In Rachel Greene’s work, she discusses this idea and history of “net.art” in which is the communication of ideas through dialogue, images, graphics and more. I find it interesting how she mentions that e-mail played a significant role in those involved with starting net.art in the 90’s. It was the enabling of people being able to communicate to each other everyday in a fast and equally grounded way that helped to create this platform of illustrating a new way of art through the internet.
Before reading this, I had never really heard of the term “net.art” or understood the historical context behind this type of art form. Through her explanation of creators of specific websites, cyber feminism, chat rooms, and email lists, she gives the reader the definition of what net.art is not only to the community of netizens who use it but gives people a space for creativity and inspiration.
I did find this reading a bit difficult to understand at times, as she mentions so many projects and different creators that it can be hard to follow her. She provides so many examples that it makes following the history of Net art confusing. Although, it is from these examples that help give perspective to how digital art transformed the internet into more of an abstract way of communication for people and the creators.