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A Bigger (Digital) Splash
David Hockney, perhaps Britain’s most famous living artist, has never been one to shy away from the use of new technology. Whilst a student at the Royal College of Art he embraced acrylic paints when they were still quite new … Continue reading
A Machine that Makes Art
Jack Tait, Turntable light drawing 14, 2011. Taitograph, dimensions variable. Copyright the artist, reproduced with permission. The inspiration for this month’s BCS column comes from the great conceptual artist Sol LeWitt’s statement, “The idea becomes a machine that makes the … Continue reading
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Optic Allsorts
To mark a year’s worth of writing about the world of computer arts for the British Computer Society’s on-line journal and as an end of year special, for December we are celebrating with a quartet of images submitted by readers. The … Continue reading
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Plotted Stitching
Grayson Perry, Hold Your Beliefs Lightly, 2011. Computerised embroidery on cotton and silk, programming by Tony Taylor. 32.5 x 45cm, Edition of 250 plus 10 Artist’s Proofs, copyright the artist, reproduced with permission, courtesy of Victoria Miro This month’s image … Continue reading
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Ada Lovelace Day
Today (Oct. 7) is Ada Lovelace Day, in commemoration of the 19th-Century British mathematician who collaborated with Charles Babbage to create the early mechanical computer the Analytical Engine by writing algorithms. Because of this she is often called the first … Continue reading
Digital Post-Pop
This month’s artist turns Pop art on its head and gives us a digital take on painting that forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth about modern life. British artist Marina de Stacpoole plays out a scene from popular television series Desperate … Continue reading
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Richard Hamilton: 1922-2011
I was saddened to hear of the death of Richard Hamilton a couple of days ago. Although I never managed to meet him, his ideas were an important part of my research into the origins of computer arts & ideas … Continue reading
David Hockney: “I’m very busy painting England”
It was good to hear David Hockney speak of his love of nature when interviewed for BBC’s Front Row tonight. He said that England was a beautiful country and we should all get out more and see it. He also … Continue reading
September’s Computer Art Image of the Month
A Sense of Place A ghostly, lone figure appears out of the mist as if something half-remembered from a dream in this month’s artwork by Orly Aviv. It’s an image with strong representational, even narrative elements; although the typography of … Continue reading
August’s Computer Art Image of the Month
A Magical Forest That Reacts To Your Presence Currently on view at Waterman’s in London is this recreation of an imaginary forest by French art duo Scenocosme (Grégory Lasserre and Anaïs met den Ancxt) which aims to turn spectators into … Continue reading
