Television's Impact on Contemporary Art

Television, officially introduced in 1939, has added immeasurably to the glut
of visual information. The author observes a current tendency to make art out
of recycled or appropriated images. Video art raise questions about the role
visual art can play in daily life. Lot of photographers include TV's in their
photographs: Frank, Winograd, Arbus and Bruce Davidson. Other artists use
multiplied images and use screen-images in their collages. TV is also a source
of screen-images in their collages. TV is also a source of ready-made abstract
images. Computers are now involved, and facsimile printers make instant
pictures. Computer programs can not only a thing we watch, but sometimes is
watching us. The article is adapted from the catalogue ""Television's Impact on
Contemporary Art'', Queens Museum, 1986.


Citaten:
Television's Impact on Contemporary Art (1986)
Burson, N.: Composites (1986)