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Digital Art and Crowd Creation in Iran (Case Study: Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition)
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Abstract This paper aims to show the status of digital art in Iran and explain how the meaning of an artist has transformed in the digital age. The primary assumption of this paper is that the experience of digital art has again revived the collective experience in creating arts. Although, interactivity is c... view more
This paper aims to show the status of digital art in Iran and explain how the meaning of an artist has transformed in the digital age. The primary assumption of this paper is that the experience of digital art has again revived the collective experience in creating arts. Although, interactivity is considered to be the most important quality of digital art, their collective, collaborative and progressive qualities should as well be emphasized. These qualities have transformed all aspects of art. The present study focuses on the audience’s part in the foundation of producing art in new media art or digital art. Using Howard Becker’s idea of ‘the sociology of art’ we can show the process of change, that the notion of crowd production of art has undergone and almost reached its exact meaning. The current study is applying a qualitative approach using participation and interview techniques. The research was carried out during the Tehran Annual Digital Arts Exhibition (TADAX). The research data were obtained based on interviews with artists and participators in the four TADAX exhibitions from 2013 to 2016.... view less
Keywords
digital media; interactive media; art; exhibition; audience; electronic media; artist; sociology of art; Iran
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
crowd creation; Tehran annual of digital arts exhibition; digital art; digital technologies; new media art
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 187-204
Journal
Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 2 (2018) 2
ISSN
2538-6255
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed