You Never Knew It Could Be Like This

M. Rebekah Otto bio ↓  ·  February 19th, 2009  ·  filed under art

Koert van Mensvoort is transforming the Internet and the culture around it. A Dutch artist and professor, Mensvoort challenges how we experience the world around us, especially, but not only, the digital world. His Web site asks: “Why not start a new renaissance right now?” But when he says it, the question is rhetorical because he already has. His interfaces engage us with the digital world – physically, or, as he calls it “tactile Web.” He also paints, in ways that combine the digital and the “natural” world.papilio_nike_ulysses_koert_van_mensvoorti_want_my_organic_coke_by_koert_van_mensvoort

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M. Rebekah Otto lives in Berkeley, CA. She grew up in Chicago. Her current interests include her new nine to five, amateur photo editing, and traditional fiction. Also, she's the Books Editor of the Rumpus. More from this author →

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