Digital art part 1

INTRODUCTION TO

DIGITAL ART(Part 1)

WHAT IS DIGITAL ART?

Digital art is defined as an artistic creation produced using digital technology.

Frieder Nake(Germany, 1938- present)Founding fathers of (digital) computer art

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962Synthetic polymer paint on 32 canvas 20 x 16” (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Gold Marilyn Monroe, 1962Silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 211.4 x 144.7 cm

Andy Warhol paints Debbie Harry on AmigaCommodore Amiga product launch press conference, 1985

“The thing that I like most about doing art on the computer is that it looks like my work.”

- Andy Warhol, 1986

Debbie Harry, 1980Acrylic and silkscreen ink on on canvas

Using digital technology YOU can be Warhol too !!

21st Century digital technology

21st Century digital technology

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