Fan Culture
Convergence Culture New film-making and editing technologies mean fans can now make their own episodes of their favourite shows, writes Haydn Shaughnessy
I could be guilty occasionally of overstating the impact of what is happening on the Internet, but take these few points. In a recent correspondence with artist Scott Kimball recently, he pointed out [...]
Classifieds as a Form of Art
Convergence culture: The humble classified ad is getting a new lease of life online, writes Haydn Shaughnessy
‘You were in Barcelona with a group of friends . . . I am from Boston and we met at the Baja club there . . . you said your name was Donald and we had [...]
Digital Art
Convergence Culture : the lack of an aesthetic is not the only problem facing online digital artists , writes Haydn Shaughnessy. Irish Times July 2007
I wonder how many artists agree with this statement: “I reached a point as a critic and as an artist when it seemed like to be a painter everyone had [...]
Blog Art
Convergence Culture: The web remains unconquered territory for mass brands, writes Haydn Shaughnessy .
The visual landscape is predominantly an amalgamation of brand images. Car-makers such as Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo; the premium watches of Piaget; images of sun-brightened vacations; coffee. If we laid them end-to-end we’d have the Bayeux Tapestry of how [...]
Last Brand Standing
The last brand standing
Haydn Shaughnessy Irish Times July 2007
BRANDING: Admired and despised in equal measure, Chris Bangle has revolutionised carmaker BMW’s fortunes through redesigning and rebranding
CHRIS BANGLE, A FIFTY-SOMEthing hip-talking car designer from Ravenna, Ohio, has over the past 20 years become one of the most controversial practitioners of his art.
Chief of design at the [...]
Moslem Women Bloggers
Female Muslim bloggers are responsible for some fascinating commentary on what it means to be Islamic in today’s society, writes Haydn Shaughnessy. Irish Times July 2007.
In the course of the past seven years, an opinion on Muslim culture and its relationship to “our own” has become as inescapable as a view on property prices, [...]
Cars
I’ve never been a petrol-head. My approach to cars has been a bit like Cinderella’s to coaches. One day one glorious version might come along and take me off somewhere, Very vague, I know.
But I can’t help being struck by the kinds of cathedrals car companies are now building. If you are driving around [...]
Products of the Imagination
I began a debate with Conor over at Web 2.0 Ireland this morning, one I hope will flourish. The crux of it is whether we should be Second Life sceptics or not.
I am one but my response is that virtual worlds allow us to engage with products of the imagination. Take this building here [...]
Comments Broken, But Some Thoughts Getting Through
One disadvantage of a broken comments table is people are having to e-mail me when they want to make a point. A bit inconvenient I know but the upside is it allows me to organise the collective thought process.
I got this from Ryan Rassmussen this morning and I am very happy to connect with him. [...]
Live Performance Web
Irish Times
The essence of risk is disappearing from “Live performance” as live becomes edited, mediated by production companies and time-shifted by viewers. Under pressure from the immediacy of contact between people across the World Wide Web though creative producers are having to redefine the essence of entertainment.
Reality TV is the definitive new genre of the [...]