My first digital arts class

When I first entered my first digital arts class I didn’t exactly know what to expect. My friend, the previous year had video taped several of us in the dorms acting pretty ridiculous for her personal project of producing a music video.

I was intrigued and the following year I enrolled in ARTD 251, my professor’s name was Michael Salter and he wasn’t what I expected. Instead of a professor who teaches because they are finished with their career in the professional world, he was teaching as well as perusing his digital arts career.

Salter taught us many things about art in its many forms. He often showed the class his latest museum displays and innovations and would explain to the class that art can be anything or take many forms. Salter has been featured in many museums around the nation and he usually builds his main attractions in the museums because of their height and stature. In his Web site he has pictures displaying his creations because he is forced to deconstruct his attraction after the show is over. His creations are mostly interactive, some make you walk a certain direction or take you through a maze. His style is admirable and starts a new aspect to museums that hadn’t been seen in the past.

Salter is iconic for making symbols. If you look closely around campus you will find small icons of his work, whether it be a sticker or painting. His work is out there just open your eyes.