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A 5 page paper which examines the significance of the work of Korean born artist Nam-Jun Paik. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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exhibited in the 1960s, has turned many heads and helped establish a whole new world of art in a modern technological world. The following paper examines the work and the
significance of his art. Nam-Jun Paik "Nam-Jun Paik was born in Seoul, Korea in 1932 and is now an American citizen" (Nam-Jun Paik (1932-), 2005). In so many
ways he has been a very powerful player in the evolution of art in a technological world. His art is considered to be incredibly innovative, instilling in the viewer a
new understanding or a new relationship with technology. As one author notes, "Paik has been a central figure in avant-garde art throughout his career, and his innovative work in the
fields of video art, performance art, installation art, satellite transmission, painting and music composition has had a profound influence on contemporary art" (Nam-Jun Paik (1932-), 2005). His first exhibit
was in 1963 in Germany where he presented altered televisions (Nam-Jun Paik (1932-), 2005). His work involves the television in most cases and he essentially utilizes the screen to present
images that constantly changing for one reason or another. For example, one of his most famous works is called MagnetTV. In this we have a television set wherein "the contorted
light-rays dance and transform as you move the magnet" that is connected to the movement on the screen of the television (Nankivell, 2005). In the following we see more descriptions
of his varied works: "For the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he created the tower The More the Better, an installation comprising 1003 video monitors. Fin de Si?cle II (1989) shown at
New Yorks Whitney Museum as part of an exhibition on art and media culture, used a wall of monitors to present popular culture. At the 1993 Venice Biennial...Paiks installation Electronic
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