Definition of New Media Art
We can define new media art is an umbrella term for artwork produced using new media. It covers a wide range of categories, including digital art, computer graphics, animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art technologies, but it may also be relevant to areas like computer robotics or art as biotechnology.
The practices of conceptual and virtual art, as well as performances and installations, are all included in the definition of new media art. New media art often functions more like a platform for dialogue and interaction than a contained art piece.
Types of New Media Art
Multimedia Art – Art that uses digital versions of traditional media
Internet (Net) Art – Art using the internet, or website, as medium
Interactive Art – Art involving human-interaction
Algorithmic Art – Art using a mathematical formula or algorithm as the source of form or structure
Web Design – Art of graphic design using web page as canvas
Non-Linear Editing – Art of filmmaking using digital video
Digital Painting – Art of painting using digital tools
Interface Design – Art of graphic design to create software interfaces
Computer Graphics – Art using computer modeling and rendering to create virtual scenes
Video Games – Art which is bi-directional, narrative and exploratory.
List of Interviews and Articles About New Media Artists
- Synesthesia of Ryoichi Kurokawa
- Synthetic Dreams of Lorem
- Tarik Barri: Aesthetics, Coding and Escapism
- Xiao Xiao: Modular Thinking and The Melody of Language
- Visual Transhumanism, Hybrid Realities and Immersion Traps: Sketch to the Index of Polish Artists
- Sounds Of The Metaverse: A Brief History of Virtual Reality Music Instruments and Virtual Music Venues
- Playful Art of Mananiko Kobakhidze
- Cory Arcangel: All New Media Is Old Media
- Zurkas Tepla: Nonlinear Narratives
- What is jodi.org?
- Nicolas Bernier: The Tangible Matter
- acid.coma: Digital Worlds of Razmik Gevorgyan
- Bicycle Built For Two Thousand
- Mario Klingemann: Neurography
- Kachi Chan: From Digital To Physical
- Byetone: Audio Visual Experiments
- Zoë Mc Pherson: Experiments and Objects
- Lee Mullican: Computer Joy and Digital Art
- Pierre Huyghe: Synthetic Data, Organisms and Systems
- Quayola: Industrial Robots and Algorithmic Creativity
- Lucas Gutierrez: Dystopias and Chaotic Metaphysics
- Gretchen Bender: Mass Media
- Sougwen Chung: Humans and Robots
- Lee McCarthy: Utilitarian Utopias