F-Archive: The Sheep Market by Aaron Koblin. By Rhea Myers, 2007.
https://www.furtherfield.org/the-sheep-market/
Since this review, Blockchain, AI and NFTs have massively influenced how
artists create digital art contexts and economies. It's worth reading Rhea
Myers text regarding the discussion around its positives and negatives compared
to now.
"A series of 10,000 simple images of sheep drawn by online workers.
Stylistically, the sheep range from the indecipherable to the extremely
detailed and cute. You can view the sheep on a website, buy them on stickers,
or have them fill your field of vision as part of a gallery installation. They
serve as a metaphor for the sharecropping masses of Web 2.0 projects. And their
production speaks of the future of art and creative production." Rhea Myers.
Note: Every now and then hopefully, weekly. I will be posting reviews,
articles, interviews, projects and other past curiosities from Furtherfield's
updated archive. Working on the Furtherfield archives has been taking a while,
however, it has been a pleasure revisiting all the amazing works that have
graced this fantastic community. Watch this pace :-)
Wishing you well.
marc
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