The Complex and Multifarious Expressions of Digital Art and Its Impact on Archives and Humanities

Abstract

Visually powerful, interactive media art, often supported by databases or the World Wide Web, is offering more and more freedom for creative expression and evidently is much better equipped to directly address the challenges of our complex times within the very medium that shapes them. This chapter presents examples to demonstrate that digital media art can deal with questions and challenges of our time in an experimental and participatory way, where traditional art media could simply offer metaphorical approaches. The authors find complex and detailed images of the past, rich in information, in the special light atmospheres produced by medieval church windows or illuminated book narratives. Offering both an overview of relevant approaches and the possibility for specialization through focused projects and master's theses, the Masters of Arts program provides an introduction for students new to this emergent field and depth for experienced students.

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