Information arts: Intersections of Art, Science and Technology

Chapter 1.1: Art and Science as Cultural Acts

Now there is an explosion of interest. Some artists want to assimilate the computer to traditional artistic media, for example, by treating it as a fancy paintbrush or camera. Many others, however,

recognize the computer as the tip of a techno-cultural iceberg. They understand that

the most interesting work is likely to derive from a deeper comprehension of the underlying

scientific and technological principles that have guided the computer’s development,

and from participation in the research flow that points to the technological

future.