Software art

Software art refers to works of art where software, or concepts from software, play an important role; for example software applications which were created by artists and which were intended as artworks.

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Software art as an artistic discipline has attained growing attention since the late 1990s. It is closely related to Internet art since it heavily relies on the Internet, most notably the World Wide Web, for dissemination and critical discussion of the works. Browser art is an important subset of software art.

Related Topics:
Internet art - World Wide Web - Browser art

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Since 2000, software art has become a genre worthy of critical speculation and merit. Art festivals such as Transmediale (Berlin), Prix Ars Electronica (Linz) and readme (Helsinki) have devoted considerable attention to the medium and through this have helped to bring software art to a wider audience of theorists and academics. However, there is some concern over whether software art as a specific genre is merely a passing trend.

Related Topics:
Transmediale - Prix Ars Electronica - Readme

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