Intro-
duction:
The invention of digital images and audio was one of the reasons for our never-ending pursuit of signal perfection, higher definition, increased clarity and fidelity in consumer electronics, audio and visual, glitches are eliminated in a matter of milliseconds. At other times, they completely steal the limelight and become centerpieces of attention however unwanted.
Visual glitches are rare in standard occurrence and yet paradoxically, they are quite easy to provoke, which makes them ideal for being appropriated, used as a medium for artwork or even elevated to the status of a genre. Imperfections in diamonds are affectionately called “inclusions.” Outside of art and design, however, glitches don’t get off the hook so easily; they are branded as bad reception, undesirable fuzz, static or interference. However, according to the designer, a glitch is considered to be something unique.
The fetishization of the visual glitch can result in challenging and questioning common taste in the best examples, or simply demonstrating a lack of aesthetic awareness in others. Consequently, fetish glitches are not necessarily glitch artworks, but their appropriation as artworks is quite common.
Popular culture is saturated with images of visual interfaces distorting and glitching. The glitch has become a prop or direct metaphor to assist the narrative. It is a touchstone for conveying heightened danger, fear of the unknown or a way to draw attention. And as there are many ways to draw attention with their known uses in design, like publicity and emphasizing identity, and as retail chains grow everyday looking for attractive corporate identities that appeal to the consumer, glitch art has an obvious effect on generating new design styles that are visually attractive.
Below you will find my seminar announcement poster, which was achieved after many trials and experiments.
Initial Trials
and Experiments
Final
Selection
