Binary Art as its best

…finden sich auf der Seite des Schweden neben einer Adaption von Arvo Pärts “Fratres” für 2 SID-Chips, zahlreichen Nerd-Spielereien (ein selbstgebauter Soundchip samt Assembler-Chiptune, eine Brainfuck-Version des “Game of Life” und andere Kuriositäten) auch folgende Binär-Kunstwerke, die jeweils nur 8 Bit groß sind und aufgrund ihrer bestechenden Einfachheit und stringenten Ästhetik bestechen:

11110000 Truth
The symmetry of opposites, of life and death, of
Yin and Yang, so delicately wrapped in a fragile
veil of simplicity. The feelings kindled by this
masterpiece cannot be given justice with mere
words, but awe, astonishment, insight and
elucidation are expressions seemingly minted for
the sole purpose of fitting this piece of art. A
glimpse of perfection.

10101010 Disillusion
And so the illusion shatters. With this piece of
art, a cold stone is being pushed right into the
centre of the beholder's heart. The obtrusive
feeling of what can only be described as
out-of-this-world sorrow, brought forth by the
inconceivable tension between 'Truth' and
'Disillusion', is mind-numbing.

00100000 Abandoned Blue
Though not as striking as the two preceeding
masterpieces, this creation certainly deserves
attention. Is this a sole bit, or is it seven bits
in company? Do the bits depict people, and if so,
aren't the seven bits the abandoned ones? Trivial
as it may seem at a first glance, this piece of art
holds far too many profound implications to be
neglected. Or abandoned, for that matter.

11111111 Void
Indefinable, delicate humour with a sting of
seriousness are, think I, the words that best
describe this fine flower in the meadow of binary
art. Every bit being equal, this tabula rasa could
be seen as a rather quiet, taciturn entity. But, as
the artist so appropriately provokes us to think
with a name such as 'Void', if a row of ones is as
empty as a row of zeroes, then what is the
definition of content? And for what purpose?

00010111 Love
The beauty of this piece is striking. The perfect
symmetry, bordering on the pureness of the earlier
masterpiece 'Truth', mediates utter mutual
affection; but, considering the counterforce of
'Disillusion', can such love be anything other than
fictional utopia? The observer is left uncertain,
in contemplation.

10000001 Simplicity
A rather naïve creation, this piece of art doesn't
seem nearly as energetic or animate as the previous
ones. At a first glance, that is. For the
capriciousness of the work is indeed very vivid,
and if just given enough time, the spirit of it
suddenly explodes into an emotional vivace,
superficial, cursory, yet at the same time
permeating.

11111001 Untitled #249
Emanated by this piece is a futuristic playfulness
seldom seen within the domains of binary art. So
many semi-structures, would-be orders and instances
of teasing near-systematicness cowork to give its
character a rather tangible attitude of rebellion.
We are urged to change just one bit in order to
make it all a bit more symmetrical and pleasing to
the eye; but in doing so, we would strengthen one
order while destroying another. In this sense, the
artist has captured, in eight bits, the very gist
of what life is all about: compromising.

So weit, so gut, so Kunstfeld-geschwollen.
Nur hat sich, wie Linus im Nachwort zu seiner Kunst erklärt, bereits die kommerzielle Sphäre seiner Kunst (sic!) bedient:


[...]it has recently come to my knowledge that the commercially
available program Microsoft Excel 97 (TM) contains no less than 35023
illegal reproductions of 'Truth', 2032 reproductions of 'Disillusion'
(romantic bastards!), 17600 copies of Abandoned Blue, 439011 copies of
Void, 5475 copies of Love, 18487 copies of Simplicity and 10586 copies
of Untitled #249. Since I'm a poor artist, no legal steps will be
taken.

*Seufz*
Wieder einmal die böse Industrie, die brotlose Künstler ihrer Ideen beraubt…

Lang lebe Linus Akesson !

Auch gut: