Nettitudes: Let's Talk Net Art

by Josephine Bosma

Initially arising from such Internet-specific cultures such as gaming, social networking and e-commerce, net art has flourished since the mid-1990s, particularly in the Netherlands. "Nettitudes" focuses on the leading role played by Dutch artists in the development of net art. Josephine Bosma was one of the first theorists and historians of the net art and net radio movements, and here she discusses some of its best known exponents, such as Jodi (the Dutch-Belgian artistic duo Joan Heemskerk and Dirk Paesmans), the artist Peter Luining and the Internet personality Mouchette.org. Bosma's much-anticipated study guides the reader through the numerous stages in the development of internet art, and argues for its exciting prospects as a discipline synthesizing music, sound art, visual art, writing and photography, existing on a platform that allows its creators to escape the pigeonholes of conventional art criticism.

Genres: Technology

270 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Ansh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly detailed and insightful read into the net art history with key formal distinctions to "media art". Neatly describes the influential bodies of work of different artists and how Internet and networks in general have altered relationships in terms of how we consume media and art.

Last chapter is interesting outlier as it explores musical composition and listener perception through John Cage's 4'33 among others.