July 4, 2006
Mobile Phone Art Project: "Connect to Art China"
Connect to Art," is a project initiated by Nokia, is based on the premise that "art shouldn't be restricted to museums or galleries" and allows contemporary artwork to be downloaded on to your phone, making art more accessible to a larger part of the public, according to Shanghaiist who covered the opening last Saturday.
"The project coordinators have invited five of the best contemporary Chinese artists - Ai Weiwei, Feng Mengbo, Xu Bing, Yang Fudong and Zhang Peili - to create a short video program that can be freely downloaded, reports the Shangai Daily.
There are 3000 originals available. The works of art are free of charge but the number of downloadable works is limited.
Click here for Xu Bing's screenshots.
According to Joe Martin Hill, president of the Vision-Connect at Nokia. "At a time when the works of the bright stars of Chinese contemporary art are selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is wonderful to be able to share specially made works with the global public free of charge. And this excited the artists, too!"
... What was a simple form of amusement is now turning into a form of art.
"It is different from traditional photography," says Wang Rongping, president of the association. "It arouses more interest in photography from the public."
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