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“To Boldly Go…” The future for digital arts
A decade ago art critics were turning up their noses at digital art. Some suggested there really wasn't such a thing. Now digital art is hot. It has become a powerful artistic movement with increasing acceptance and recognition.
There is acknowledgement that technology provides the artist with infinite possibilities, possibilities that previously only existed in dreams. Jeremy Strick, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA., states:
“[New media art] questions everything, the most fundamental assumptions: What is a work? How do you collect? What is preservation? What is ownership? All of those things that museums are based upon and structured upon are pretty much thrown open to question.”
There is no doubt that museums and collectors must take the first step and begin to collect digital art, critically and assiduously. For our part, digital artists must continue to be bound and determined to break down boundaries: those between us and the art world's upper echelons.
We are literally redefining traditional views on art. Technologically based arts will certainly inspire a paradigm shift in the art world. Popularity will soar -- it is just a matter of time.
:::This Week's Recommended Reading:::
"Complications" and "Better" by Atul Gawande
Gently dismantling the myth of medical infallibility.
Manipulated, stripped of life, featureless -- self imposed isolation -- the figure has ironically swallowed the means for its release. Dare I say that the piece carries reference to the tower of Babel and hand of God? Hmm.
You Might Be A Digital Artist If You…
…create an abstract then decide it looks better upside-down.
…have ever gotten cookie crumbs in your keyboard.
…noticed that your cat has Pantone 369 UP tones in her eyes.
…choose your wine based on the label graphics.
…know what “Digimarc” means.
…change your signature more than seven times in a year.
…save your image file at least 30 times in four locations.
…see every day items in pixels.
…find yourself in the same spot from sun-up to sun-down.
…tell your computer ”goodnight."
An original in a perhaps all too familiar theme, this piece is both majestic and twisted. I might have carried the crustacean-like distortion into the facial features to soften the overall effect, but all in all, the image is inspiring. Created in 1994, Guvenc was certainly a pioneer visionary.
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Quote:
“Believe it or not, I can actually draw.”
::: Jean Michel Basquiat :::
This page posted 13 July 2009
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