History of Digital Art
•“Technology” in art dates back to cavemen using color in caves to the invention of wheels.
•1960’s: artists started experimenting with computers. •John Whitney—considered the first computer generated artist. He discovered that math could transform visuals in a computer. •1970’s and 1980’s: manipulating video, audio, graphics, and visual effects in photorealistic ways. •When computers became affordable and portable in the 1990’s, digital art became a readily accessible medium for film, music, and drawing. •First licensing of adobe Photoshop and Illustrator: 1987 |
Examples of Professional Artists
Realism
From left to right: Dang My Linh, Kenn Yapp, and AJ Frena
From left to right: Dang My Linh, Kenn Yapp, and AJ Frena
Illustration
From left to right: Natalie Shau, Victor Ortiz, and Evengy Parfenov
From left to right: Natalie Shau, Victor Ortiz, and Evengy Parfenov
Worlds
From left to right: Timothy J. Reynolds, Alayna Danner, and JR Schmidt
From left to right: Timothy J. Reynolds, Alayna Danner, and JR Schmidt
Abstract
From left to right: George Smith, Peter Balakov, Stef Goovaerts
From left to right: George Smith, Peter Balakov, Stef Goovaerts
What is Abstraction?
- What are its stylistic qualities?
- Does it convey any recognizable imagery from life?
- What do these paintings below have in common?
- What sets them apart?
- What makes them good or famous abstract paintings?
- Can you name the artists that made each painting?
Elissa Buchalter