Glitch Art

Glitch art is the practice of using digital errors for aesthetic purposes, through corrupting data or manipulating it. Glitch art questions the “traditions of art using digital techniques”[1] by creating pixilation’s and interruptions that are actually visually engaging to the viewer.

With the word glitch itself meaning an accidental error or malfunction in the software it is all down to creative interpretation that allows this wave of aesthetic to be created. I came across an interesting artist who uses glitch art with his own artistic approach inspired by scientific experiments and the art of error. Leon Denise uses video games to explore new ways of perceiving reality, almost like an escapism.

This is some of Leon Denise's work:

Vice has an article published which explores eight artists bringing Glitch Art into the real world, from using it in fashion to furniture. this article presents that Glitch Art can be displayed in various different forms rather than just digital products. For example, the visual effects team at avisVFX used glitch techniques to create a ‘scary’ plastic figurine. The figure is very realistic and with the dents used to represent the glitch it really creates a sense of movement and also a wax like figure. The article consists of other pieces incorporating glitched styles such as playing cards designed by Soleil Zumbrunn in order to remind the players of the real life.

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[1] Wong, G. (2013). It's not a bug, it's a feature: the rise of glitch art.Available: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/oct/25/rise-of-glitch-art. Last accessed 1st nov, 2018.

Emroy, S. (2016). These 8 Artists Bring Glitch Art into the Real World.Available: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/gvwv7y/8-artists-are-bringing-glitch-art-into-the-real-world. Last accessed 1st nov, 2018.