Paik Nam June

He is credited with the first use 1974 of the term electronic super highway to describe the future of telecommunications.

Paik nam june. July 20 1932 january 29 2006 was a korean american artist. He pioneered the use of tv and video in art and coined the phrase electronic superhighway to predict the future of communication in the internet age. This work which was featured in paik s first solo exhibition in new york consists of a seventeen inch black and white set on which an industrial sized magnet rests. He was influenced by the fluxus movement whose main aim was to make art available to the masses by involving them and relying on their translation in the outcome of their art pieces.

Paik s art and ideas embodied a radical new vision that was embraced around the world and changed global visual culture. Nam june paik s experimental innovative yet playful work has had a profound influence on today s art and culture. Biography considered the father of video art nam june paik pioneered the use of televisual electronic media in art. 29 2006 miami beach fla u s korean born composer performer and artist who was from the early 1960s one of postmodern art s most provocative and innovative figures.

He coined the phrase information superhighway in 1974 and has been called the father of video art he was born nam june paik on july 20 1932 in seoul south korea. This major exhibition is a mesmerising riot of sights and sounds. Nam june paik born july 20 1932 seoul korea now south korea died jan. Nam june paik was a korean american artist born in 1932 and died in 2006.

He had a global presence and influence and his innovative art and visionary ideas continue to inspire a new generation of artists. Nam june paik was the first video artist who experimented with electronic media and made a profound impact on the art of video and television. Nam june paik korean. In 2009 the smithsonian american art museum acquired the complete estate archive of the artist nam june paik one of the most influential artists of his generation who transformed television and video into artists media.

An integral member of the fluxus movement alongside john cage and george macunias paik sought new modes of artistic expression and cultural exchange in his music performances and media works. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art.