What is Digital Art?

Digital art is a term used to describe any artistic work that includes the use of digital technology. it is an essential part of the creative process in this art form, from video cameras to voice recorders and still images to the ipad uses technological advances have enabled us to even use camera phones to film sound and image.

Digital art started as far back as the 1970s when computers first became available to the public for experimentation.  It was considered a risk to traditional practices of painting, drawing and even sculpture.

There are many different types of digital art that fall under this umbrella, digital photography, digital installation art, video art, animation, performance and even virtual reality.

There are artists that must be mentioned when considering the wide world of digital art today.  Bill Viola, Marina Abramowic, Carolee Schneeman, Shigeko Kubota(Paik' wife) these people show us the need for a transition into the recording of their performances because if they are not recorded they would not be remembered in the way that we see them today and the appreciation of the techniques that were available to us would not be so grave. Although we do not appreciate what is available to us everyday, it just becomes part of our lives...mundane even.