Lucinda Furlong

Writings and Presentations:

• Title: Artists/Technologists: The Computer As An Imaging Tool
  Writing Type: Essay
  Author(s):
  • Lucinda Furlong
  
  Exhibition: SIGGRAPH 1983: Art Show
  Abstract Summary:

  Despite the fact that the computer is a relatively recent invention, the debate over whether or not computer-generated art works can truly be called “art” has roots in a much older argument about technology. The usual objection to “computer art” is based on the fear that somehow the com­puter  — like Hal in the film 2001 — will take control, eliminating the role of the ar­tist. A less paranoid but equally misplaced response construes the absence of hand­work to represent easy art, requiring less skill than more traditional forms. Similar ob­jections were raised when photography was discovered. In 1859, Charles Baudelaire considered photography as nothing less than a major threat to the entire fine art tradition.

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