Pixel by Pixel / Frederic Durieu
http://www.lecielestbleu.com/media/pixelbypixelframe.htm

The digital artwork I decided to study was "Pixel by Pixel" by Frederic Durieu. The first thing I noticed about the artwork was its interactivity. I had opened the site without touching the mouse, and consequently there was a cirular object spinning. Random sounds played in the background creating a bit a confusion. I reread the title of the work, pixel by pixel, then decided i would try to move the mouse over a different pixel. Sure enough the movement of the mouse changed the circle in the middle of the screen into a gyrating explosion of light. The sounds also changed with each area of the screen I moved over. The movement of the viewer created a new art piece.
"Pixel by Pixel" is hypermediated in the sense that there's the medium between the viewer and the lights on screen, medium between the viewer and the sounds created, as well as the medium of the computer between the viewer and the art piece. The experience created from the hypermediacy and interactivity is one of both control and chaos. You are able to control the art piece, however what is created is a mess of images and sound that seems to overwhelm the eyes and ears. I found this piece very interesting, however the sound was too much to bare sometimes. I found the piece more enjoyable with the sound muted so that I could solely enjoy the amazing visual parade created from my movements.