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Piece Description
In 1997 Winston-Salem based artist Clark Whittington began converting old cigarette vending machines into Artomats (Machines that sell small cigarette pack sized artwork). To date he has over 70 machines in circulation across the country. This piece was produced from interviews conducted at the unveiling of his newest machine in Portland, Maine. Originally broacast on Maine Public Radio
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Review of Art-O-MatHandsomely constructed and genuinely listenable, this piece reminds us that transformational ideas are still being birthed. the subject matter of this piece deserves more than a 4-minute treatment... the producer reminds us that art can come in many forms - in fact, the art-o-mat itself manifests one of my favorite definitions of art: taking something ugly and transforming it into something beautiful. It's even better that the creator is from Winston-Salem, wryly underlining the noble impulse to make our psychological environment more human. I'll be looking for them in Portland, OR. Sure, it's lightweight at some level, and trails off a bit at the end. But what's a world without creative whimsy? And we do get a brief discussion about the value of artistic production and art for the masses. |
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Review of Art-O-MatThe reality of this piece is like something out of P.K. Dick story or maybe its all satire or something. Real interesting. I have not noticed any of these machines but perhaps I was writing off the machines in my life as less than artful. Well no, I actualy love popping money in machines with the faith that something interesting will slide down. And the Art-O-Mat would surely deliver. How often do you buy stuff from machines, analog machines that is? Neat use of sound. The how and why of the machines is nice and gets you thinking. Mention of a web site - I will have to check it out just to make sure... |
Broadcast History
Broadcast on Maine Public Radio in June of 2004
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Posted on February 27, 2005 at 02:36 PM | Permalink
Review of Art-O-Mat
That was a great sound to start the piece with - it really grabs your attention. Through the various interviews, I think Adam nails the appeal of the Art-O-Mat in a fairly short running time. Well done.