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Death of Charles Csuri, the precursor of computer art
Mar 9, 2022
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4 minutes read
Charles Csuri died on Sunday at the age of 99. He was a professor of art education and computer science at Ohio State University. Historians dubbed him the "father of computer art" in several works.
Art History
Digital art: history, current affairs and critical viewpoint
Sep 18, 2022
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7 minutes read
"Art is any form of activity of man as a reproof or exaltation of his inventive talent and expressive capacity." The aforementioned peculiarities also undoubtedly belong to the flair of digital art, despite the fact that, all too often, it has been criticized because, compared to more traditional artistic expressions, it uses technological tools, which, according to the most skeptical, facilitate the realization of artifacts...
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Alex Loskutov, computer collages
Oct 5, 2022
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5 minutes read
Alex Loskutov's figurative investigation, belonging to the computer collage pointillism style, is distinguished by the unprecedented technique resulting from the "assemblage" of car license plates or music albums...
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From Bad Painting to Computer Painting: The Evolution of Albert Oehlen
Jan 15, 2025
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8 minutes read
Albert Oehlen is a renowned German artist known for his innovative approach to abstract and figurative painting, blending traditional techniques with digital art. His work, often associated with the "Bad Painting" movement, challenges conventional notions of beauty and artistic expression.
Art History
Digital art: the art of the third millennium?
Mar 28, 2017
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3 minutes read
Unskilled by purists, swearing by the use of pencils, paints and physical media and looking with a dim view of the technical assistance of a machine, digital creation suffers from a lack of recognition.
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Andrea La Martina: my passion for visual art
Jan 24, 2024
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15 minutes read
"My artistic inspiration arose from the intersection of my career as a computer programming consultant and my passion for visual art. From a young age, I have been fascinated by the limitless possibilities that technology offers in the field of creative expression."...
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Wade Guyton: Technology Meets Abstract Art
Oct 11, 2024
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7 minutes read
Wade Guyton is an American post-conceptual artist known for his innovative use of digital printing techniques to create abstract, minimalist works. He is recognized for blending technology with traditional art forms, particularly through his use of inkjet printers to produce striking pieces on canvas.
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Andy Warhol's Digital Art: The Rediscovery of a Debbie Harry Portrait
Aug 1, 2024
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A long-lost portrait of Blondie singer Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol, created in 1985 on an Amiga 1000 computer during a Commodore promotional event, has resurfaced in Delaware, along with a signed disk containing ten digital images, and is now planned for a private sale by Jeff Bruette, who has privately displayed the artwork for nearly 40 years.
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Mister Pablo Costa: My father encouraged me to create works of art
Apr 9, 2024
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8 minutes read
"My father, a computer graphic designer by trade for whom I had great admiration, pushed me to create works of art. I spent the first 10 years of my life in his workshop. He painted in oil surrealist works characterizing his life journey and idolizing Salvador Dali"...
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Diriyah Art Futures: The New Epicenter of Digital Art in the Middle East
Dec 16, 2024
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3 minutes read
Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) is a pioneering digital art institute in Saudi Arabia, located in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its state-of-the-art facilities and role as the region’s leading new media hub, DAF supports local artists while attracting international talent, redefining artistic practices globally.
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Julian Opie, Renowned Minimalist and Pop Art Visionary
Feb 10, 2025
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Julian Opie is a British contemporary artist known for his distinctive minimalist style, which simplifies figures, portraits, and landscapes into bold lines and flat colors. His work, influenced by pop art and digital technology, spans paintings, sculptures, and LED installations, with pieces in major museums like Tate, MoMA, and the National Portrait Gallery.
Art History
Art and the evolution of the world of work
May 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
The task of art has always been to permanently capture the reality of the eras in which it manifests itself, reporting its customs, lifestyles and ideals. With regard to this purpose, artistic research has also been dedicated to portraying the world of work, an activity inexorably linked to the life and survival of man...
Lifestyle
Paul Allen: From Microsoft Corporation to art
Oct 6, 2023
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11 minutes read
An auction featuring dozens of artworks by renowned artists like Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh has culminated in an astonishing total of $1.5 billion...
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The Vatican will officially open the NFT gallery in order to 'democratize art'
May 5, 2022
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The Vatican will open a non-fungible token (NFT) gallery later this year. Sensorium, a virtual reality startup, and Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-led NGO are working on the project. The gallery will be accessible via virtual reality headsets as well as desktop computers.
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How ART NFTs, Crypto art and digital assets are emerging as a new market
Jul 3, 2022
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4 minutes read
Despite their extraordinary volatility, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a relatively recent phenomenon on the art world that has garnered considerable interest for some time. The renowned auction house Christie's sold a digital painting for $70 million. Another well-known auction house, Sotheby's, sold a digital-only work of art for $11 million. NFTs are increasingly widespread in a variety of industries.
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The Big Frieze London Contemporary Art Mass is back and we're all excited!
Oct 14, 2021
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Frieze London & Frieze Masters from October 13 to 17, 2021 in London. Check out the highlights of Frieze London 2021, which will return to Regent's Park with a focus on technology.
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Top prize of $100,000 awarded to a leader in AI art
May 25, 2023
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Stephanie Dinkins wins a prize that honors the best works that combine art and technology.
