Archive for February, 2007
How is digital imagery like the plastic arts? The simplest, and perhaps most flippant response, is that with digital imagery, the characteristic ‘look’ of the plastic arts has been reduced to a set of simple and effective algorithms. The ’styles’ cultivated by so many of history’s great artists are reduced by Adobe Systems Inc. into [ READ MORE ]
In this photo, we see a thickly bearded man in a white turban, wearing a blue robe adorned with leafy green plants and a number of medals. The robe is richly embroidered, cinched with two golden belts, and adorned with medals, epaulets, and a braid. Signifiers of military service, to be sure. The man has [ READ MORE ]
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