Communimage Comments

It was interesting to read about the Communimage artwork featured on pages 134 and 135.  I was curious to see whether or not it was actually accessible on the Internet today (some of the art showcased in the book - what was done in the 1960's-1980's mostly - could not be found on the Internet.  The Edison Effect piece, on page 73, is an example).  I looked up "Communimage" on Google and found the website - in German, I believe, which makes sense since the artists have German names according to the textbook.

I had thought that in 16 years there would be more images than the 26,672 mentioned on the site.  I suppose the project is not very well known - only 2,365 contributors from 94 countries.  Once you click on the image and zoom in, there are more images than there seems to be.  It still doesn't look like a terribly large amount, but perhaps I am just bad at estimating 26,672.

I like the general color scheme of the image as a whole; it reminds me of a Jackson Pollock painting.  I think, after 16 years, the artists could try to take the project in a new direction - maybe categorizing the images by theme, or creating an intentional shape with the overall image instead of just letting it grow abstractly.  I think adding a new facet to the project would be good publicity and increase their image submissions.

Interesting, but after 16 years I think something more should be done to give the project new life.

Shanken, Edward.  Art and Electronic Media.  New York: Phaidon Press, 2014.  Print.