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These works are a hybrid of traditional and new media which include self-portraiture, interactive, and commentary.

These are new media works which include self-portraiture, interactive narratives and other explorations.

These are traditional media media works which include self-portraiture, commentary and abstract expression.

 

All content unless otherwise noted
copyright 1999-07 Andrew Y Ames.

game Art: Deconstructing Gender, 2006

Statement

Deconstructing Gender* is a collaboration I am currently working on with my Dad, Dr. Frank Ritchel Ames, based on the "10 question gender game" from the book Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach by Suzanne J. Kessler & Wendy McKenna.

          This is the first in a series of digital works that deconstructs gender. It is a simple test that makes use of a 10 question format, but produces no definitive answer; it simply asks the viewer to decide on cultural expectations.

Constructing Gender [Part Two]

Constructing Gender will be the next in the series which will construct a composite image of a gendered person based on traits and features chosen by the viewer.

Notes

Added to Rhizome's ArtBase January 2007 http://rhizome.org/object.rhiz?42338

 

Shown Feb. 16th - March 9th 2006: Soft Core @ Core, Contemporary Erotic Art by Denver's Best Established and Emerging Artists, at Core New Art Space Denver, Colorado.

         See Westword's full write up about the Soft Core exhibit in their Artbeat column, or just check out Michael Paglia quote on the show,  "...and let me just say that it isn't so much erotic as it is vulgar."

 

Requirements

Browser requirements: safari, netscape, mozilla, or firefox. the javascript used to load the answers does not work in internet explorer on either the mac or pc.

Credits

Concept collaboration with Frank Ritchel Ames, PhD.

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