Looking at Lucas Blalock

Yesterday we watched this video in class, and we were asked to do a quick sticky note analysis of Lucas Blalock's art, as well as answer the question, is Lucas only an artist because of  technology?  If he was born many years ago, would he still be an artist?

This is coming straight from my sticky note yesterday, word for word, first response:

I don't really know what to think of this art.  I'm sure there's some kind of message behind this, but I can't think of what the message might be.I think that this guy has a really imaginative mind, I think he sees the world differently, and as much as I think modern technology has helped him express himself, I think no matter what era he was born in, he would find some way to express himself without it.

After we watched it a second time, I think I got a bit of a better understanding as to what he may be trying to portray through his artwork, and what message he may be trying to send through some of the phases he spoke and vocabulary he used.

Blalock claimed he was trying to show the world through a 'different view'.  He was trying to find a way to bring people into the room,  He wanted to relate to objects and ambitiousness, and to make new spaces.

It was some of these phrases that helped me better understand the purpose of some of his art.  Now don't get me wrong, I thought a lot of it looked rather lame.  I thought it was messy, and I wouldn't call some of it 'art', However, there were a few pieces I noticed that I found rather interesting.   What he said about making new spaces really stood out to me.  He could add or take away from photographs in order to create a 'new space' a new world, or a new view.  He is not confined to social norms and I found that rather interesting about his art.  He takes a picture, and he modifies it, I could relate to this a bit since I am currently working on modifying my book, but hes changing it in a different way.  I believe he wants people to see that objects may be more than what meets the eye, the world you see may all be an illusion, just as his work may be representing a deeper meaning than just messy photo-shop.  I would be interested to hear what message he is trying to send through certain art pieces. What is his philosophy?