Nam June Paik

                My visit to the Asian Society Museum was primarily to see the Nam June Paik exhibit. The Nam June Paik exhibit was interesting to say the least. His creation was media-based which at the time that they were created was revolutionary. His art started to take form, and was introduced to the world in the late seventies throughout the eighties. Looking at his work today, which shows how media and television have extraordinary improvements, it (his work)  all seems to be so mundane. His art to me did not really seem like much. But I am also judging it from today perspective of how technology has improved in today's world. A lot of Nam June Paik's work was mostly at the beginning stages of wear media started from. Simple wires, old TVs, cameras, and a man made robot, which was created from televisions. This is the only piece of artwork that really captured my attention. The robot image that he formed was created solely from television sets that make a life size robot. The creation of the robot was definitely eye catching. It was by far my favorite piece of art that came from this artist. Although I was not impressed by this exhibit, I was impressed however by the way way this individual (Nam June Paik), was ahead of his time. Nam June Paik may have paved the way for other Asian artists or media majors to form an interest and pursue the media as a career on a whole. Although I was not impressed by his creations, I must admit I admire his creativity, and his imagination in a time where media was just starting off. Then June Paik exhibit is something that I would recommend seeing in today's time, simply because he was ahead of his time. It shows how far we have grown in media equipment.