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Computers and Fine ArtsComputers and Fine Arts

• Art Museums and ComputersArt Museums and Computers• The Artist and ComputersThe Artist and Computers• Computers and YouComputers and You

Art Museums and Art Museums and ComputersComputers

• Computer Maintained ArchivesComputer Maintained Archives• Online Advertisement and Self-Online Advertisement and Self-

EndorsementEndorsement• Art RestorationArt Restoration• Digital Art and Museums Digital Art and Museums

Computer Maintained Computer Maintained ArchivesArchives

• Private ArchivesPrivate ArchivesMost art museums have enormous Most art museums have enormous

inventories, most of which are not displayed inventories, most of which are not displayed to the public, but are constantly rotating to the public, but are constantly rotating through storage. It is quite a task to keep through storage. It is quite a task to keep these collections organized. Before, these collections organized. Before, archives were maintained only through log archives were maintained only through log books and paper files. Today museums use books and paper files. Today museums use databases to keep track of their inventory, databases to keep track of their inventory, a faster and more accurate methoda faster and more accurate method..

Computer Maintained Computer Maintained ArchivesArchives

• Online collaboration between museums now makes it Online collaboration between museums now makes it possible for the public to view their inventories.possible for the public to view their inventories.

““The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) is a The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) is a not-for-profit association of art collecting institutions, not-for-profit association of art collecting institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, SFMOMA, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, SFMOMA, the Getty Museum, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. the Getty Museum, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Through AMICO, these and other institutions provide access Through AMICO, these and other institutions provide access to digital documentation of their collections for educational to digital documentation of their collections for educational use. Their digital library is available to universities and use. Their digital library is available to universities and colleges, public libraries, and elementary, middle, and high colleges, public libraries, and elementary, middle, and high schools, and the 2001 edition includes more than 65,000 schools, and the 2001 edition includes more than 65,000 different works of art, from prehistoric goddess figures to different works of art, from prehistoric goddess figures to contemporary sculpture. These works are fully documented, contemporary sculpture. These works are fully documented, and all entries include basic cataloging information and may and all entries include basic cataloging information and may also include curatorial texts, detailed provenance also include curatorial texts, detailed provenance information, multiple views of the work itself and other information, multiple views of the work itself and other related multimedia.”related multimedia.”

http://www.albrightknox.org/online_info.htmlhttp://www.albrightknox.org/online_info.html

Online Advertisement and Online Advertisement and Self-EndorsementSelf-Endorsement

• Websites provide a inexpensive and convenient Websites provide a inexpensive and convenient way for museums to promote themselves. Not way for museums to promote themselves. Not only can they announce coming attractions, but only can they announce coming attractions, but museums can give sample virtual tours of their museums can give sample virtual tours of their new exhibits.new exhibits.

• Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) receives far more Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) receives far more hits to their website than visitors to their actual hits to their website than visitors to their actual

location in Bostonlocation in Boston..

Art RestorationArt Restoration

• Nanotechnology is now used to salvage aging Nanotechnology is now used to salvage aging artwork.artwork.

““Nanoparticles of calcium and magnesium Nanoparticles of calcium and magnesium hydroxide and carbonate have been used to hydroxide and carbonate have been used to restore and protect wall paints, such as Maya restore and protect wall paints, such as Maya paintings in Mexico or 15th century Italian paintings in Mexico or 15th century Italian masterpieces. Nanoparticle applications were masterpieces. Nanoparticle applications were also used to restore old paper documents, where also used to restore old paper documents, where acidic inks have caused the cellulose fibers to acidic inks have caused the cellulose fibers to break up, and to treat acidic wood from a 400-break up, and to treat acidic wood from a 400-year-old shipwreck.” year-old shipwreck.”

http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/

Art RestorationArt Restoration

• Examples:Examples:

Digital Art and MuseumsDigital Art and Museums

• MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) recently MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) recently featured an exhibit called “All Digital”. featured an exhibit called “All Digital”.

Index – Index – a large scale installation of a large scale installation of projected data.projected data.

Life-writer - Life-writer - interactive installation of a interactive installation of a type-writer that prints on a light sensitive screen.type-writer that prints on a light sensitive screen.

John Simons’s Code Art – John Simons’s Code Art – kinetic kinetic compositions that move in patterns on laptop compositions that move in patterns on laptop screens, or wall-projectionsscreens, or wall-projections

Digital Art and MuseumsDigital Art and Museums

• MOCA (Museum of Computer Art) MOCA (Museum of Computer Art) exclusively features digital art.exclusively features digital art.

The Artist and The Artist and ComputersComputers

• Computer Aided DesignComputer Aided Design• Creating Digital ArtCreating Digital Art• Finding Career OpportunitiesFinding Career Opportunities• Visual Communication DesignVisual Communication Design

Computer Aided DesignComputer Aided Design• Computer-based tools that assist in creating models of three-Computer-based tools that assist in creating models of three-

dimensional objects. Not only does CAD enable users to dimensional objects. Not only does CAD enable users to create better structured results, but allows them to better create better structured results, but allows them to better predict cost and time consumption of actual construction predict cost and time consumption of actual construction before manufacturing the project.before manufacturing the project.

