Title :
Digital Art: a brief history of the graphical user interface in contemporary art practice, 1994-2004
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Design, Univ. of Technol. Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
This paper explores the use of the graphical user interface (GUI) in contemporary art practice and examine how the cultural ubiquity of digital computing has allowed the GUI to become an interesting source of creative content. It trace examples where the visual aesthetic of the computer interface has been referenced within 2D media: paintings, digital prints, Web art and the gaming interface.
Keywords :
art; graphical user interfaces; history; 2D media digital print; 2D media painting; GUI; Web art; computer interface visual aesthetic; contemporary art practice; digital art; digital computing cultural ubiquity; gaming interface; graphical user interface brief history; Computer interfaces; Cultural differences; Digital art; Graphical user interfaces; History; Internet; Painting; Space technology; Subspace constraints; Web pages;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualisation, 2005. Proceedings. Ninth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2397-8
