Texas Art Digitalized
Fusing technology and art |
Video installation Swimmer by Bill Lundberg opened at the Blanton Museum of Art May 2.
Digital collage Onions by Sarah Greene Reed, 2007.
Digital collage Lime by Sarah Greene Reed, 2003.
Digital collage Ginseng by Sarah Greene Reed, 2003. |
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| When you first think about the word “technology,” the first thing to come to mind probably isn’t something visually appealing like, let’s say, art. But in fact, those two words have been synonymous since the mid-1950s in the form of digital art. Digital art, applied to contemporary art (art produced since World War II), is labeled as such when digital technology is used in the production of art.
This form of art can be broken down into three phases: The Pioneers from 1956-1986, the Paintbox Era from 1986-1996 and the Multimedia Era from 1996 to present day. Many of the pioneers of digital art were not artists. Instead, they were mathematicians and scientists. Computer programs primarily composed the art works during this time. With the introduction of software programs, however, artists began to sway away from computer graphics. As technology has grown, so have the many art forms. Digital artists today can use computer graphics software, digital photography technology and computer-assisted painting, among other technologies, to create art. With the use of digital technology, traditional art forms such as painting, drawing and sculpture have transformed into net art, digital installation art and virtual reality. Digital art falls into three basic categories: digital photography and darkroom, digital painting and fractals. The University of Texas has even taken notice of digital art by including it in its curriculum through the School of Undergraduate Studies’ Bridging Disciplines Programs, formed in 2002. Students in this program undertake classes in colleges ranging from liberal arts to engineering to achieve a minor in Digital Arts and Media. The Blanton Museum of Art will exhibit a film installation, Swimmer, by UT professor and artist Bill Lundberg from May 2 to Aug. 20. Even with the growing popularity of digital arts, Austin houses one of the few digital museums in Texas, the ArtHouse, located on Congress Avenue. Although the Austin Museum of Digital Art does not have a physical location, it holds exhibitions twice every six months. The next exhibition has yet to be revealed. |
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Interview with ArtHouse exhibitions coordinator about digital art
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Digital collage Licorice, 2005 |
Digital collage Orange Candy by Sarah Greene Reed, 2005
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11 Responses to “Texas Art Digitalized”
might be nice to split this up into more than one page. the pics are great and it would be nice to see them on a few different pages with more room.
-brandon fried.
This is a great project- I think you need a source that is an actual artist. seeing someone actually working on the art project would be interesting.
I agree, great project. The bottom of the page is kind of busy though. Maybe make another page instead of putting all the visual things at the bottom.
A lot of amazing pictures, I think it would just be easier to navigate if you split it up since a lot of stories are doing that now.
The graphics are very vibrant and rich in color which catches the readers eyes. An audio slideshow would have been great if incorporated.
The pictures are great. Your layout towards the bottom is a little jumbled though. You might want to line the items up or give them more space so they don’t look randomly placed. But great topic!
The artwork shown here is wonderful, and really nice graphics!
nice job! i agree with some of the others when they say the bottom is a litlte heavy with grphics. Perhaps you can break it up into the text portion more.
the photos are really pretty. If you could use the inline css to have the captions aligned with the photos, it would make the page look better.
Good project.
The bottom seems a bit too cluttered though.
this really built into art and we liked the idea. we reallly liked the topic, but perhaps make the layout a bit different. it’s a lot on one page.
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