Open in app

Sign In

Write

Sign In

Alfred Steiner
Alfred Steiner

2 Followers

Home

About

Apr 21, 2021

Toward a Formal Theory of Art

Definitions. al·ter v.t., to create, change or affect a thing, excluding merely changing its context or pointing to it. alt·er·er n., a human who alters. ar·ti·fact n., any artificial thing to the extent that it is capable of revealing to a human observer the fact that it was altered. ar·ti·fi·cial…

Art

4 min read

Toward a Formal Theory of Art
Toward a Formal Theory of Art
Art

4 min read


Apr 1, 2021

Your Non-creative Photograph

2015 Dimensions variable Digital photographs Edition limited by the number of people suitably equipped and capable of following the instructions The work is an edition comprising the first photograph taken by each person in keeping with these instructions: Place your camera-enabled mobile phone screen-up on the nearest approximately flat, horizontal surface, without regard to the phone’s orientation. Open the standard camera application for your phone. Select the camera lens that faces up. Press the shutter button with your dominant hand’s index finger. Follow these instructions as quickly as possible, without introducing any decisions of your own, e.g., intentionally orienting the phone sideways. Failure to do so voids any resulting photograph’s status as an edition of the work.

1 min read

Your Non-creative Photograph
Your Non-creative Photograph

1 min read


Mar 13, 2021

Always Open

2013 Dimensions variable Transparent material, art museum The work comprises a transparent, linear tunnel installed between two distinct openings (i.e., entrances or exits) of an art museum such that visitors may pass through the museum without leaving the tunnel or going through a door. Aside from these two openings, the…

1 min read

1 min read


Mar 13, 2021

Random Photograph

2012 Dimensions variable Photograph The work comprises the photograph created as follows: Obtain camera with a fully-automated setting and set camera on that setting. Randomly generate latitude and longitude in the Degree, Minutes and Seconds format (DD° MM’ SS.S”) by flipping coins, rolling dice, etc. Go there. (If location is on water, boat or swim to location and get in.) Randomly generate offset from true north from 0 to 360 degrees. Face that way. Flip coin to determine landscape or portrait orientation. Orient camera accordingly. Randomly generate angle of elevation from 0 (pointing directly down) to 180 (pointing directly up). Point camera at that angle and take photograph.

1 min read

1 min read

Alfred Steiner

Alfred Steiner

2 Followers

Artist, Lawyer, etc.

Following
  • Lessig

    Lessig

  • Neil Redding

    Neil Redding

  • QBlockchain

    QBlockchain

  • Brian L. Frye

    Brian L. Frye

  • Zach Gage

    Zach Gage

See all (7)

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Text to speech

Teams