Computer art is visual artistic expression that uses computers for creation and/or display. It includes digital media, 2D/3D images, traditional media with digital methods, and 3D environments. Computer art can blend past techniques with digital media or use technology to visualize the artwork itself.
Computer art is generally considered to be any type of visual artistic expression that uses computers in its creation and/or display. This can be digital media created entirely using a computer and graphics program, including two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images. There are also art forms that combine traditional forms of media with newer digital methods to create artwork that can be more difficult to categorize effectively. Computer art can also include artwork created on or off a computer, but which uses a computer for effective demonstration of the work.
Also called digital art, computer art typically uses computers and modern technology in the creation of visual media. The simplest form of such art is one that uses a computer, various input devices, and software on the computer to create the final images. This type of art can include graphic design generated using computer programs, as well as artwork or illustration that uses computer software to replicate the effects and styles used in traditional forms of painting or illustration. Such computer art may be created for artistic purposes or for commercial purposes, such as for advertising campaigns and website design.
Computer art can also include the use of computer programs to create 3D images and environments. This can be abstract work using fractal geometry and computer algorithms to generate elaborate 3D fractal patterns and images or more concrete 3D creations. Such computer art can often be used for special effects in film and television, to create virtual environments in video games, and to make advertising images that are too perfect to be real.
Artistic expression can also use computers and modern technology to blend the methods of the past with the possibilities of digital media. Computer art that combines such techniques can include digital images incorporated into a larger painting or a painted image that is photographed and then digitally manipulated using a computer. Such works would typically be created for artistic purposes or to create a final image that by itself exceeds the capabilities of either medium.
Computer art can also include forms of visual expression that use computers and digital technology to visualize the artwork itself. This may include work created digitally and displayed only on computer screens or other monitors, completely avoiding expression in any physical medium. Such art could also include multimedia presentations in which computers and technology assist in a larger display or enhance a work. An artist, for example, might create a sculpture out of white plaster or stone, and then use a computer and projector to project different images onto the sculpture, enhancing the original piece and adding extra layers of meaning.
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