CALIT2 and the University of California, San Diego are both featuring a news article about Beatbox360, a Hip Hop-based 4K Super High-Definition artwork of mine. The article, written by CALIT2 senior writer, Tiffany Fox, was mainly written for a "tech" audience, but rebelliously dwells on the topics of Hip Hop and remix theory. These aspects of the artwork, while being the basis for its artistic expression, have usually been undercut by the 4K and HD technology used to portray them.
The full article is published on CALIT2's website, while a shortened version is featured at This Week @ UCSD. Unfortunately, the published version of the article lacks an opening epigraph by KRS-One that I had added. So, I'm going to stick it to the man by putting it here:
It's a form of intelligence
To be hip is to be up-date and relevant
Hop is a form of movement
You can't just observe a hop
You got to hop up and do it
Hip and Hop is more than music
Hip is the knowledge
Hop is the movement
Hip and Hop is intelligent movement
Special thanks goes out to Tiffany for a fantastic article and also to Pinar Istek for her supreme photographic skills! I feel extremely lucky to be able to work with such great people. Check out the Beatbox360 website to see the entire photo shoot and to download the HD version!Peace out, internet.
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Great article. It should really generate some excitement around 4K and CALIT2. The Electronic Language International Festival will spread the excitement world-wide.
Your two papers, Project Proposal and Research and The Tech Behind the Concept are well written and informative. They really express and clarify the artistic concepts and technology behind the project.
Facinating work and exciting times. Good luck in Sao Paulo!!