... on an instinctual basis more than a communicative one, as in interactive graphics. ("Numbers" 54). Through these various artistic experiments, Maeda has attempted to understand the relationship between creativity and technology. His latest work involves sculpture and furniture that link digital content and physical materials. Maeda is currently Sony Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Director of the ... his philosophies in practice today. ("Media" 24). John Maeda holds very strong views about where contemporary design is going. He believes that although technology...

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... or sculpture "including commercial, comic strip, and food sculptures. They aimed to depersonalize art, removing such elements as people, and sometimes focusing on technology or mechanization. Generally, not one painter in the field of Pop Art was doing the same things as one of his or her counterparts. Yet ... , one of the major beliefs that ran through Pop Art was that all art is similar. All aspects of modern culture had similarities whether it was a television, assembly line, commercial, or person. They used any objects, magazines, food, newspaper illustrations, clothing, furniture, .....

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... He then got a job doing commercial art, largely advertisements for large companies. Over time his name was shortened and Andy Warhol changed the face of modern art. Through his silver lined Factory and the many people who frequented it a revolution was born. This paper will discuss some of these people and ... examine the impact they all made on modern art. Ruska Dolina was a small Ruthenian suburb of Pittsburgh. It was populated with, of course, eastern European immigrants. Andy Warhol was born into ... great deal, working on his art. Due to his aptitude in school, Andrew skipped two ...

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... category of "precious or crafted object." This would include items such as Fabergé Easter Eggs, precious armour and weaponry and mantelpieces, theatrical sets, backdrops and costumes. Nowadays, several modern forms of decorative work involving interior/fashion design, graphics, or computers, are known as "design" disciplines rather than decorative art. The meaning of decorative arts becomes less ... perceived importance of the "design" element. (Art Encyclopedia) However, the zone of fine art is constantly being extended to get used to the new activities arising because of either new te...

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Change has now become the mantra of modernity.# Evaluate the post-modern discourse concerning cosmetic surgery, and its associations with Orlan's Art Charnel'. Throughout the ages women in particular, have undergone pain ... own designs. # Self-titled at the age of 15, Orlan is a multi-media performance artist whose current radical project utilises the technology of plastic surgery as a medium with which to articulate self-transformation. Using photography, video and her own body, she has combined Baroque religious iconography, medical ... technology, theatre and mass communication networks...

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... dark room or renting one out. Although there is something to be said for understanding the chemical process involved in creating photographic prints, it is much more convenient for the modern digital photographer to simply connect their camera to their computer and download their images. Steven Krause, a professional fashion photographer from New York City, enjoys the lack of mess, chemicals and ... the creative growth of digitally produced art. It does seem, however, that in the future the art world will be even more dependant on computers than today. Henceforth, as computer technology...

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