ARTBASE (3)
PORTFOLIO (2)
BIO
Rob Myers is an artist and hacker based in the UK.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
I have been creating images of the contemporary social and cultural environment through programming, design software and visual remixing since the early 1990s. My work is influenced by popular culture and high art in equal measures. My interest in remixing and sampling has led to my involvement in the Free Culture movement. I have been involved in the public consultation regarding the Creative Commons 2.0 and CC-UK licenses. All my visual art is available under a Creative Commons license.
My interest in programming has led to my involvement with the Free Software movement. I developed the Macintosh version of the Gwydion Dylan programming language compiler. All my software is available under the GNU GPL.
Re: Rhizome needs to drop its membership fee andfree its content
On 19 May 2004, at 01:40, Lee Wells wrote:
> !!!! FREE RHIZOME NOW !!!!
Paid membership has two advantages:
1. It keeps trolls and spammers at bay.
2. It provides a revenue stream. Servers don't pay for themselves.
How is it proposed that a costless Rhizome would keep or replace these
advantages?
- Rob.
--
"Smash global capitalism! Spend less money!
> !!!! FREE RHIZOME NOW !!!!
Paid membership has two advantages:
1. It keeps trolls and spammers at bay.
2. It provides a revenue stream. Servers don't pay for themselves.
How is it proposed that a costless Rhizome would keep or replace these
advantages?
- Rob.
--
"Smash global capitalism! Spend less money!
Re: Re: new work
On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 09:29AM, Kate Southworth <katesouthworth@gloriousninth.com> wrote:
>And 'beautiful' is quite a complex concept surely - one that changes its
>meaning through time, just as 'art' and 'creativity', for example, change
>their meaning.
As are and do all concepts if one examines them. :-)
>So, I'm open to any ideas whatsoever regarding intentionality.
I'd recommend Adorno's writing on commited art and commitment. I think some is in "Art in Theory", I can't find anything useful with a quick web search.
- Rob.
>And 'beautiful' is quite a complex concept surely - one that changes its
>meaning through time, just as 'art' and 'creativity', for example, change
>their meaning.
As are and do all concepts if one examines them. :-)
>So, I'm open to any ideas whatsoever regarding intentionality.
I'd recommend Adorno's writing on commited art and commitment. I think some is in "Art in Theory", I can't find anything useful with a quick web search.
- Rob.
Re: "Torture as pornography" by Joanna Bourke
On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 02:55PM, Michael Szpakowski <szpako@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I have no problem at all with Americans.
>My problem is with the American and British states.
>Your cynicism depresses me, Rob - the indignation is
>not because the war is "not sufficiently sanitised"
>but because in our millions we opposed it before it
>began and because the kind of brutality we've seen was
>all too predictable -look at the history of
>imperialism, whether it be US, UK or Russian.
>I don't think its that surprising that a war machine
>whose rhetoric is "liberation" by cluster bombing
>should have systemic torture at its core.
>And is what we've seen over the past few days
>offensive or not? -it sickens me to my stomach.
>michael
You are right.
I apologise.
It has got to me...
- Rob.
>I have no problem at all with Americans.
>My problem is with the American and British states.
>Your cynicism depresses me, Rob - the indignation is
>not because the war is "not sufficiently sanitised"
>but because in our millions we opposed it before it
>began and because the kind of brutality we've seen was
>all too predictable -look at the history of
>imperialism, whether it be US, UK or Russian.
>I don't think its that surprising that a war machine
>whose rhetoric is "liberation" by cluster bombing
>should have systemic torture at its core.
>And is what we've seen over the past few days
>offensive or not? -it sickens me to my stomach.
>michael
You are right.
I apologise.
It has got to me...
- Rob.
Re: "Torture as pornography" by Joanna Bourke
On Monday, May 10, 2004, at 01:40PM, Jim Andrews <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
>Bombing weddings in Afghanistan, pornographic humiliation in Iraq, murder
>and outrage in the name of what? The war against terrorism? The USA is
>creating more 'terrorists' and enemies than can be killed by its own
>sadistic terrors.
We are all Americans now. Indignation against these wars on the basis that they are not sufficiently sanitised simply confirms this.
- Rob.
>Bombing weddings in Afghanistan, pornographic humiliation in Iraq, murder
>and outrage in the name of what? The war against terrorism? The USA is
>creating more 'terrorists' and enemies than can be killed by its own
>sadistic terrors.
We are all Americans now. Indignation against these wars on the basis that they are not sufficiently sanitised simply confirms this.
- Rob.
Re: ELECTION POINTS
Surely if he wants to get in again he needs to make sure that people
*don't* vote for him? :-)
- Rob.
On 9 May 2004, at 02:22, Pall Thayer wrote:
> I know this isn't what this is for. But I am 57 years old and looking
> for voter points. I've been bugging my parents to buy me a second term
> but they said it's too expensive! I just found out I can get one by
> actually being elected. I have 5 votes so far but I need about 100
> million. This ends in November. What I need is the 9 digit number on
> your social-security card. If any of you have votes laying around
> could you please email me the 9 digit number.Thank You. Thank
> You!George Oh my email is junior@bush.com.
--
http://www.robmyers.org/ - A decade of art as open content.
http://www.robmyers.org/weblog/ - Art, aesthetics & free culture weblog.
*don't* vote for him? :-)
- Rob.
On 9 May 2004, at 02:22, Pall Thayer wrote:
> I know this isn't what this is for. But I am 57 years old and looking
> for voter points. I've been bugging my parents to buy me a second term
> but they said it's too expensive! I just found out I can get one by
> actually being elected. I have 5 votes so far but I need about 100
> million. This ends in November. What I need is the 9 digit number on
> your social-security card. If any of you have votes laying around
> could you please email me the 9 digit number.Thank You. Thank
> You!George Oh my email is junior@bush.com.
--
http://www.robmyers.org/ - A decade of art as open content.
http://www.robmyers.org/weblog/ - Art, aesthetics & free culture weblog.