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OPENSTUDIO: Open art project, open art community, both?

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Melies color Voyage dans la lune, by Georges Méliès, Public Domain.

OPENSTUDIO, “an experiment in creativity, collaboration and capitalism” at MIT Medialab’s Physical Language Studio appears as a collaboration community for drawings (all are CC licensed) and an art project itself — some of the project’s features don’t feel quite right for either a physical or virtual environment — in the best sense, compelling examination of art in both environments.

Here’s a screenshot of the little man that lives inside the little man that lives inside of me T-shirt by Luis Becerril to give you a taste:

“Provenance” tracks virtual ownership, “history” shows source work, and who can argue with “artsonomy”?

Explore OPENSTUDIO.

Also check out their Content Licensing Survey. Is it a survey or an art project?

Posted 22 March 2007