Artists' CD-ROM
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The Artists' CD-ROM
and DVD-ROM are new forms of the Artist's book. Presentation of work in this format enables artists to put multimedia
and Hypertext
into Installation art
. Pioneers of the new format include Laurie Anderson
, Jean-Jacques Birgé
, David Blair
, John Maeda, Christine Tamblyn
, Marita Liulia
, Marjorie Franklin
, Paul Tompkins, Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, Takahiko Iimura and Rodrigo Toledo.
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
and DVD-ROM are new forms of the Artist's book. Presentation of work in this format enables artists to put multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
and Hypertext
Hypertext
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer or other electronic device with references to other text that the reader can immediately access, usually by a mouse click or keypress sequence. Apart from running text, hypertext may contain tables, images and other presentational devices. Hypertext is the...
into Installation art
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
. Pioneers of the new format include Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
, Jean-Jacques Birgé
Jean-Jacques Birgé
Jean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer , film director , multimedia author , sound designer Jean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer (co-founder of Un Drame Musical Instantané which with he records...
, David Blair
David Blair
David Blair may refer to:*David Blair , British director*David Blair , British ballet dancer*David Blair , Irish Australian journalist and encyclopaedist...
, John Maeda, Christine Tamblyn
Christine Tamblyn
Christine Tamblyn was a media artist and feminist. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois, USA and attended a Catholic girls' school, Carmel High School for Girls, in Mundelein, IL. She never learned to ride a bike or drive a car. She was very shy as a child...
, Marita Liulia
Marita Liulia
Marita Liulia is a Finnish media artist.Her production includes media art works, photography, painting and stage performances....
, Marjorie Franklin
Marjorie Franklin
Marjorie Franklin is a conceptual artist and a Professor of Conceptual Art at University of Minnesota in the U.S.A. She uses digital media in interactive installations...
, Paul Tompkins, Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, Takahiko Iimura and Rodrigo Toledo.
Notable examples
- Puppet Motel by Laurie AndersonLaurie AndersonLaura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
and Hsin-Chien Huang - WaxwebWaxwebWaxweb is a hypermedia version of the film "Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees" by David Blair.The online version of Waxweb has been hosted since 1994by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia...
by David BlairDavid BlairDavid Blair may refer to:*David Blair , British director*David Blair , British ballet dancer*David Blair , Irish Australian journalist and encyclopaedist... - Reactive Books by John Maeda
- Machiavel by Jean-Jacques BirgéJean-Jacques BirgéJean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer , film director , multimedia author , sound designer Jean-Jacques Birgé is an independent French musician and filmmaker, at once music composer (co-founder of Un Drame Musical Instantané which with he records...
and Antoine SchmittAntoine SchmittAntoine Schmitt is a French contemporary artist, programming engineer and designer.- Biography :Antoine Schmitt was a self-made programmer at the age of 16.... - The Ambitious Bitch by Marita LiuliaMarita LiuliaMarita Liulia is a Finnish media artist.Her production includes media art works, photography, painting and stage performances....
- Machines à écrire by Antoine Denize
- XploraXploraXplora are an electronic rock band originally formed in Lima, Perú.-Background:In 1993 Peruvian musicians Alvaro Aro and Ricardo Allemant met Javier Vera in their high school, and the trio discovered similarities in their taste of new wave and synth pop...
and EveEveEve is the first woman created by God in the Book of Genesis.Eve may also refer to:-People:*Eve , a common given name and surname*Eve , American recording artist and actress-Places:...
by Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
and Michael Coulson