Objectives and outcomes
Students are acquainted with key features, procedures and outcomes in the field of digital art. Their
creativity is oriented towards contemporary forms of expression in digital art. The aim is to get
acquainted with the theory of media culture. Students understand the concept of digital art. They learn about
the history of digital art (in the context of modern and postmodern art). They carry out a comparative
analysis of modern tendencies. They deal with problems related to artificial intelligence and its
relationship with the (post) human world (they put the processes of memory and remembrance and the
processes of digital memorisation and search into a problematic relationship).
Lectures
History of digital art. Digital art and cybernetics. Metamedia. Procedures and outcomes in the
field of contemporary digital art. Digital as ambient art. Digital as generative art. Digital as participatory
art. Digital art and interactive multimedia elements. Simultaneous and cumulative experiences of
elements reconfigured by interaction. Synesthesia (flow of sensory sensations) in digital art. The
power of (new) media in the context of surveillance, censorship and propaganda.
Practical classes
Students carry out specific projects in the field of digital art (intended for festivals or galleries).