When researching Maciej Wisniewski, and internet artist featured in chapter 3, I found that his contribution to internet art and the world of computers in general was far greater than the book made it out to be. He is not only a digital artist, but a computer programmer and a pioneer in network computing who focuses on the social impact of the internet. He is the founder of Netomat, Inc., which began merely as a net-based art project for him. It now continues to develop as a powerful, multimedia communication platform between businesses and consumers. His work prior to this consisted of many high-profile digital art projects, such as those mentioned in Internet Art (Internet Places, 2002), and then moving on to work for IBM before ultimately becoming his own boss in the digital world.
A second artist from this chapter whose work I found extremely interesting was Benjamin Fry. His piece Valence takes information rich objects and visualizes them in a three-dimensional format. Fry received his Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab, and has since then been featured in multiple museums including the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, and has also been honored with many design awards. Today, he is a principle and co-developer of two different companies, and will forever be an expert in data visualization.
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