Menkman reflection

As mentioned in class, the Kanye music video uses glitch art, but in a predicted and purely aesthetic methodology. The glitch itself had no statement but became a special effect in the music video. The video falls under Menkman's definition of 'conservative glitch art', which was that the creator was more focused on the end product than the uniqueness of the act of glitching itself. Though glitch artists may be offended by the Kanye video, the video still captures the aesthetic qualities of glitch art and therefore is still part of that art genre. The appropriation of artistic styles is not a new concept and is not limited to glitch art. Without that appropriation and creation of a mainstream style many today wouldn't know about glitch art at all. If glitch art remained as a relatively unknown genre of art, would the political and social implications many early glitch artists conveyed in their work even be discussed? Without some form of mainstream awareness, the artist does not have much power or influence over their potential audience. If nobody knows about their art, the impact of the artist's message is hindered.