The Question: Nam June Paik innovated the use of video, should this type of medium (video) be considered art or simply just an advancement in technology? Why?
What influence do you think Nam June Paik's work had on the development of new media art today?
Video is an art form. Why? because it is. If it wasn't I'd be wasting my time taking Video Art classes.
Nam June Paik's work definitely had a very strange style that I think massively influenced some of the main stream pop culture we saw in the late 70's, early 80's. Some of his cheesy filters and effects became mainstream staples of that bright and colorful time period for video. His innovations in manipulating video tech to create art pieces also had an influence on artists at the time. He was changing people's paradigms and understandings about how video could be used. In more recent times, it could be said that he set in motion a new mindset that various forms of presenting and manipulating video could be considered art.
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