The dependency of media artists on commercial software and
hardware has given us Photoshopped digital images, Softimage
aesthetics, and Silicon Graphics installations. To overcome
the limitations inherent in such packages, and to become
more flexible in their work, artists are increasingly turning
to writing their own software and constructing their own
digital tools.
Presentations by Matthew Fuller of I/O/D
(UK) and Graham Harwood of Mong...[ more ]
Wiretap 4.10 features two new and internationally successful
projects which show that artistic creativity in programming
can achieve highly original results (software as art), without
necessarily conforming to standards of
usefulness, commerciality
and efficiency. In a panel discussion, researchers from
universities and the V2_Lab will join them to discuss the
opportunities and the restrictions of interdisciplinary
and non-commercial softw...[ more ]
