I want to encourage viewing - I have listened twice and watched once in its entirety at regular speed and appreciated the clear contextualization and characterization of certain kinds of commercial art in relationship to culture and technology, and the way such art’s popularity and target market allows for interesting retrospective insights into the values, preoccupations and assumptions of associated cultures that it illustrates (literally and figuratively).
The video also addresses the roll of tech in shaping what kind of images can circulate and the stylistic dependencies that result.
If you are interested in thoughtful media criticism (as I am, as I currently finish my PhD specifically investigating similar questions) I recommend this video. It went beyond my expectations for what I recognize as an under-considered element of visual culture (IMO).
The video also addresses the roll of tech in shaping what kind of images can circulate and the stylistic dependencies that result.
If you are interested in thoughtful media criticism (as I am, as I currently finish my PhD specifically investigating similar questions) I recommend this video. It went beyond my expectations for what I recognize as an under-considered element of visual culture (IMO).