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A philosophy of computer art

Title
A philosophy of computer art [electronic resource] / Dominic McIver Lopes.
Author
Lopes, Dominic
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

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Uniform Title
Philosophy of computer art (Online)
Alternative Title
Philosophy of computer art (Online)
Subject
  • Computer art > Philosophy
  • Art and technology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-139) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The machine in the ghost -- A computer art form -- Live wires: computing interaction -- Work to rule -- Artist to audience -- Computer art poetics -- Atari to art.
LCCN
2009007750
OCLC
ssj0000221006
Author
Lopes, Dominic.
Title
A philosophy of computer art [electronic resource] / Dominic McIver Lopes.
Imprint
London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 143 p.) : ill.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-139) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Summary
What is computer art? Do the concepts we usually employ to think about art, such as 'meaning', 'form', or 'expression' apply to computer art? A Philosophy of Computer Art is the first book to explore these questions. Dominic Lopes argues that computer art challenges some of the basic tenets of traditional ways of thinking about and making art, and that to understand computer art we need to place particular emphasis on the idea of 'interactivity' and the 'user'. Drawing on a wealth of examples he also explains how the computer artist and computer art user differ from makers and spectators of the traditional art and he argues that computer art allows us to understand better the role of technology as an art medium.
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Electronic format: Lopes, Dominic. Philosopy of computer art. London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. (OCoLC)650083376 9780203872345 0203872347
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