Electronic art
Electronic art is art which makes use of electronic media or, more broadly, refers to
technology and/or electronic media. It is related to
information art,
new media art,
video art,
interactive art,
internet art, and
electronic music, among others.
The term
electronic art is almost, but not entirely, synonymous to
computer art and
digital art. The latter two terms, and especially the term
computer-generated art are mostly used for visual artworks generated by computers. Electronic art has a much broader connotation, referring to artworks that include any type of electronic component -- also works in
music,
dance,
architecture and
performance. It is an interdisciplinary field; artists often collaborate with scientists and engineers when creating their works.
Three major art festivals in this field use the term
electronic art in their name:
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International Symposium for Electronic Art (ISEA), organized approximately every two years since 1988, international;
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Ars Electronica Symposium, organized yearly since 1979 by
Ars Electronica in
Linz, Austria;
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Dutch Electronic Art Festival (DEAF), organized yearly since 1994 in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Electronic art is often, but not always,
interactive. Artists make use of technologies like the
Internet,
computer networks,
robotics, wearable technology,
wireless technology and
virtual reality.
The
Prix Ars Electronica is a major yearly award for several categories of electronic art.
A selection of important artists working in electronic art:
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Laurie Anderson*
Marcel.Lí Antúnez Roca (from the dance collective
La Fura Dels Baus)
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Roy Ascott*
Angie Bonino*
Douglas Cooper*
Louis-Philippe Demers and
Bill Vorn*
Elizabeth Diller and
Ricardo Scofidio*
Ulrike Gabriel*
Peter Gabriel (various multimedia-CD, e.g. Xplora 1)
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Perry Hoberman*
Jodi (internet artists)
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Eduardo Kac*
Knowbotic Research*
George Legrady*
David Link (aka David Gabriel)
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer*
Chico MacMurtrie (from the group
Amorphic Robot Works)
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Yves Netzhammer*
Graham Nicholls*
Ken Rinaldo*
David Rokeby*
Don Ritter*
Sensorband*
Michael Snow*
Stelarc*
Survival Research Laboratories*
Norman White first use of an IC (Integrated Circuit) in art
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Amy Youngs*
Sebastien Loghman*
Stephen Wilson: extensive list of "information arts" links*
Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria*
newArteest, list of prominent digital artists
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LA Freewaves, media arts archive from 2002 and 2004 festivals
