Charged Enviroments

Still in the Survey section of Art and Electronic Media, comes the next section that talks about Charged Environments. What exactly comes to mind when we think Charged Environments? I think of a electricity bolt. I think of a picture of the sky during a really bad thunder storm. However, what the book talks about is not only the artist's work and how they create a art piece, but we need to also focus on the perception and cognition of the viewer that is overlooking that same piece. Artists can create pieces that challenge that behavior and that traditional art work to really enhance the audience perception. One name brought up is John Cage, who is an American composer that focuses on listening to the ambient sounds of one's environment. His contribution to electronic media was phenomenal and inspired many artists to really challenge that perception of sound objects and environments. Otherwise known as Charged Environments.