This document discusses art and technology, noting that advanced technology can seem like magic. It explores how technology relates to fetish, fear, and art. It outlines common creative methodologies used at the intersection of art and tech, such as assemblage, cut-and-paste, trompe l'oeil, irony, and pirating/hacking. Examples of artists who have used these methods are provided. The document concludes by proposing some student art projects involving photography, scanning, and digital documentation.

1. art & technology

2. what do we mean when we say “technology”?
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic.”
~Arthur C. Clarke, "Profiles of The Future", 1961

3. tech & fetish

4. tech & fetish

5. tech & fear

6. art & fear

7. experiments in art and technology (E.A.T.)

8. experiments in art and technology (E.A.T.)

10. common art/tech creative methodologies
assemblage
cut-and-
paste
trompe l’oeil
irony
pirating &
hacking

11. assemblage

12. nam jun paik

13. nam jun paik

14. nam jun paik

15. cut-and-paste

16. assume vivid astro focus

17. assume vivid astro focus

18. assume vivid astro focus

19. julie mehretu

20. julie mehretu

21. trompe l’oeil

22. ken fandell

23. jeff wall

24. (hokusai)

25. irony

26. warhol

27. wim delvoye

28. wim delvoye

29. pirating & hacking

30. thomas ruff

31. thomas ruff

32. paul pfeiffer

33. project 1: input & imaging
using photo/photoshop
using 2d scanner/photos/illustrator/photoshop
using photos/photoshop zoomable panoramic using photos & “zoomify”

34. project documentation:
online portfolio
Indexhibit
Stacey

35. digital sketchbook