The Art-O-Meter
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This doesn't need any comment from me: "Art-O-Meter is a device that measures the quality of an art piece. It bases its evaluation on the amount of time that people spend in front of an artwork compared to the total time of exhibition. The measurements are graphically represented by comments and a 5 star rating system.
Without the interaction of a viewer, the Art-O-Meter will register time like a regular clock. However, when a user enters the area covered by its motion sensor, a second timer is triggered and it will count time as the viewer observes the artwork." A work by Marcelo Coelho. |
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Does it read "Piece of crap" on the last line ?
It's an extremely blunt idea, but I can't help loving it.
Interesting re-consideration of the term "quality" with respect to art. A piece that "engages" the viewer to stand in front of it while giving a vicious critique is measured as high as one that recieves a stretch of laud or even casual-to-indifferent observation.
Too bad it cannot adjust to the viewer's integrity/intelligence.
It says "Piece de Merde"
What happens when the Art-O-Meter becomes more interesting than the art piece itself?
It does say "piece of a shit" for one star.
This is so unscientific though, people seem more interested in the meters than the art. It also taints the results by showing current subjects previous results. I suppose that's the "point" though. Then again, a more realistic and useful use for this would be for museums looking to borrow works... determing which pieces to ask for, and provide insight for exhibition layout (traffic flow as it reults to pauses).
Perhaps a more directional, less visible device might produce the same results. As it is, it's kinda crude.
What does it cost and where has it be trialed?
Send info to my e-mail address.
merde=crap, so yes, yes it does, hehe.
Yes, I think that the last line is “Pièce de merde� which means "Piece of crap" in French... Humm... Excuse my French!
Thats an excelent idea. But I think it may be wise to hide the art-o-meter from the viewers. It may alter opinions, and make people stay longer or shorter than expecter. We were all thinking that.
Love it. Both as an idea and a social comment... I can just hear the bean counters now:
"Hmm, seems this piece hasn't rated so high on the art-o-meter. It'll have to go."
Let me think on the "Visual Art Appreciator" of
Vic Joseph 1981. To see in the collection of
www.montevideo.nl Index note "fake and satire'.
I enjoy it as well, considering I have something similar on the back burner: www.artometer.net.
The devise should definitely be hidden and, if it does not already, take into account the total number of people that walked into the gallery as well as the placement of the piece in the gallery (some locations would be better than others).
Clever commentary on the quantifing time as money. Scalable up to the millions-per-1/4 minute on the Super Bowl.