Aaron Bjork
Where is the Eternal Expanse? Artist Interviews
Name: Aaron Whitney Bjork
Age: 34
Location: Eugene, OR.
Presented works: View Aaron's works here
Website: aaronbjork.com
Astrological sign: Virgo
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How long have you been showing artwork on the internet?
The first animated GIF I made was for my little brother’s Geocities blog in 2000.
What about exhibiting online interests you?
The materiality of showing online is exciting to me. Exhibiting online allows digital work to transcend locations in a way a physical painting cannot. Granted a painting can be photographed and displayed online, its paint cannot be transferred through the internet in a way that a video’s pixels can.
All artists have been asked to contribute two works for this exhibition. How do your works relate to one another? Is there a specific point of entry or reference that inspired these pieces?
The internet is such a vast phenomenon, finding a point of entry is nearly impossible when considering every aspect of it. Naturally, I chose the browser as that gateway. The video involved harvesting many hundreds of images from netizens around the world. I wanted to give back a symbolic offering of 4 chrome plated artifacts to be placed online with hopes of them being found full cycle in a Google image search. A gesture of gratitude to the chrome fanatics who generously publish their photos online.
Is there a pop culture reference that illustrates or inspires these worlds?
Can we define the internet as a singular pop culture entity?
