Art, Cybernetics and Pedagogy in Post-War Britain - Roy Ascotts Groundcourse

This study about the British artist Roy Ascott, one of the first cybernetic artists, with a career spanning seven decades to date. The book focuses on his early career, exploring the evolution of his early interests in communication in the context of the rich overlaps between art, science and engineering in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s.

Sommario

1. Dialogue (Introduction)
2. Metaform
3. Field
4. Analogue
5. Control
6. Calibrator
7. Game
8. Synthesizer (Conclusion)

Info autore

Kate Sloan teaches for Newcastle Univerity and the University of Edinburgh, where she was previously Henry Moore Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow 2015-17.

Riassunto

This study about the British artist Roy Ascott, one of the first cybernetic artists, with a career spanning seven decades to date. The book focuses on his early career, exploring the evolution of his early interests in communication in the context of the rich overlaps between art, science and engineering in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sloan Kate, Kate Sloan, Kate (University of Edinburgh) Sloan, Sloan Kate
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032338606
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233860-6
• Pagine: 268
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; MUSIC / History & Criticism, ART / History / General, EDUCATION / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Biotechnology, ART / European, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), COMPUTERS / Cybernetics, EDUCATION / Arts in Education, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, c 1960 to c 1970, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1950 to c 1959, Individual artists, art monographs, c 1960 to c 1969, Cybernetics & systems theory, C 1945 To C 1960, Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes, machines, etc), Man-made objects depicted in art, Cybernetics and systems theory, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General