Where the Error
Becomes the Art
Welcome to the chaotic, kaleidoscopic world of Glitch Art, where the mistakes you accidentally make in Photoshop after three too many energy drinks turn into a gallery-worthy masterpiece. It's like if your TV started freaking out, but instead of smacking it, you sold it to an art gallery. Strap in and put on your 3D glasses (even though they don't do anything here), because we're diving headfirst into the vibrant vortex of visual verve that is Glitch Art!
The Birth of a Bug
Glitch Art didn't start because someone was trying to fix something; it started because someone noticed that breaking things could look pretty darn cool. Flashback to the early days of digital art, where artists like Rosa Menkman looked at a corrupted JPEG and saw the Mona Lisa of the modern age. These artists took "error message" and heard "emerging masterpiece."
Early Glitch Art Incarnations
The first glitches were like seeing a unicorn in a field of horses—unexpected and magical. They popped up everywhere from cruddy old televisions to the first computers that spent more time crashing than working. Each glitch was a rebellion against perfection, a snapshot of what happens when technology throws a tantrum.
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