[arg_discuss] Personal Influences/Antecedents

[Hugh Davies]

I recon my biggest influences are the things that led me to ARG's in the
first place such as Orsen Welles, War of the Worlds radio play. Not that I
was around when it was first broadcast, but its a big thrill to listen to
and imagine families huddled around their refrigerator sized wooden radios
speculating whether aliens were invading.



Lots of artists too including JSG Boggs who beautifully hand draws 10 dollar
notes, and the like and then spends it. He then gives his receipt from the
transaction to art collectors who must track down these counterfeit works.



Also Sophie Calle whose relational aesthetics and works on love I think
beautiful and am always banging on about to whoever will listen.

Likewise work by TIm Etchells and Blast Theory had a big influence.
And I have to say Blair Witch was up there too.

hugh




On 1/14/08, Michael Monello <mmonello at campfirenyc.com> wrote:

>

> A question for y'all!

>

> Who/what are the people/projects that have exerted a great influence

> over your work, but might not be considered part of the ARG or ARG

> like history to date?

>

> I've been thinking about this a lot after reading a draft white paper

> that Brian Clark is writing. While I think we can all point to things

> and people that are commonly considered to have influenced the genre,

> I'd like to know what or who has particularly inspired YOU. This will

> likely be a very personal response, but I'm interested to see if there

> are any common threads to be found.

>

> I'm working up a post for my site on one of many of my idols/sources

> of inspiration, so I'm going to hold off answering until later tonight

> but I thought I'd get the ball rolling now!

>

> Best,

>

> Michael Monello

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