The App as Art ...

To use the app “Satromizer”, simply touch the screen where a glitch is desired. Multiple fingers can be used to glitch more than one area at a time. Image files are typically read from top to bottom; the area of the picture that is touched coincides with the data to be scrambled.

“Satromizer” image by Ben Syverson.

Jon Satrom: “Glitches are unexpected events that momentarily expose the systems at play. I appreciate when things go wrong. It makes one step back for a moment and consider context.”

Fire before and after “Satromizer”.

“Bubble Harp” by app developer/techno artist Scott Snibbe combines music and a harp-like visualization to create a Zen-like, interactive art app experience.

Another Scott Snibbe app called “Tripolar” is a simple yet compellingly beautiful piece of interactive app art.

“Arcs 21” was originally an online software art project by Austrian artist Lia, where the interaction with the elements alters the image in an infinite number of ways.

Another Lia app “PhiLia 01” is about artistic harmony, expressed through interactive movements and touch. You set various parameters, then touch and tilt the iPad or iPhone to create movement within the image. The software and the user collaborate to define the creative experience from session to session.

“For All Seasons” by Andreas Müller is a combination of poetry and visual art that is affected by touch. The viewer interacts with the letters that compose the poem and views the interaction from any 3D viewpoint he/she chooses.