Art History
The history of Polish art: traditions halfway between Europe and Russia
May 8, 2022
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Polish art, while maintaining its own peculiarities of genre and style, has often reflected the figurative trends expressed by the movements of neighboring countries and continents, such as Russia and Europe. This is due to the fact that, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Poland did not yet exist as a state, since it was divided between Austria, Russia and Prussia, countries from which it drew obvious artistic contaminations...
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Yohan Festin, Art has always attracted me
Apr 29, 2023
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"Art has always attracted me, especially street art and music. In my teens, I tried my hand at graffiti on my notebooks and drawing sheets. I always had this need for creativity, to make something with my hands. I started to paint on different mediums, met artists. It made me want to be even more creative and to do it seriously".
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Pierre Duquoc, the art of irony
Apr 6, 2022
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Pierre Duquoc uses a digital camera to make photomontages, but also more "classic" photographs, which are then, depending on the result, modified on the computer to obtain the exact vision of what the artist had in mind...
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Electric Dreams: Dive into Pre-Internet Art and Tech at Tate Modern
Nov 27, 2024
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The Electric Dreams exhibition at Tate Modern explores the evolution of digital art, bringing together over 70 artists from the 1950s to the early days of the internet, including vintage tech art, kinetic installations and early virtual reality experiences.
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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Unfortunately, our art historical past has often eclipsed, omitted and concealed the importance, and weight, exerted by the "fairer sex" within it. In this context, it seems necessary to bring to light, and thus to memory, the work of women in the art world, with the purpose of making it finally, or further, visible and recognized...
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Pierre Nadler, art on a black background
May 11, 2022
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4 minutes read
Pierre Nadler's photography is born from the observation of what surrounds us. The artist seeks to bring out the viewer's own stories...
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Mario Schifano: A Visionary of Italian Contemporary Art
Aug 12, 2024
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10 minutes read
Mario Schifano, an Italian painter, filmmaker, and avant-garde artist, stands out as one of the most influential figures in post-war Italian art. Schifano's work is characterized by a deep exploration of contemporary culture, where he used various media to express the complexities of modern life...
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Jean-Marie Gitard (M. STRANGE), works of art with a surprise effect
Oct 1, 2022
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Mr. STRANGE's works are characterized by surprise, surrealism, strangeness, eccentricity and oddity, born from an extremely productive contemplation of Google images...
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Sergio Capuzzimati, art as freedom of expression
Aug 13, 2022
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According to photographer Sergio Capuzzimati, art is freedom, freedom to do what one feels inside and express it without constraints of any kind. It was precisely the need to externalize such interiority that prompted the artist to approach the medium of photography, to give voice to the extreme creativity that animates his inner world...
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Gérard Esquerre, the inspiration that comes from a perceptual state
Mar 30, 2022
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The work of Gérard Esquerre, pioneer of digital art and multi-faceted artist, stems from an almost permanent state of perception...
Art History
The apple in art
Feb 27, 2024
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8 minutes read
When I say apple, we think of both the taste of its tender and sweet flesh and the story of iconic characters who have tasted it, like those in fairy tales, myths, legends, and the Bible...
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Exhibit of Art Created Only by AI Opens in San Francisco
Nov 9, 2022
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Artificial Imagination is the first exhibition based on the DALL-E film to feature videos, photos, and sculptures made by artificial intelligence.
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David Hockney: A Pioneer of Contemporary Art
Aug 28, 2024
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David Hockney is a leading British artist celebrated for his innovative and colorful works in painting, drawing, and printmaking. Known for his vivid depictions of landscapes, portraits, and experimental photo collages, Hockney has been a major influence in contemporary art for over six decades.
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Peter Halley: Pioneering Neo-Conceptual Art Since 1980
Nov 5, 2024
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Peter Halley, born in 1953, is a prominent American artist recognized as a key figure in the Neo-Conceptualist movement that emerged in the 1980s. Renowned for his vibrant Day-Glo geometric paintings, Halley is also a writer and previously the publisher of index Magazine.
Art History
The color grey in art history
Sep 11, 2022
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Grey, the typical color of cloudy winter days, of stones unknowingly piled up on beaches, of ancient monuments, of cold clothes worn by workers, of the most varied technological tools, of the iconic Apple apple, and of hair that comes with age, is the result of a particular shade achieved by mixing black and white...
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Tetiana Bogdanova, art that gives people positive emotions
Dec 10, 2022
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Art has always been a part of Tetiana's family: she and her sisters drew, her grandfather's brothers painted pictures...
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Invader: The Visionary Transforming Cities with Pixelated Mosaics and Urban Art
Aug 1, 2024
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Invader is a French street artist renowned for his pixelated mosaics inspired by 8-bit video game graphics, which he installs in urban spaces worldwide. His iconic project, "Space Invaders," involves placing these mosaics in public areas, transforming city landscapes into interactive art experiences.
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Wim Delvoye: Redefining Art Through Provocation and Innovation
Aug 8, 2024
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8 minutes read
Wim Delvoye is a contemporary Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his provocative and innovative works that blend philosophical concepts with diverse materials, often challenging traditional art boundaries. His notable projects include the "Cloaca" series, which simulates the digestive process, and intricately tattooed pig skins that juxtapose Gothic and modern elements.
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Ellen Gallagher: Afrofuturism and Identity in Art
Oct 10, 2024
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Ellen Gallagher is an American contemporary artist known for her multimedia works that explore themes of race, identity, and history, often blending abstraction with cultural narratives. Her art spans painting, works on paper, film, and video, and is featured in major museum collections worldwide.