-Architecture -Architecture

-Water and Sewer Systems-Water and Sewer Systems

-Roads and Highways-Roads and Highways

-Automotive Vehicles-Automotive Vehicles

-Aerospace-Aerospace

-Software Applications-Software Applications

-Digital Circuit Design-Digital Circuit Design

-Fashion Design-Fashion Design

Finding Career Finding Career OpportunitiesOpportunities

• Web ForumsWeb Forums

Web forums allow art students to Web forums allow art students to communicate with each other and employers by communicate with each other and employers by posting threads requesting job information. posting threads requesting job information. Many employers looking to hire artists will post Many employers looking to hire artists will post job openings on the forums. In some ways, these job openings on the forums. In some ways, these forums are more beneficial to the companies that forums are more beneficial to the companies that hire the artists than the artists themselves. hire the artists than the artists themselves. Forums provide limitless information of work Forums provide limitless information of work opportunities, but also provide limitless opportunities, but also provide limitless competition.competition.

Finding Career Finding Career OpportunitiesOpportunities

• Online PortfoliosOnline Portfolios

-Online portfolios provide new artists with -Online portfolios provide new artists with a means to expose their work to the world a means to expose their work to the world without paying astronomical gallery fees. They without paying astronomical gallery fees. They have the option of adding their portfolio to their have the option of adding their portfolio to their myspace or facebook accounts, creating a myspace or facebook accounts, creating a personal web page, or for a small fee, posting personal web page, or for a small fee, posting their portfolios on a professional portfolio their portfolios on a professional portfolio website where it will be viewed by more website where it will be viewed by more employers. Downfall-larger risk of having work employers. Downfall-larger risk of having work plagiarized.plagiarized.

Creating Digital ArtCreating Digital Art• Fine Artists have lately incorporated traditional mediums Fine Artists have lately incorporated traditional mediums

such as painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing, with such as painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing, with digital or graphic art.digital or graphic art.– Thomas VilotThomas Vilot– Oliver GiliOliver Gili

Visual Communication Visual Communication DesignDesign

• Visual Communications Designers or Graphic Designers Visual Communications Designers or Graphic Designers are artists that actually find employment. Careers include:are artists that actually find employment. Careers include:– Video Game DesignVideo Game Design– Card CompaniesCard Companies– MagazinesMagazines– IllustrationIllustration

• Novel coversNovel covers• Children’s BooksChildren’s Books

– AdvertismentAdvertisment• CommercialsCommercials• LogosLogos• BrochuresBrochures• BillboardsBillboards• WebsitesWebsites

– HollywoodHollywood• CG Special EffectsCG Special Effects• CG Films (Pixar)CG Films (Pixar)

Visual Communication Visual Communication DesignDesign

• Software Used By Graphic DesignersSoftware Used By Graphic Designers– 3D Creator3D Creator– AmorphiumAmorphium– MysticaMystica– XpressionistXpressionist– Internet Space BuilderInternet Space Builder– PandemoniumPandemonium– Deep ExplorationDeep Exploration– Easy Model 4.0Easy Model 4.0– Genesis II ProfessionalGenesis II Professional– Alambik ProExporterAlambik ProExporter– Face AceFace Ace– ParticaPartica– RhinoRhino– 3D Field3D Field

Computers and YouComputers and You

• Adobe Photo-shopAdobe Photo-shop• Adobe Page-makerAdobe Page-maker• Online ProfilesOnline Profiles

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop

• A graphics editor popular with A graphics editor popular with professionals in the visual professionals in the visual communications field. Adobe produces communications field. Adobe produces basic programs that even amateurs can basic programs that even amateurs can use to touch up, edit, or just play around use to touch up, edit, or just play around with their own images.with their own images.

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop

• What You Can Do with AdobeWhat You Can Do with Adobe

Adobe Page-makerAdobe Page-maker

• A desktop publishing program suitable for A desktop publishing program suitable for beginners. Page-maker is primarily beginners. Page-maker is primarily designed for publications such as designed for publications such as corporate newsletters and the straight-corporate newsletters and the straight-news sections of newspapers, and news sections of newspapers, and brochures. It provides a very basic format brochures. It provides a very basic format for novices to create web pages with.for novices to create web pages with.

Online ProfilesOnline Profiles

• Personal profiles are a new way for people to Personal profiles are a new way for people to express themselves. Using MySpace or express themselves. Using MySpace or Facebook, people around the world can Facebook, people around the world can personalize their profiles by choosing different personalize their profiles by choosing different layouts, backgrounds, graphics, and photographs layouts, backgrounds, graphics, and photographs to decorate it. They can also post video and to decorate it. They can also post video and music clips if they so choose. These social music clips if they so choose. These social networking website enable users to view and networking website enable users to view and comment on each other’s work.comment on each other’s work.

SummarySummary• Art MuseumsArt Museums

-Computer-maintained Archives-Computer-maintained Archives-Online Advertisement and Self-Endorsement-Online Advertisement and Self-Endorsement-Art Restoration-Art Restoration-Digital Art Exhibits-Digital Art Exhibits

• ArtistsArtists-Computer Aided Design-Computer Aided Design-Combining Digital Art with Traditional Art-Combining Digital Art with Traditional Art-Finding Career Opportunities-Finding Career Opportunities-Visual Communications Design-Visual Communications Design

• Computers and YouComputers and You-Adobe Photoshop-Adobe Photoshop-Adobe Page-maker-Adobe Page-maker-Online Profiles-Online Profiles