Pixel Sorted Image of teignmouth beach – Sorted by White
Pixel sorted image sorted by light
Datamashed .PNG image
Datamoshed .AVI file
Cachemashing – Truncated image ‘repaired’ by Photoshop (5)
Cachemashing – Truncated image ‘repaired’ by photohop (CS6)
VVVVVV..re-imagined using Glitch Techniques previously mentioned.
Little Viridian even gained himself an adorable little jumper!
This time Datamoshing using VirtualDub as a checksum corrector
Above: Frame of glitched AVI sequence.
see also:
http://nooart.org/post/73353953758/temkin-glitchhumancomputerinteraction – Glitch Art & Human interaction
http://bitsynthesis.com/glitchbot/
https://github.com/ucnv/aviglitch
http://lightbox.time.com/2012/09/27/the-green-book-project-by-jehad-nga/#1
http://somethingfunnyishappening.tumblr.com/
http://nickbriz.com/glitchcodectutorial/files/GlitchCodecTutorial.pdf
Step 1: Pixel Sorting
Pixel Sorting does prettymuch exactly what it says on the tin.
The first example is sorted by black, the second white, and the third is a mix of datamoshing and sorting by white.
These were made using Free-use open source code (In processing) – the link for this can be found in “see also” section of this post!
Step 2: Cachemashing
Cachemashing is a fairly difficult effect to achieve, but can have some striking results!
But why is it so difficult? well.. it involves exploiting a bug in a specific version of Photoshop. That is insanely hard to find. near impossible. the key word here being “Near”.
As quoted from the game Antichamber: “If you never stop trying, you will get there eventually”
Noteable Artists:
Kim Asendorf: http://kimasendorf.com/
https://josephkes.wordpress.com/tag/glitch-art/
http://www.donrelyea.com/blog/tag/cachemash/
http://phillipstearns.wordpress.com/
http://rosa-menkman.blogspot.co.uk/
See also:
Pixel Sorting: http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/32963838252/kim-asendorfs-pixel-sorting-code-is-now/
http://phillipstearns.wordpress.com/glitch-art-resources/ –awesome collection of glitch art resources and tutorials!
http://schaik.com/png/pngcsum.html –PNG checksum corrector!
http://squidinkmagazine.tumblr.com/post/65490664688/pixel-sorting-a-guide-to-databending-with –indepth description of pixel sorting for the interested!
Deconstruction. Destruction. Glitch Art. Where do i start?
After having already completed a project on glitch art and surveillance, inspired by NSA leaks, for College (see: Here and Here for examples) I couldn’t help but think to myself.. piece of cake!
..but i was wrong!
after all my previous experimentation, i felt like just repeating myself would be “cheating”. so, how can i do it differently? How can i push the boundaries?
As my old graphics tutor used to say, “starting with the cliche can be a great way to move away from it”
So..here goes nothing!
Step One: Back to basics
The “simple glitch”. Databending/Datamoshing. Hands-on messy fun, arguably every glitch-artist’s first technique.
One way of doing this is simply opening a file in Notepad++ (or similar editor) and going wild… within limits of course 😦 You don’t want to damage the header or footer! One way of “sidestepping” this, however, is to go with Raw formats.
It is also important to note that the file type you use can greatly change the outcome of your databending
For copyright reasons, i have used my own photography for these experiments.
The first image is an example of a typical datamoshing outcome using Notepad++, The second is made using Notepad with little to no user input, and the third using a .png file. Spot the difference!
A with any kind of glitching, though, things can go wrong easily and quickly. Breaking the file a little too much is a regular occurrence!
Step Two: From the ground up.
Stepping it up a little using Sonification. It does exactly what it says on the tin!
Here i am using Audacity, but there is a wide range of editors you can use!
…And just for fun, here’s a Spectrogram of photoshop!
Step 3: Glitchception
Opening Programs in Programs…
First up: Photoshop and InDesign…
…And here is a leftover cache file from a previous particle physics experiment in Blender!
Noteable Glitch artists:
Eelco den Heijer- Evolving Glitch Art
http://blog.animalswithinanimals.com/
See also:
http://tellab.home.xs4all.nl/dynamics.html – “The WordPad Glitch as a metaphor for abstract expressionism.”
http://www.reddit.com/r/glitch_art/ – Reddit, but not for procrastination?! what is this sorcery?
Glitch Art: An introduction
Above are some works from my 2013 glitch project entitled “surveillance”. The project was a comment on the recent NSA leaks that, at the time, was a ‘hot topic’. Since the given brief was on “Appropriation”, I focused on using “Recycled” media.
In a similar light, this project will reflect the non-permanency of digital media.
Articles and Discussion:
Glitch Art: The Joy of Exposing Hyperreality By Josh Jarrett
“glitch art is about “trying to find the soul of a machine” through breaking down the barriers of hyperrealism in order to expose machine constructed reality for exactly what it is.”
http://jjarr.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/glitch-art-the-joy-of-exposing-hyperreality/
ASCII Glitch Graphics + Abstract Expressionism & Color Field = TAD by Rozita Fogelman
A gallery of assorted forms of glitch art
Non-Object Oriented Art: Glitch && Human/Computer Interaction by Daniel Temkin, 2014
“The glitch aesthetic may be rooted in the look of malfunction, but when it comes to actual practice, there’s often not much glitch in glitch art.”
This article talks about Glitch art and Computer logic – and the relationship between the two and asks “When is a glitch really a glitch, and not a logical result of the system”
http://nooart.org/post/73353953758/temkin-glitchhumancomputerinteraction
Not so GIFted by Cathryn Ploehn
A criticism of Glitch art – Art, or just a fad?
http://www.morehshin.com/fall12emac4326/tag/glitch/
Exploration of Glitch Art – Interpretation and meaning by Andrew Foresman
” If the purpose of glitch art is purely aesthetics then unintentional bugs may not be enough to fulfill that role.”
http://scadglitchart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/interpretation-and-meaning.html
Glitch Artists:
Cory Arcangel – http://www.coryarcangel.com/things-i-made/
David Szauder Aka Pixelnoizz – http://pixelnoizz.wordpress.com/
