Huancen (Harris) Liu's response to Foster

While reading Stephen C.Foster’s article, I found it interesting that Foster made a distinguish between “intermedia” and “multimedia”. In the article, Foster seems to say that Multimedia is simply a combination of different mediums, on the other hand, intermedia, as Foster said, is most “inter” when the medium, whatever that happens to be, servers as a vehicle through which a variety of “generic intentions” can be processed, either consecutively, serially, or simultaneously.

Form what I understand from his words is that Foster seems to suggest that the function of intermedia is to act as a liaison between audience and the ideas of artist therefore it can facilitate a “political discussion”. and the "generic intentions" I assume it has to do with the different form of artistic expression.

Another concept that resonated with me the most was how video is an extension of ourselves. as a human being watching some relative to ourselves is easiest way to bring up our emotion.  as Foster claims that "if one uses an extension of one's self rather than as an extension of one's notion of art, cannot avoid confronting problems in areas in communication , information, and meaning." Video has its power to bring up our emotion because it's relative to our daily lives on an artistic and non artistic level. for example, I can stare at Cheryl Donegan's Head http://vimeo.com/17888330  for hours without getting meaning. However, when I was watching Martha Rosler- Semiotic of the Kitchen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zSA9Rm2PZA&feature=youtu.be It is impossible to get absolutely nothing out of it.