Digital artist

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With the advent of readily available computer technology, a new generation of digital artists has emerged that uses computer graphics software, digital photography technology and computer assisted painting to create innovative art, or that incorporates digital technology in the final piece, process, or subject.

Related Topics:
Computer - Computer graphics - Digital photography - Computer assisted painting - Art

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The innovation is not only in the technology, but in the collaborative aspects of their work. Digital media lends itself to sharing and augumenting by a creative effort similar to the open source movement, and the creative commons in which users can collaborate in a project to create unique pieces of art.

Related Topics:
Open source - Creative commons

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Nicola Simpson in an article that apeared in Varsity Online{{ref|varsity}}, argues that the validity of using a computer as a means for the creation of art has been criticized, with some arguing that computers can turn equations into ?art' with a few clicks of the mouse and that it has become almost impossible to apply an objective criteria of quality to computer art because it is assumed to be essentially a homogenizing tool. Simpson writes:

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It all comes down to one question: is one method of art-making better than another? The necessity for artists to develop drawing skills has been, and still is, given much emphasis; as a result of this, there is still a stigma attached to something which passes itself off as art, but has not been drawn, painted, or chiselled by hand. Digital art has provided the most volatile fuel for such a debate in contemporary society, largely as it is considered to be a ?low' form of art, and in the eyes of today's traditional artists, keyboard and monitor are simply not sufficient to be a ?real' artist's tools.

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See also:

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• Digital art
• Digital painting
• Internet art
• New media
• Remix
 
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