ARTS2NDQUARTER

TECHNOLOGY-BASED ART
TECHNOLOGY-BASED ARTS
Technology-based art is essentially computer-
generated and/or manipulated.
Through the centuries, visual artists used actual
brushes and palettes, and a whole
array of paints, inks, and natural pigments applied to
paper, canvas, fabric, stucco
walls and ceilings.
COMPUTER/DIGITAL ARTS
• ORIGIN AND EARLY STAGES

COMPUTER ART OR DIGITAL ART FIRST CAME ON THE SCENE IN THE EARLY
1960s. UNDERSTANDABLY, THIS WAS DUE TO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS
CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING AND THAT BECAME AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. THUS,
THE EARLY EXPERIMENTERS WERE NOT NECESSARILY ARTISTS, BUT ENGINEERS
AND SCIENTISTS WHO HAD ACCESS TO AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE HARDWARE
NEEDED. IT WAS THEY WHO BEGAN TO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL OF ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICAL
PRINCIPLES.
EXAMPLE OF COMPUTER/DIGITAL ART

Olga Kisseleva, 2012 Frieder Nake

Ronald Davis
polygon drawings, 1965
Mountain and Staurolyte, 1997
Computer-generated 3D art
Vera Molnar Ronald Davis
(Des) Ordres, 1974
Plotter drawing Georg Nees
Schrotter (“Gravel”), c. 1965
Manfred Mohr, 1999
Jean-Pierre Hebert, 2007
THE PHILIPPINE SCENE

IN OUR COUNTRY, FILIPINO ARTISTS WERE LIKEWISE INFLUENCED BY THE

TECHNOLOGY TREND IN ART. HOWEVER, THIS WAS MORE IN THE COMMERCIAL
SPHERE. FROM THE 1960S TO THE 1990S, THEIR COMPUTER-GENERATED
WORKS WERE PRIMARILY GEARED TOWARDS ILLUSTRATING FOR
INTERNATIONAL COMIC BOOKS. IN FACT, FILIPINO ILLUSTRATORS EARNED QUITE
A REPUTATION FOR THEIR TALENTS AND WERE HIGHLY IN DEMAND IN THIS
FIELD.
Cityscape
Antonio Gorordo, c 2010-2012
Digital art
DIGITAL ART IN THE HANDS OF
EVERYONE
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY HAS BY NOW INVADED
EVERY ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE. IT WAS,
THEREFORE, INEVITABLE THAT IT WOULD DEVELOP
INTO FORMS AND DEVICES THAT COULD BE MASS
PRODUCED, MASS DISTRIBUTED, AND THEREFORE
WIDELY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.
MOBILE PHONE ART / COMPUTER-GENERATED
IMAGES

THE MOBILE PHONE THAT YOU CONSTANTLY HOLD HAS EVOLVED

FROM A MERE COMMUNICATION TOOL,INTO A CREATIVE DEVICE
THAT ALLOWS YOU TO GENERATE ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART FOR AN
ENTIRE RANGE OF PURPOSES. THESE COULD BE PERSONAL
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS THAT YOU CAN MANIPULATE WITH A
MYRIAD SPECIAL EFFECTS, BOTH VISUAL AS WELL AS SOUND AND
MUSIC.
Original image Modified with color retained
on selected portions
Original image Modified with cropping, superimposed text,
and a ‘silk’ texture
Original image Modified to ‘pencil sketch’ effect
in gray scale, plus rounded corners
Original image Modified to a completely different color
Original image Modified to a multi-image collage in different
tints
Mirror Photo – multiple mirror images

Photos and image manipulation by Tawid Publications

COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES

If you want to create original images from scratch,

you may make your own illustrations using
specialized programs for image generation and
manipulation. Examples of these would be Adobe
Illustrator and Corel Draw.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Another means of generating an original image is to
capture it first as a digital file. In the case of today’s
electronic technology, that would mean recording the
image using a digital camera or a device with a built-
in camera, like your mobile phone, android device, or
tablet. Prior to the development of digital
photography, cameras were essentially sealed boxes
that would allow a split-second entry of light to strike
a section of light sensitive film inside it.
POINT-AND-SHOOT VS. DSLR
Today’s users have the option of a “point-and-shoot”
type of digital camera which automatically makes all
the adjustments in lighting, focus, zoom-in and zoom-
out, even removal of “red eye” with the user being
given some leeway for slight adjustments
A second option is the digital single lens reflex
(DSLR) camera. This also provides the film-less and
instant review features of a “point-and-shoot” type
of digital camera, but gives the photographer much
more artistic freedom and control to select the
camera settings to create the desired final image with
the preferred visual effects.
VIDEO GAMES / DIGITAL PAINTING /
IMAGING VIDEOS

• VIDEO GAMES
FOR TODAY’S YOUNGER GENERATION THAT GREW UP
IN A DIGITAL WORLD, EVEN ENTERTAINMENT NOW
COMES COURTESY OF COMPUTER DEVICES.
FAMOUS VIDEO GAMES OF THE YEAR 2019

Resident Evil 2
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Kingdom Hearts III
DIGITAL PAINTING

Digital painting is a method of creating an artwork

using a computer. This is, however, different from the
image generating devices and programs discussed
above, which create, modify, store, and share images
entirely on a laptop, tablet, or android phone.
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY / IMAGING VIDEOS

Social media purposes - Another tremendously

powerful and innovative field that digital technology
has revolutionized is that of creating and presenting
videos. The explosion of social media in recent
decades has provided a new platform for video
materials targeting the “netizens” of today.
MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
Another extremely valuable use of today’s video
technology is that of imaging videos in the fields of
medicine and science. You may be familiar with
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized
Tomography (CT scans), and the like which are used
to create and record visual images of a patient’s
internal anatomy in order to diagnose and treat
diseases and injuries.