Digital Artworks Research Articles

A Chaos-Based Encryption Algorithm to Protect the Security of Digital Artwork Images

A Chaos-Based Encryption Algorithm to Protect the Security of Digital Artwork Images

Contemporary Art in Public Spaces: Forms of Expression, Social Significance, and Revitalization

Introduction: This study examines the significance of contemporary art in public spaces, with a specific emphasis on its various manifestations, societal functions, and capacity to revitalize urban environments. It emphasizes the ways in which art enhances aesthetic enjoyment, enhances the overall quality of life, and contributes to economic growth. Methodology: A qualitative study examines the use of sculptures, installations, murals, performances, and digital artworks in urban settings. Illustrative instances of effective art initiatives demonstrate the positive impact of these interventions on public spaces. When considering a project, we carefully evaluate factors such as accessibility, interactivity, the differentiation between temporary and permanent installations, and the influence on community relations. Results: The study finds that contemporary art in public spaces expands cultural access, strengthens social bonds, and raises societal awareness. Interactive and temporary artworks particularly influence the use and perception of these spaces, promoting community identification with the environment. Discussions: Art projects like New York City's High Line and Copenhagen's Superkilen show how aesthetic improvements and cultural activities attract residents and tourists, driving economic benefits. Temporary installations and pop-up art actions offer dynamic experiences that continually draw visitors, aiding economic revitalization. Conclusions: Integrating contemporary art into urban development improves public spaces by fostering cultural experiences and contributing to social and economic growth. Cities should actively support such projects to enhance community sense and urban quality of life.

From Digital Art to Crypto Art: The Evolution of Art Brought by NFT

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are transforming the digital art by allowing artists to sell unique, one-of-a-kind digital artwork that is verified on the blockchain. Although NFTs have attracted much attention from academia and industry, little is known about this innovative art practice. In this work, we focus on how NFT artists understand their art creation process, interact with NFT marketplaces, and face challenges in their NFT practices. We conducted a mixed-method study, including interviews with 19 artists and an analysis of market transactions on OpenSea and SuperRare. We found that serialization and Web3 concepts are significant features in NFT artwork creations, and artists utilize artificial intelligence and smart contracts to create artworks incorporating these features. Artists perceived that blockchain features like transparency, openness, and authentication strongly influenced their NFT trading experiences, and they also encountered challenges such as determining artwork value, rights ownership, and addressing technical issues in the creation process.

Bridging science and art: Auralization and visualization of the ocean soundscape

As a group of researchers and artists, we have collaborated on a science-art project that converts seismic and hydroacoustic data into immersive digital artworks, revealing the hidden realm of ocean soundscape. We integrated artistic methodologies to produce soundtracks and videos from seismic waveforms recorded in the ocean, which enables the general public to gain a multisensory experience of the scientific data studied by specialists. Through exhibitions in multiple venues, our interdisciplinary approach was well received by diverse audiences, showcasing the potential for creative representations of scientific information.

Between Сrypto Art and Copyright: NFT Tokens as Tools for Confirming the Authenticity of Art Objects

The symbiosis of blockchain technology with human creativity has given rise to what we now call crypto art, marking a new frontier in digital artistic expression. This development has profoundly altered our understanding of digital artifacts and ownership in this domain. Once easily accessible to all, digital art poses a unique challenge in the realm of collecting: how does one collect something that can be effortlessly replicated and shared? This paper explores the role of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as authentication mechanisms and proof of authorship for digital artworks. Initially designed for decentralized financial transactions, blockchain technology has become instrumental in validating authorship and enabling the monetization of digital artworks through NFTs. Although digital artists now benefit from the validation of their work as legitimate investment assets through NFT technology, challenges persist due to the absence of copyright verification during token creation. For example, many artists have discovered their creations being used by third parties to mint tokens without their consent. The study demonstrates the transformative impact of NFTs on the digital art landscape while addressing the ongoing challenges and the imperative for enhanced copyright protection mechanisms.

