Digital Art's History - An Overview
Digital Art is anything an artist can create using digital technology. As society becomes more advanced, digital art continues to become more advanced and its history evolves. Instead of using traditional methods of art such as paper, paints, pencils, brushes etc. digital artists use computers and mouse to create their masterpieces. It is hard to pinpoint the actual creation of digital art but it is based on computer technology. However, computer technology is not the only factor that this art form takes its roots from. It has been influenced by surrealism, pop art and more. Digital art is a reinterpretation of former art forms and brought to light with its own unique techniques.
In 1945 a writer named Vannevar Buch wrote an article by name "As we may think" in which he discussed about the future of computers. The essay described about a computer that was not built but it highlighted the ability of the computers that are about to come in the future.
The sixties seemed to be a showcasing for digital art as the first computer art competition took place in 1963. Only two years later the first three exhibitions of computer art were put on display. In the later part of the decade, the words and ideas of bitmapping windows and direct manipulation were created by Douglas Englebart. Another digital art exhibition was on display in London called the Cybernetic Serendipity at the institute of Contemporary Art.
The seventies brought rise to computer art programs such as SuperPaint by Richard G Shoup while in that same year digital art was being recognized in the literary world with essays being written like Artist and Computer by Ruth Leavitt. In 1980 Paintbox was created by Quantel the second computer based art program. In that same year, Contemporary and Post modern Art were the latest art styles which promoted art through different mechanisms such as through video art.
A monumental mark in digital art history came about in 1982 when Robert Adrian, a Canadian artist, launched a digital art event called The World in 24 Hours. It showcased artists from 3 different continents, in 16 cities that were connected via digital outlets such as by videophone, computers and fax while discussing and displaying their artwork. In 1986, Photoshop came about and a year later the first international symposium was held in Utrecht Holland on electronic arts. By the end of the 80s, people at home were able to digitally change photos on their personal computer.
The 90s saw the introduction of the internet. Since the World Wide Web became available, different html codes and scripts were being introduced as well as websites that became a new language and art form. A cumulating event in digital art history was with the establishment of the Digital Art Museum by Wolfgang Lieser.
Nowadays, digital art is seen everywhere from the films we watch to the magazine we read. It is not simply a matter of going to the MET to see artwork on the wall, it is artwork that is constantly being portrayed around us and has influenced and generated a new type of creativity for society that was unimaginable before the introduction of the personal computer.
In 1945 a writer named Vannevar Buch wrote an article by name "As we may think" in which he discussed about the future of computers. The essay described about a computer that was not built but it highlighted the ability of the computers that are about to come in the future.
The sixties seemed to be a showcasing for digital art as the first computer art competition took place in 1963. Only two years later the first three exhibitions of computer art were put on display. In the later part of the decade, the words and ideas of bitmapping windows and direct manipulation were created by Douglas Englebart. Another digital art exhibition was on display in London called the Cybernetic Serendipity at the institute of Contemporary Art.
The seventies brought rise to computer art programs such as SuperPaint by Richard G Shoup while in that same year digital art was being recognized in the literary world with essays being written like Artist and Computer by Ruth Leavitt. In 1980 Paintbox was created by Quantel the second computer based art program. In that same year, Contemporary and Post modern Art were the latest art styles which promoted art through different mechanisms such as through video art.
A monumental mark in digital art history came about in 1982 when Robert Adrian, a Canadian artist, launched a digital art event called The World in 24 Hours. It showcased artists from 3 different continents, in 16 cities that were connected via digital outlets such as by videophone, computers and fax while discussing and displaying their artwork. In 1986, Photoshop came about and a year later the first international symposium was held in Utrecht Holland on electronic arts. By the end of the 80s, people at home were able to digitally change photos on their personal computer.
The 90s saw the introduction of the internet. Since the World Wide Web became available, different html codes and scripts were being introduced as well as websites that became a new language and art form. A cumulating event in digital art history was with the establishment of the Digital Art Museum by Wolfgang Lieser.
Nowadays, digital art is seen everywhere from the films we watch to the magazine we read. It is not simply a matter of going to the MET to see artwork on the wall, it is artwork that is constantly being portrayed around us and has influenced and generated a new type of creativity for society that was unimaginable before the introduction of the personal computer.
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