Except the bodies on display were not human, they were indeed computer screens, iPads, iPhones, Androids and PCs. For the one-night only event, twohundredfiftysixcolors ( Eric Fleischauer, Jason Lazarus & Theodore Darst) and TAGTEAM (Jake Myers and Christopher Smith), invited artists and culture makers to show their GIFs in a two-hour computer-based performance art endurance show. GIFs show the possibility of the now, as defined by users of the Internet.ĭowncast Eyes at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago began first with the GIF. A single image slightly animated has the potential to catch eyeballs faster even than a 10-second viral video or stagnant single image. It suggests the endless possibilities of making and sharing on the Internet. The GIF indicates a full-fledged Internet culture transformation. Anything can get GIF-ified in twohundredfiftysix colors or less. The GIF is simple, trashy and strangely attractive.
#Trash it gif cracked#
Today nothing is safe from the mesmerizing hyper-fast cracked out aesthetic of GIFs, which are both minimal in style and instantly gratifying in consumption.
GIFs became a mainstay of net artists and remix culture, which also alludes to the birth of the read/write web, for which this site is named. Today GIFs are everywhere, from the Internet’s animated cats to the world of high fashion. The tiny animated format fully came of age when social network users began adorning their MySpace pages with homespun GIFs. GIFs were once an integral aspect of the Web 1.0 culture, actualized in novel pointed arrows and naughty adult-only signage of women flashing their tits. And everyday, a GIF dies a sad, not-reblogged death.
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