Alternative art, assignment help

Alternative art can be generally defined as artworks made outside the traditional media. Alternative mediaincludesvideo, digital media, conceptual art, performance art, sound art, andinstallations. Alternative art often asks us, as viewer to interact withand sometimes complete the work of art and begs us to think beyond thetraditional notions of what constitutes art.For this assignment, youare asked to interact with a work of digital, interactive art. Selectone or two of the artworks described below and then write aone-and-a-half- to two-page (1.5-2) essay response to your experienceinteracting with this digital work of art. Responses may be based inpersonal opinion, but should address some combination of the followingquestions.Which artwork did you select? How would youdescribe the experience of interacting with this artwork? In youropinion, what is the purpose of this specific artwork? Is it commentingon an aspect of our contemporary lives? If so, what aspect and what isit saying? How might you compare interacting with this artwork to otheractivities you perform on the Internet (web-searches, social networking,etc.)? What makes the site visited a work of art compared to thoseother daily web-based activities? Has your opinion of what constitutesart changed since the start of this class? How so?Your response must be typed  no hand-written work will be accepted  Times New Roman, 12-pt font, double-spaced.ARTWORKS YOU MAY SELECT FROMIaki Bonillas, Words and Photos (2003) http://awp.diaart.org/bonillas/ (Links to an external site.)Forthis Dia Artist Web Project commission, Bonillas is digitizing the[photo] archive, while simultaneously creating an extensive index ofassociated words that mirrors the image database. The relation betweenthese two levels unfolds as the visitor explores the possibilities ofmatching text and image.Lisi Raskin, Warning Warum (2009) http://awp.diaart.org/raskin/ (Links to an external site.)Forher first web-based artwork, Warning Warum, Lisi Raskin presentsvisitors with the ability to virtually detonate an atomic bomb at anaddress of their choice. The mapping functionality included in Raskin'sprojectwas once available on the web as part of a PBS website forthe 1999 film "Race for the Superbomb." The website still exists, butthe mapping function was removed post 9-11, a time which marked a shiftfrom ColdWar nuclear fears to the fears of nuclear bombs in the hands of terrorists.Lynn Hershman Leeson, Agent Ruby (2002) http://agentruby.sfmoma.org/ (Links to an external site.)Anartificial intelligent web agent that is shaped by and reflective ofencounters and adventures that it has with users, and will be seeded touser servers through a site of origin or birth. Ruby chats with users,remember users questions, ultimately be able to recognize their voiceand have moods and emotions. Her mood may also be affected directly byweb traffic.