Digital Art

By Mael
Kazigwa
What is digital art?
● ART THAT IS CREATED ON A COMPUTER (PHOTOSHOP, A TABLET)

● It has features such as undo which creates less stress and makes it easier
to take risks while making art

● Options of all colors so it's less of a hassle for accidentally mixing colors
and burying supplies
Examples of digital art
 Origins of Digital art
● Digital art was first introduced through an early painting program in the
1980s
● Frieder Nake created a computer algorithm that let a machine draw
shapes to produce artwork.
● Because computing technology was so expensive and heavy only research
laboratories, universities and large corporations were using it.
● Artist and computer scientists were programing their own art because
there was little pre-made programs and no user interface like icons or a
mouse. `
How does this change art?
● Anyone can do it and get paid
● Allows artists to create a piece that can be seen world wide
● Increases accessibility of art around the world
Types of Digital art
● Fractal/Algorithmic Art : digital art that uses mathematics.
● Datamoshing: a process where media files are manipulated to produce
the visual effects or images that is desired by the artist when the file is
decoded.
● Dynamic Painting: the art or picture that was painted by a autonomous
system.
● 2D Computer Graphics: transforming the traditional forms of art into
digital art.
● 3D Computer Graphics: a modern concept of art which has the task of
representing the three-dimensional aspect of geometric data.
● Pixel Art: a pure form of aesthetic used in the elaboration of video games
usually in 8-bit or 16-bit.
nft
“Non fungible token”

● NFTs are tokens that live on a blockchain and show ownership of unique items.

WHY ARE NFT’S IMPORTANT

● Tracking who owns a digital file is tricky because it can be copied and distributed
effortlessly so NFTs have a unique fingerprint of the file, a token name, and a symbol.
● NFT’s only show who has ownership over the digital art and it is stored in a blockchain
that the information can never be tampered with.
● NFTs worth are determined by the price that people are willing to pay for it.
● A person who has bought an NFT owns the original but the creator still has the
copyright and reproduction rights.
● You are able to sell your own NFT if someone find it of value
 “Bored Ape” NFT

Nft Examples Most expensive one is with 2.3m

Sources
Victoria and Albert Museum, Online Museum. “The Pioneers (1950-1970).” A History of Computer Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington,
London SW7 2RL. Telephone +44 (0)20 7942 2000. Email Vanda@Vam.ac.uk, 17 July 2013, http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/computer-art-history/.

“Home.” A History of Digital Art - Arts and Humanities Research Council, https://ahrc.ukri.org/research/readwatchlisten/imagegallery/2014galleries/ahistoryofdigitalart/.

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