The contemporary artist Bill Viola has always been a big hero of mine. This is his work in 2007’s Venice Biennale.
In my opinion, digital art is the most avant-guard type in contemporary art. Actually, I would like to call Bill new media artist more. About the different names of this kind of art, there is a general definition in Wikipedia :
Digital art is an umbrella term for a range of artistic works and practices that utilize digital technology. Since the 1970s various names have been used to describe what is now called digital art including computer art and multimedia art but digital art is itself placed under the larger umbrella term new media art.
The impact of digital technology has transformed traditional activities such as painting, drawing and sculpture, while new forms, such as net art, digital installation art, and virtual reality, have become recognized artistic practices. More generally the term digital artist is used to describe an artist who makes use of digital technologies in the production of art. In an expanded sense, “digital art” is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the methods of mass production or digital media.
Digital art is now in the ascendant. In Australia, there are more and more funds give digital art a segment, and the digital artists can also go to film industry to find support. In the recent two decades, there has been more and more purpose-built venues and festivals for digital art. Besides, the high levels of enrolment in new media technology courses and the growing acceptance of digital artworks and digital art festivals all firmly proved the booming of this industry.
To get more information, please try this link: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/34092/00_in_rep_nma_entire.pdf
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