technology based art

1. QUARTER II
TECHNOLOGY-BASED
ART

2. TECHNOLOGY-BASED ART
Computer-generated and/or
manipulated
Image manipulation programs and
applications to create their works which
can appear in an entire range of media –
whether as a physical output or a virtual
experience

3. COMPUTER/DIGITAL ARTS
» 1960s
» not ARTISTs but ENGINEERs
and SCIENTISTs
» potential of artistic expression
through the application of scientific
and mathematical principles

4. COMPUTER/DIGITAL ARTS
» strong scientific or mathematical look
and feel to the creations of many digital
artists
» traditional subjects like human beings,
landscapes, animals, and still-life
elements are simply incorporated as part
of those forms and patterns – rather than
as the main focus

5. Polygon Drawings; Frieder Nake, 1965

6. Schrotter (“Gravel”);
Georg Nees, c.1965

7. (Des) Ordres; Vera Molnar, 1974, Plotter drawing

8. Mountain &
Staurolyte; Ronald
Davis, 1997
Computer-generated 3D art

9. Manfred Mohr, 1999

10. Olga Kisseleva, 2012

11. Jean-Pierre Hebert, 2007

12. Cityscape; Antonio Gorordo, c.2010-2012

13. The Philippine Scene
» 1960s-1990s computer-generated
works were primarily geared toward
illustrating for international comic
books
» then, animators for some of the major
film production companies in the US,
as well as animated television series
produced in different countries

14. The Philippine Scene
» concept of computer-generated
works as means of serious artistic
expression gained ground among
the younger generation of local
artists
» today, digital works are already
accepted and recognized as fine art

15. The Philippine Scene
Institutions offering training courses
» First Academy of Computer Arts
» Philippine Center for Creative Imaging (PCCI)
» Technical Education and Skills development
Authority (TESDA)
Through scholarships given by the:
» Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI)
Career opportunities:
» advertising, animation design, multimedia
communication and web development

16. Digital Art in the Hands of Everyone
» invaded every aspect of modern life
» develop into forms and devices that
could be mass produced, mass
distributed, and widely accessible to
everyone
» anyone with a computer device can
now capture and edit images and videos;
create, manipulate, and share works of
art; and even compose music

17. Digital Art in the Hands of Everyone
You can be – and
probably already are – a
digital artist in your own
artist in your own right

18. » invaded every aspect of modern life
» develop into forms and devices that
could be mass produced, mass
distributed, and widely accessible to
everyone
» anyone with a computer device can
now capture and edit images and videos;
create, manipulate, and share works of
art; and even compose music

19. Activity #1
PIXELIZED

20. Mobile Phone Art /
Computer-generated
Images

21. Mobile Phone Art
» it evolved from mere communication
into a creative device
» photographs can be manipulated with
many special effects
» it is all on a touch of a finger

22. Mobile Phone Art
IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM:
Pixlr, Pic Collage, Photo Grid,
Doodle Booth, Photo Booth, Magic
Mirror Booth, Pic Monkey,
Flipagram, Picsart, Snapseed,
Instagram

23. Mobile Phone Art
SPECIAL FEATURES
Frames, borders and banners,
filters, cropping in different shapes,
automatic collage or color change,
stickers, bubbles; wrap, skew
tunnel, fish eye, negative, etc.

24. Mobile Phone Art
No Effects

25. Mobile Phone Art
Image Tuning
(brightness, contrast,
saturation, ambiance,
highlights, shadows,
warmth, structure)

26. Mobile Phone Art
Retrolux effect

27. Mobile Phone Art
Pixel effect

28. Mobile Phone Art
Text Overlay

29. Mobile Phone Art
Vintage filter

30. Mobile Phone Art
Color inversion

31. Mobile Phone Art
Drama effect

32. Mobile Phone Art
Noir effect

33. Mobile Phone Art
Change Tint

34. Computer-generated Images
» create original images from scratch,
make own illustrations using specialized
programs for image generation and
manipulation
» designed to run on desktop computer
computers and laptops
» some are scaled-down versions
developed for tablets or android phones

35. Computer-generated Images
PROGRAMS:
Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation
Program), Paint.net, Inkscape, Xara
Extreme, Artweaver, Draw Plus, Pencil,
Picasa, Pant Star, Smooth Draw, Spray,
Karbon, Adobe Photoshop Express,
Corel Paintshop Pro X5

36. Computer-generated Images

37. Computer-generated Images

38. Computer-generated Images

39. Activity #2
MANIPULATE

40. Digital
Photography

41. Digital Photography
» capture it first as a digital file through a
camera, may it be a digital camera or a
device with a built-in camera

42. Mobile Phone Art
extensive array of special features: