Companion to Digital Art

£41.95

Companion to Digital Art

Digital, video and new media arts Sociology and anthropology

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Published on: 2 March 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 18 Mb

ISBN: 9781118475218


Reflecting the dynamic creativity of its subject, this definitive guide spans the evolution, aesthetics, and practice of today’s digital art, combining fresh, emerging perspectives with the nuanced insights of leading theorists.

Showcases the critical and theoretical approaches in this fast-moving discipline

Explores the history and evolution of digital art; its aesthetics and politics; as well as its often turbulent relationships with established institutions

Provides a platform for the most influential voices shaping the current discourse surrounding digital art, combining fresh, emerging perspectives with the nuanced insights of leading theorists

Tackles digital art’s primary practical challenges – how to present, document, and preserve pieces that could be erased forever by rapidly accelerating technological obsolescence

Up-to-date, forward-looking, and critically reflective, this authoritative new collection is informed throughout by a deep appreciation of the technical intricacies of digital art

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