Transformation of Beauty in Digital Fine Arts Aesthetics: An Artpreneur Perspective

The evolving nature of beauty in digital fine arts aesthetics signifies profound shifts within contemporary social and cultural contexts. Technological advancements have enabled artists to explore new mediums, creating works that reflect and respond to current societal issues. This study examines the paradigm shift in digital fine arts, focusing on the interpretation and manifestation of beauty in digital creations. It explores the interplay between digital aesthetics and societal realities, providing insights into the transformation of beauty in the digital age. An interdisciplinary approach is utilized, incorporating textual analysis of relevant literature, participatory observation at art exhibitions and online platforms, and a comprehensive literature review. These methods trace the evolution of beauty in digital fine arts and analyze how artists incorporate visual, auditory, and interactive elements. The research demonstrates that technological progress has significantly impacted the creation and perception of beauty in fine arts. This transformation includes broader definitions of aesthetics, integrating multisensory experiences and community participation. Digital fine arts now serve as a dynamic medium that reflects diverse social, political, and cultural themes. The transformation of beauty in this field underscores the complex relationships among art, technology, and society. Digital artworks provide innovative aesthetic experiences and mirror contemporary social dynamics. Despite concerns regarding the authenticity and preservation of digital art, its role in expanding artistic expression and fostering innovation is undeniable

Teaching Visual Arts Using Virtual Exhibitions: An Investigation of Student Usage and Impact on Learning

Amid the imperative call for using digital artwork images and e-learning activities in planning and delivering the art curriculum heightened by rapid technological development and COVID-19, we propose a visual arts teacher–curator pedagogy and investigate its effectiveness in Hong Kong’s primary and secondary schools. The pedagogy is set out to empower visual arts teachers to assume the role of “digital museum curators” and to facilitate student learning using virtual exhibitions. Design-based research was the methodology adopted for the study. Six teachers and 331 students participated in the study in the 2021–2022 academic year. The study, which examined the effectiveness of the proposed pedagogy, revealed a substantial improvement in student learning, including (1) motivating students toward self-directed and active learning, (2) stimulating artmaking ideas and skills, and (3) enhancing students’ confidence through peer learning.

Interaction of Digital Art, Space and Memory: The Case of Alkazar Movie Theater

The pursuit of new art formed by the integration of digital technologies with art is used in many areas of architecture, such as facades, surfaces, showcases, and interiors. The use of art together with the technological infrastructure, especially on interior surfaces, has enabled artists to develop their limits of creativity. In this sense, one dimension of creativity is the designs made through the memory of space. This study focused on how digital artworks produced through the memory of space are applied in the Alkazar Movie Theater in Beyoğlu, Istanbul and their effect on the user. At the point of transferring social memory, Refik Anadol’s work titled Alkazar Dream, renowned for its visualization of memory through digital art, has been effective. The study examined how this interaction was achieved, using a descriptive-analytical and qualitative data analysis method. As a result of the study, the effect of experiencing space and social memory through digital art on the user was revealed. It was found that the interaction of the user with digital art as a viewer and participant is an effective method for the preservation and transfer of social memory into the future.

TRANSITIONAL AREAS OF DIGITAL GAME ART

Digital games, which constitute a part of new media studies, offer different reality experiences and new expressive environments to a player with multimodal interactions and hybrid reality practices offered by game engines. The alternative environments offered by digital game art create a kind of ‘transitional space’ in the participant’s experience process with ambiguous structures such as reality-fiction. The phenomenon of the transitional area, discussed by Donald W. Winnicott, is the cultural manoeuvring space in which the subject experiences both internal and external reality while constructing the initial fiction of the self, and is closely related to Jean Baudrillard’s concept of simulation in which fiction and reality are mixed. In contemporary art, where the artistic image becomes a virtual reality, phantasmagoria, in which meaning and reality are reconstructed and staged in new media works referencing digital game practices, takes place in the transitional areas that Winnicott sees as a dynamic and experiential playground. This research focuses on digital game art works of different artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Hesam Jalili, Theo Triantafyllidis, Ian Cheng, and Joon Yong Moon, who create a transitional space in their work with practices such as ‘gamification of space’ and ‘counter gaming’.

Preserving Sculptural Heritage in the Era of Digital Transformation: Methods and Challenges of 3D Art Assessment

Sustainable digital cultural heritage is now an essential aspect of our lives. The rapid development of 3D technology in the historic preservation industry provides the means of documenting, recovering, and presenting cultural heritage items. However, the digital transformation of 3D sculpture heritage is often led by technology without effective evaluation indicators as a guide. This study compares effective assessment methods for digital forms with traditional art. Our approach uses semantic differential scales and machine learning regression models to assess the importance of fifteen artistic attributes. The semantic differential scale is improved based on 15 artistic attributes and proves to be effective in evaluating the value of digital artwork. This research finds that digital artwork is significantly more popular among young people compared with elderly people, especially for attributes like colour variation, saturation, and texture. The research also finds that complexity and social attributes are more important in predicting the value of the digital 3D model. Digital transformation is a viable method for preserving the artistic value of sculpture and improving cultural sustainability.

Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices

Introduction. The advent of generative AI has democratized art creation, enabling individuals without formal training to produce visually appealing digital artworks. However, it is not yet well-understood why and how laypeople engage with AI in creative information practice. Method. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 participants, aiming to understand the motivations for laypeople's engagement with AI painting and the challenges they encounter. Analysis. The interviews were analysed using open coding and thematic analysis, with two independent coders achieving a substantial inter-coder reliability score. Results. Our findings reveal that laypeople's engagement with AI painting is a practice-oriented information practice, influenced by social and contextual factors. The engagement process is iterative, starting with a user prompt and AI-generated initial output, followed by continuous refinement. Laypeople engage with AI painting for emotional motivations, personal utilitarian motivations, and social interaction. Notable challenges include image quality, technological limitations, and personal constraints. Conclusion. These findings provide empirical evidence of the potential and limitations of AI in creative information practice. This understanding is vital for informing the design of future AI tools to enhance the human-AI collaborative experience in creative endeavours.

An Exploration of the Ways in Which the Gender Dichotomy Is Dissolved in Digital Artworks

An Exploration of the Ways in Which the Gender Dichotomy Is Dissolved in Digital Artworks

Creating NFT-backed emoji art from user conversations on blockchain

In metaverse, digital assets are essential to define identity, shape the virtual environment, and facilitate economic transactions. This study introduces a novel feature to the metaverse by capturing a fundamental aspect of individuals–their conversations–and transforming them into digital assets. It utilizes natural language processing and machine learning methods to extract a key sentence from user conversations and matches them with emojis that reflect their sentiments. The selected sentence, which encapsulates the essence of the user’s statements, is then transformed into digital art through a generative visual model. This digital artwork is transformed into a non-Fungible Token (NFT), becoming a valuable digital asset within the blockchain ecosystem that is ideal for integration into metaverse applications. Our aim is that the management of personality traits as digital assets will foster individual uniqueness, enrich user experiences, and facilitate more personalized services and interactions with both like-minded users and non-player characters, thereby enhancing the overall user journey.

Art on the chain? On the possibilities of new media art preservation on the Web3

ABSTRACT The absence of clear protocols in the conservation of new media art has led to a situation of extreme precariousness of digital artworks. The irruption of blockchain culture and NFTs seems to offer an opportunity to overcome this situation. This paper aims to clarify whether or not the structure of data and metadata associated with transactions in the blockchain solves the challenging obsolescent and unstable condition of new media art. The disturbing reality is that the so-called ‘cryptoart’ is not always stored and encapsulated on the blockchain itself. In a high number of cases, assets just point to artworks living outside, stored on off-chain servers or platforms. This paper analyzes the possibilities for the preservation of art hosted on the chain. Despite some limitations, this method is understood as the more coherent and robust for long-term life and availability of digital art associated with Web3 technology.

NFT – MARKETPLACE USING ICP BLOCKCHAIN AND CUSTOM TOKENS

The Cutting-Edge ICP Blockchain Marketplace is a groundbreaking platform revolutionizing NFT trading through the innovative utilization of the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) blockchain. Our marketplace provides a secure, transparent, and tamper-proof environment for buying, selling, and trading NFTs. With a user-friendly React frontend, users can seamlessly navigate through a diverse collection of NFTs, including digital artwork, collectibles, virtual real estate, and domain names. Simplified trading processes empower users to list NFTs, set prices, and engage in secure transactions effortlessly. Curated collections feature exceptional NFT artworks and rare collectibles, fostering creativity and passion within our community. Through the immutability and transparency of blockchain technology, our marketplace ensures the authenticity and provenance of each NFT, establishing a trusted ecosystem for users to explore and exchange digital assets with confidence. Key Words: NFT Marketplace, digital assets, ICP Blockchain

Copyright Infringement Liability of NFT Digital Artwork Platforms

The development of information technology and the evolution of laws have given rise to new issues and disputes in the determination of platform responsibilities in cases of disputes over internet dissemination rights. With the advancement of the blockchain industry, the Hangzhou Internet Court in China has determined that NFT digital artwork platforms can be deemed as aiding infringement in copyright disputes. This article aims to clarify the role played by platforms in infringement cases by analyzing the technical characteristics of NFT digital artwork platforms. It will also discuss factors in determining the liability of NFT digital artwork platforms based on judicial practices, thereby elucidating the principle of "notice + necessary measures" applicable to these platforms.

Pet Attachment and Animal Abuse in Human Relationships with Pets as Inspiration for Digital Artworks

Humans and animals have coexisted for a long time with mutual benefits to one another. Relationships between species can create a balanced relationship for the survival of living things on earth. Attachment is an emotional relationship formed by individuals with other individuals who are considered stronger during their lives. Attachment will tend to encourage individuals to trigger closeness through contact and sad reactions due to separation. Individuals have the goal of seeking security and comfort in attachment. Human attachment to pets includes emotional, psychological, and physical interactions that will develop into a good mutual relationship. In attachment relationships, the role of empathy, attachment and anthropomorphism (the human tendency to assign characteristics, feelings and behaviors to non-human species) can influence the level of concern for pet welfare. Lack of empathy, attachment and anthropomorphism can lead to lower levels of care for animals, which may lead to neglect and abuse. Animal abuse is deliberate and repeated behavior with the aim of causing physical or psychological suffering to animals. Physical or psychological suffering in detail includes suffering and misery as well as the onset of pain and death of the animal.

Liability of the Operator of an NFT Digital Artwork Trading Service Platform for Contributory Copyright Infringement

Liability of the Operator of an NFT Digital Artwork Trading Service Platform for Contributory Copyright Infringement

Regionalism as anti-colonialism: imaginaries of area in South East Asian omnibus film and database art

ABSTRACT This article responds to debates about the complicity or outdatedness of regionalism in Area Studies by analyzing creative works by local artists that reimagine South East Asia as ‘area’: Ho Tzu Nyen’s interactive database The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia (CDOSEA) (2012–present); and two omnibus films – the Asian Film Archive’s Fragment (2015) and the former Luang Prabang Film Festival’s Mekong 2030 (2020), which feature acclaimed South East Asian filmmakers such as Lav Diaz, U-Wei Haji Saari, Anocha Suwichakornpong, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and Tan Chui Mui. Diverging from Caroline Ha Thuc’s earlier South East Asia Research article by revisiting vernacular concepts of sovereignty and collectivity such as mandala and zomia in subaltern historical and anthropological writings, it examines how these works highlight the commonality of motifs of ecology, performance, mobility and spirituality. While the digital artwork CDOSEA algorithmically rearranges constellations of images, words and sounds commonly associated with the region, the omnibus films Mekong 2030 and Fragment combine diverse, fragmentary narratives from different locations within a single anthology. Transforming ‘area’ from an object of neocolonial knowledge production to a source of autonomous collective agency, the article explores how these works visualize a provisional community defined by its plurality, fluidity and inclusiveness.

CONTEMPORARY INDIAN WOMEN ARTISTS AS DIGITAL SOCIAL COMMENTATORS ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of Indian women artists harnessing digital platforms to critique and engage with societal norms surrounding gender equality and women’s empowerment. Being active participants on digital platforms they are strongly addressing issues related to women’s rights by socially commentating through their art. Digital platforms encourage global audiences and international access to artworks that enable artists to amplify their content through active social media engagement. Social media platforms are powerful mediums of connection that encourage the boosting of young talent to reach diverse audiences through their exhilarating art pieces. These women artists are presenting themselves and letting out their voice through art campaigns, projects, series, installations, 3D artworks, crypto, digital paintings, etc. to bring to the forefront topics such as gender bias, patriarchy, violence against females, stereotyping, inclusivity, sexuality, consent, body shaming, feminine perfection, female beauty standards and so on. They are motivated to present to the women of India, the need to be aware of the challenges and threats imposed on their identity as the society in which they live is at the turn of acknowledging a new age that is ready to offer acceptance and equality to women on the terms of their fight and struggle of pushing the system forward from the dead asleep. The digital artworks of a senior contemporary women artist and a young digital social commentator will be discussed in the paper to present a richer and more comprehensive understanding of the socio-political issues addressed through the artistic journey of these two artists belonging to different age groups.