Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nam_June_Paik)

"Our life is half natural and half technological. Half-and-half is good. You cannot deny that high-tech is progress. We need it for jobs. Yet if you make only high-tech, you make war. So we must have a strong human element to keep modesty and natural life." - Nam June Paik

I agree with this statement above. You can't deny that technology is a very important part of humanity, but it must be utilized also for positive purposes. The ability to blend human naturality and technology is a beautiful thing, as shown by the clips above. I really enjoy Paik's work, im a big fan of audio/visual blends. It's like a rush, or surge of copious amounts of information in an aesthetically pleasing audio video mesh. With the first video, theres really no space left unused. Theres a main image, and there is always something going on in the background. The second video is fairly simple in regards to todays technology, but theres something about the blending of audio and visuals that always leaves me wanting more :)