[accessibleimage] Re: Question about art movement

It would seem to me that artistic movments
(particularly Western artistic movements) tend to
evolve out of a set of shared aesthetic, theoretical,
or ideological principles rather than a technological
advance or the novel application of technology for
making art. If there is a movement comprised of blind
artists/ disabled artists (and I believe there is-
check out the Bodies of Work Festival that took place
in Chicago in Aprl for a good example), then that
movement is motivated by sociological/ politcal
factors more than by technological innovations,  Even
if a bunch of people started making Braille embosser
art and their was a nationwide craze for it, it would
probably fall under the category of a new artistic
medium as opposed to a movement.  Another way of
explaining it would be that PhotoShop users do not
comprise an artistic movement but what some digital
artists do with it could be thought of in that way.

Great question Lisa!

Jennifer

--- Lisa Yayla <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> Was wondering about something.
> 
> Elizabeth Goldring  uses the ophthalmoscope as a
> medium for artist 
> expression. I was having a discussion a bit back
> with an artist about 
> using an embosser to create art. Isn't this  a new
> trend? Using tools 
> that are specifically meant for the visually
> impaired to create visual 
> and tactile art? Of course I know there are many
> visually impaired 
> artist but aren't these tools untraditional in the
> sense that they 
> haven't been used for that purpose before?
> 
> Any thoughts about this?
> 
> Regards,
> Lisa
> 
> 


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