1. The precursor to the modern day personal computer was formulated in the 1970s and was meant to help math and science. Shortly after as programming and technology became more accesible digital media evolved. Digital media was heavily influenced by previous art movements and was heavily influenced by Duchamp.
“the digital revolution is a revolution of random access-a revolution based on the possibilites of instant access to media elements that can be reshuffled in seemingly infinite combinations” (15)
Michael Engle created the earliest forms of digital art
2. Forms of digital art, unique qualities
photography, sculpture, installations, video
presentation
preservation
creates a challenge in personal art
easily recreated, make endless copies without regard to original artists views on it
hyper real
manipulating images
interactivity, viewers become part of the piece EX: Nam Jun Paik’s “Random Access” (6)-audio tapes on a wall, people come around and play different segments.
Favorites
1. Andie, Charles Cohen-like the negative space and the fact that its porn stars helps tell the story p.38
2. Untitled #339, Oliver Wasow- hard to create in another medium, fantasy like but looks real p.44
3. Goo Goo Pow Wow 2 Chris Finnley- like that it was done digitally but painted it anyway, created a link between digital and physical media p.56
4. Tokyo Gaze 3, Casey Williams- like the relationship between photography and painting p.53
5. Dark Horse Abstraction, Scott Griesbach- like that the horse has a Jackson Pollack painting Edward Hopper chasing behind on the “path of formalist evolution”
