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Digital Art



Most books listed below are shelved in the stacks of the Sloane Art Library. Some noted sources are located in Davis Library.


Texts

Ars Electronica: Facing the Future: a Survey of Two Decades. [NX260 .A77 1999] An anthology of projects and writings from the Austrian-based festival with discussions of the effects of digital media on creativity and culture. Covers history, theory, and practice.

Art of the Digital Age. [N7433.8 .W365 2006] More than 100 artists are represented in this survey of digital art. Individual chapters focus on one of the medium's many diverse forms: digital sculpture; digital installation; virtual reality; performance, music and sound art; animation and video; software, database, and game art; and Internet art. In addition to a historical review, the book highlights key artists and seminal works.

Art of the Electronic Age. [N72 .E53 P66 1993] Surveys experimentation in new media by artists like Jenny Holzer and Nam June Paik. Looks at art trends evolving from new innovations in technology.

The Computer Artist's Handbook: Concepts, Techniques and Applications. [N7433.8 .S39 1992] The author offers practical suggestions and advice for artists working in new media.

Computers and Art. [N7433.8 .C667] Includes a variety of approaches and perspectives on digital art.

Culture, Technology, and Creativity in the Late Twentieth Century. [N72. T4 C858 1990 Davis]

Cyberarts 2000: Prix Ars Electronica. [N7433.8 .C925 2000] Includes text in English and German. Describes the Prix Ars Electronica 2000 computer platform.

Digital Art. [N72.T4 P38 2003 Art and UL]

Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media. [QA76.9 .C66 D54 1999 Davis] An interdisciplinary volume that deals with the development of art forms and new media.

Digital Mosaics: the Aesthetics of Cyperspace. [NX260 .H65 1998] Explores new digital media and a variety of art forms emerging from computer culture. Examines the ways in which the digital medium changes the way art is produced.

Digital Printmaking. [NE850 .W536 2003 Art and UL]

Digital Visions: Computers and Art. Provides reproductions of works by many digital artists and discussions of 2-D and 3-D computer imaging, film, video, and performance.

Electronic Culture: Technology and Visual Representation. [N72 .T4 E543 1996] A volume of essays by philosophers, media theorists, and cultural critics.

Explorations in Art and Technology. [N7433.8 .E956 2002]

Immersed in Technology: Art and Virtual Environments. [N72 .T4 I48 1996] Includes essays that deal with the implications of cyberspace from a variety of perspectives (cultural studies, art history, art criticism, English, and women's studies) and artists' projects produced at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada.

Interaction: Artistic Practice in the Network. [N72.E53 I58 2001]

Iterations: the New Image. [N7433.8 .I85 1993] Explores the formative stages of new imaging systems. Focuses on 16 prominent figures.

Netcondition: Art and Global Media. [NX180 .T4 N48 2001] Published in conjunction with an international art exhibition.

New Media in Late Twentieth-Century Art. [N6490 .R87 4 1999] Chapter four focuses on digital art.

Painting Pictures: Painting and Media in the Digital Age. [N6488.G3 W64 2003]

Postmodern Currents: Art and Artists in the Age of Electronic Media. [NX180 .M3 L68 1989] Looks at relationships between technical development and aesthetic change. Includes chapters on video, originality, and future currents.


Journals available online at Libraries E-Journals page or at Sloane Art Library

Afterimage. Online: full text from 1994. Print: v. 5 (1977-1978)-TO DATE, volumes 2-4 are incomplete. Includes articles on photography, independent film and video, alternative publishing, and multimedia.

Artbyte. v. 2 no. 2 (1998)-TO DATE. Focuses primarily on digital culture.

Computer Artist. 1995-1997

Journal of Contemporary Art. Includes interviews of, discussions with, and projects by contemporary artists working in different media.

Leonardo. v. 10 (1977)-TO DATE. Focuses on intersections between art, sciences, and technology.

NMC Media-n: Journal of the New Media Caucus. Reflects discourse in New Media art practice, theory and education.

Visual Computer. Includes research on graphics, vision, imaging, and virtual reality.


Websites with useful information on digital art

Austin Museum of Digital Art. Provides a list of the museum's exhibitions and programs and a definition of digital art.

Art & Science Collaboration, Inc. Collaboration among art and science that raises awareness about artists and scientists who use technology and science to explore creative expression.

ARTstor. provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use.

Database of Virtual Art. Open-source database that contains hundreds of work descriptions including several thousand digital documents, technical data and bio-bibliographical information on the artists.

Digital Art Source. This is a good place to start because it provides links to sites that focus on all aspects of the art world that are affected by computers and networked media. It also includes a discussion forum.

Eyebeam. This organization aims to expand and improve access to electronic, graphic, network, and moving image arts.

Fluidarts. A cooperative of artists, scientists, engineers, and educators that celebrates diverse cultures and seeks to dissolve the digital divide.

Harvestworks. Website for a digital media arts center. Provides descriptions of artists' projects and links to other websites.

Leonardo. Includes a gallery of images from current and past exhibitions; sections on Brazilian Electronic Arts, Women and Technology, and Space Art; and links to artists' websites.

Museum of Computer Art. Includes online archive of works by digital artists.

New Media Caucus. A non-profit, international membership organization formed to advance the conceptual and artistic use of digital media. Includes a Resources page with information about NMC listservs and some links of interest.

Rhizome. An online community space for people interested in new media art. Includes online archive of internet art. Includes a list of the center's recent projects with digital artists.

Turbulence. This organization commissions and supports Internet art. The website provides archives of internet art and links to artists' websites.


Additional Resources

     To find additional resources, search the library's online catalog using the following subject headings: art and technology; technology in art; computer art; or arts and electronics. Also consult periodical or newspaper indexes, artist files, and/or group exhibition files (located at the east end of the first floor).

 

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