Expansión

Work based on “Schotter” by Georg Nees, it shows squares that expand as time passes.

Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development

This work is inspired by Georg Nees, who pioneered computer art and generative graphics. In his works you can see the interest in showing that science and art are united. I base my work on his work “Schotter” which has square geometric figures as its main object. In my work you can see a black background that contains white squares that make up a circle, these squares expand as time passes. The work tries to show the expansion of technology in art. As Heinich (2014) mentions, in conceptual art the support can be anything, what matters above all is the idea, intention and choice of the artist. For this idea to exist it has to be embodied in some object, in this case it can be a computer or another device, since digital art is any type of creative work carried out through computers or technological devices.

The first artistic manifestations with computers began in 1950. As a prediction Valéry (1928) states: “The works will acquire a kind of ubiquity. Their immediate presence or their restitution at any moment will obey a call from us. They will no longer be only in themselves, but all where there is someone and a device.” This new way of making art allows artists to explore new media, due to its flexibility to be distributed digitally without the need to print or reproduce the works in other physical media. Thanks to these new technologies, art finds new spaces of expression that allow images, movement and interaction to be combined, allowing them to be within reach of our hands.

Literature

-HEINICH, Nathalie. (2014). La obra más allá́ del objeto.

-VALÉRY, Paul. (1928). La conquista de la ubicuidad.