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Herbert W. Franke Dead: Pioneering Digital Artist Dies at 95
The pioneering digital artist who created animations using computers early on, has died at 95. He left behind a rich and important legacy as a generative artist, science fiction author, and teacher.
Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91
His work at Bell Labs in the 1960s laid the groundwork for today’s computer-generated imagery in film and on TV.
Synthetic futures: my journey into the emotional, poetic world of AI art making
“My first image requests were whimsical queries, nocturnal flights of fancy, gentle tentative casts into the virtual spirit world.”
This sphere of 300 speakers blasts out an AI-created ‘soundtrack for the world’
In ‘Sound of the Earth: Chapter 3,’ user-submitted sounds are automatically stitched together into an ever-evolving composition.
BioMedia: the era of life-like media
The imposing BioMedia exhibition at the ZKM in Karlsruhe, directed by Peter Weibel, questions "life-like media". The installations of about fifteen artists exhibited in Germany are also presented at the Centre des arts of Enghien-les-Bains.
This feminist suit makes eye contact with the men gazing at it
The provocative garment challenges the male gaze—even in circumstances that invite you to look.
Driving the Human 2022: In Conversation with Akwasi Bediako Afrane
designboom spoke with Akwasi Bediako Afrane to learn more about his recent workshop, TRONSFORMATION, that took place in Accra.
Akwasi Afrane Uses Discarded Devices to Question Human Needs at Driving the Human
Akwasi Bediako Afrane presents "Trons ‘r’ Us", discarded devices, instead of people as a blank slate to provoke conversations about the nature of the human, and how our quest for sustenance burdens the environment.
Net Art - Creating in the Age of Digital Media
This article puts into perspective forms of attachment to Net art, revealing new media systems at the intersection of communication sciences, sociology of uses and artistic innovation.
Historicizing Art And Technology: Forging A Method And Firing A Canon
Shanken investigates why there is no comprehensive technological history of art, as there are histories of art with other angles.
"Just Art": Contemporary Art After the Art Formerly Known As New Media
Dietz discusses whether or not its valuable to make a distinction between Media Art and Contemporary Art.
Curating New Media
"I am interested in the distinctive properties of net art—what makes it a thing that is like no other?—but more as possibilities than requirements; as permeable across boundaries rather than fixed; and as transient over time."
