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Article: NEW MEDIA ART
- Article from:
- Metro : Media & Education Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright The Australian Teachers of Media Inc 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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NEW MEDIA IS A LOT OF THINGS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT THE QUESTIONS REMAIN-WHAT IS IT, WHO IS IT AND WHERE IS IT HEADED?
What makes the new?
New Media is a catchall phrase that refers to an area of art that includes video, the web, sound and, on occasion, film and photography as well. It's a loose categorization of media that shares one essential trait-these forms are not 'traditional' media, like painting and sculpture. But given the fact that painting and sculptural languages form such a large part of the basic grammar of new media, and that these so-called traditional forms often flirt with new technologies as well, the term 'new media' tends to denote not an actual 'newness' but something ...