Saturday, May 14, 2011

Saving Digital Art from Technological Change

The technology we now have available to us for experiencing the arts is ever-changing by the day. While most view these new technologies as perfect for providing access to the arts for all who may not otherwise have access, some digital age mavens fear that some of the earliest works of art created on the computer are in danger of being lost while new digital artworks are so complex that they are unable to be preserved.

In digital art, the key is to find ways of preserving the color and visual aspects of piece of art---which is made hard when, over the course of a 20-30 year working life, the software we use is made obselete or replaced by something new and cutting edge that may not be able to support the work of art in its original form.

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