Computer art and design?

Computer art includes image, sound, animation, videogame, web site, etc.


But what does computer in the arts and design include? Is it just the image part or does it include sound? You can’t really design sound…can you?








From Wikipedia:


“Computer art is any art in which computers played a role in production or display of the artwork.”





What is computer art? I get the production part. If it’s produced by a computer then for sure it’s computer art. But what if it’s drawn and then part of it is edited on computer? Is that computer art? What if you draw something and scan it on the computer? It’s displayed on the computer so does that make it computer art? What if I draw it, scan it to the computer, then print it out? It’s not displayed on the computer…does that make it not computer art?

Computer art and design?
What is Art? That really seems to be the core of the issue. You can look on Wikipedia for that.





But what does computer in the arts and design include?


The computer can manipulate images, sounds, and create 3D objects. Programs like Photoshop and manipulate 2D images and drawings. Programs like Blender can manipulate 3D images.





You can’t really design sound…can you?


Absolutely...Ben Burt is the first person to be designated a sound designer. He's most famous for doing Star Wars and Indiana Jones sound. You design sounds by adding atmosphere..like adding a TV, dog's barking, ambulances, etc. Also, music is a form of art on the computer.





But what if it’s drawn and then part of it is edited on computer? Is that computer art? What if you draw something and scan it on the computer? It’s displayed on the computer so does that make it computer art? What if I draw it, scan it to the computer, then print it out?


Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, it's still computer art because the computer was involved.





It’s not displayed on the computer…does that make it not computer art?


No, it's still computer art.





Don't get too hung up on labels like Computer Art. Thing of it as art, but it just uses a different tool. If I invent a device that allows me to apply food coloring to a canvas and I use it to create a picture, does that make it food coloring art or is it just art?