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Computers and art / edited by Stuart Mealing.
Contributor(s): Mealing, Stuart
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Intellect, 1997Description: 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1871516609.Subject(s): Computer art | Computer graphicsDDC classification: 709.0407
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.0407 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00053143 |
Total holds: 0
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work gathers together contributions from a broad spectrum of individuals concerned with the use of the computer as a tool for artists. The approaches taken vary; different contributors look at the historical, philosophical and practical implications of the use of computer technology in art practice. Stuart Mealing looks at the future for developments across a broad span of the arts, from sculpture to ballet. Mealing is the author of The Art and Science of Computer Animation and Mac 3D.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 5)
- On drawing a circle (p. 7)
- Why use computers to make drawings? (p. 17)
- Representing representation: artificial intelligence and drawing (p. 33)
- Some trends in computer graphic art (p. 51)
- Fatal attraction: print meets computer (p. 59)
- A year and a day on the road to Omniana (p. 73)
- The art of interactivity: interactive installation from gallery to street (p. 81)
- Networks and artworks: the failure of the user-friendly interface (p. 97)
- Virtual reality and art (p. 109)
- Visual technology and the poetics of knowledge (p. 119)
- Post-modem art, or: Virtual reality as Trojan donkey, or: Horsetail tartan literature groin art (p. 127)
- Artificial consciousness - artificial art (p. 143)