Digital
Art is a genuinely diverse section of art once examined. From Design,
Film, and Video Games, digital art has proven to be more than the
traditional canvases or sketchbooks; It has a form that can be
manipulated and interpreted differently by the artist.
The
history of Digital Art also spans far beyond what you'd initially
think, as well. It's easy to believe that it was only until recently
that digital art was defined by recent technology. But despite that
belief, Digital art has had its roots spanning back to the early 1950s.
Following the Dada and Fluxus movement, they formed this idea of
rejecting what society accepted and embracing the unusual. It's somewhat
similar to the Pop Art movement, only that it criticized American
consumer culture. For example, think of popular Rock Star David Bowie!
His compositions in music and fashion have embraced this very idea for
his various personas as an artist.
I
always believed digital art to be just the simple tablet drawing or
graphic design, but it's much more than that. In British Council Art's "What is Digital Art?"
Thomson and Craighead uses programming to "draw" digitally with new
headlines. While unconventional, the effort put into manipulating code,
so it acts like a scribble line was impressive to me. The virtual museum
at TeamLab
best captures this strange outlook as well. The whole exhibit and its
collaborations are all interactive with those at the museum and cater to
the visuals and embrace the physicality of art. Viewing these different
pieces and displays takes you out of that bubble and makes you realize
just how versatile this platform is.
As
an aspiring artist, it's inspiring to see that there is no one
traditional outcome for art. There are the necessary building blocks for
artistry, but overall it's about self-expression and the different
method of how that expression can be executed. Whether you intend to
create a digital underwater walk-in exhibit or create a 17-second gif,
it is all possible.
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