Glitch Art

CREATION THROUGH DESTRUCTION

 What is Glitch Art?
Glitch: /gliCH/
A sudden, usually temporary malfunction or irregularity of equipment

While glitches are infamously known as annoying, unexpected

malfunctions, a number of artists now are aestheticizing these digital
errors by intentional manipulation.
Our increasing technological advances helps make these techniques
work as a uniquely cultural commentary.
 History

• Popularized by NASA
• DADA
• Mechanical evolution
Different
 Circuit bending
 Data bending
ways to  Data moshing

glitch 


Z- fighting
Hex Editors such as PixelDrifter
Sabato Visconti
What does it mean if we can
reclaim the “errors” in our
computers, phones, and
cameras and repurpose them
as our tools?
 References
 Roy, M. (2014). Glitch It Good: Understanding the Glitch Art
Movement. Retrieved from http://www.theperipherymag.com/on-
the-arts-glitch-it-good/
 Stinson, E. (2014). Wonderfully Twisted Photos From a Glitch Art Guru.
Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/2014/10/wonderfully-
twisted-photos-glitch-art-guru/
 Visconti, S. (2011-2015) Photography +Glitch Art +Illustration [online
portfolio]. Retrieved from http://www.sabatobox.com/
 Klee, M. (2015) The Long, Twisted History of Glitch Art. Retieved from
https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-
sections/12265/glitch-art-history/