Catalog Description: Investigates the use of digital art in various contexts including digital narrative, web publishing, Internet art, multimedia performance, animation, conceptual art, information art, sound art, language art, and network installations. Prereqs., ARTS 2126 and 4316/5316 or instructor consent. Same as ARTS 5176. Formerly FINE 4176.

Goals:

• To explore new conceptual landscape, and new approaches to technology as pertains to the medium of the Digital.
• To extend the understanding of the digital medium as pertains to Arts practice.
• To continue to develop a personal aesthetic in the digital medium.

Objectives:

• To futher develop the artist’s approach to problems of creating computer-based or computer-enhanced work.
• To develop an understanding of art as relates to space and human interaction and perception, and art as concept
• to explore and begin to devlop wholly new approaches to Digital Arts praxis

Recommended Texts:

• Internet Art
  Rachel Greene
  Thames & Hudson
  ISBN: 0-500-20376-8
• Digital Art
  Christiane Paul
  Thames & Hudson
  ISBN: 0-500-20367-9
• The New Media Reader
  Noah Wardrip-Fruin & Nick Monfort, eds.
  MIT Press, 2003, 823 pp.
  ISBN: 0262232278

Books/Articles on Reserve

• TBA

Materials:

• For creating your work:
• USB Flash Drive
• Digital Camera
• Digital Video Camera
• CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVDs
• Sketchbook
• Pens, ink, pencils, etcetera…

• For displaying your work:
• Laptop Computer
• Paper
• Solid Mat Boards or Chipboard
• Spray Mount (3M Super 77 recommended)
• xacto knife
• Binding Materials as needed