilized motion in their work (54). This to me is intriguing because instead of staying in a comfort zone, artists sometimes step out of their comfort to create impressive pieces of art, and stepping out of my comfort zone is something that I am trying to do as I progress as an aspiring artist. A great example of this is seen in Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's piece called Light-Space Modulator, which was a piece that brought together light and movement and was featured in his film called Motion Picture Black-Whute Grey in the 1930 (54). Aided by engineers and technicians, Moholy-Nagy was able to create his work, and by presenting the piece in his film, allowed the work to get some exposure by a public audience. Also, Shanken says that "Such works laid a significant foundation for subsequent developments in interactive art...", which goes to show that by doing something innovative can really impact the art community and inspire established and even upcoming artist to create art by unconventional means, which I think is great and definitely is something to keep in mind (54).

Light-Space Modulatot by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy