Desmond Paul Henry, Picture by Drawing Machine 1, c. 1960

Computers Broke the Old Boundaries

Visual artists are no longer limited to paint, clay, or film. Computers have been used in the visual arts since the 1960s for creating, editing, rendering, and printing images.

Visual Arts: How Computers Changed Art

Close-up of hands drawing a pear on a tablet, showcasing digital artistry.

The Tool Can Also Be the Artwork

Computer art can be an image, sound, animation, video, website, video game, performance, or installation. That makes it hard to define by the final object alone.

Visual Arts: How Computers Changed Art

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