Media Art Research Articles

Survey of real-time brainmedia in artistic exploration

Abstract This survey examines the evolution and impact of real-time brainmedia on artistic exploration, contextualizing developments within a historical framework. To enhance knowledge on the entanglement between the brain, mind, and body in an increasingly mediated world, this work defines a clear scope at the intersection of bio art and interactive art, concentrating on real-time brainmedia artworks developed in the 21st century. It proposes a set of criteria and a taxonomy based on historical notions, interaction dynamics, and media art representations. The goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of real-time brainmedia, setting the stage for future explorations of new paradigms in communication between humans, machines, and the environment.

The deep convolution network in immersive design of digital media art in smart city.

The goal of the paper is to examine how convolutional neural network (CNN) is used in the immersive world of digital media art. In order to do this, this paper first explains digital media art in the context of smart cities and the use of immersive scenarios. Next, a brief analysis of the Unet network model and deep aggregation structure is provided. Then, a projector, camera, and computer-based immersive projector-camera display system is constructed. Based on the mathematical reflection model of the system, this paper discusses the method of using CNN to solve the photometric compensation of the projection picture. Meanwhile, a Projection Compensation Network (PCN) is designed, and a multi-scale perceptual loss is added to this compensation network, and the content information of the compensated image is improved by calculating the loss of feature maps of different scales. The final network is named Perceptual Loss-Projection Compensation Network (PL-PCN). Experiments are used to confirm the PL-PCN model's efficacy. The outcomes demonstrate that the SSIM and PSNR of the projected picture compensated by PL-PCN are boosted by 35.8% and 31.6%, respectively. While the RMSE is reduced by 40.9%, demonstrating an improvement in the compensated image's quality. Additionally, utilizing a CNN makes it possible to do cross-reflection compensation. Additionally, compared to the network without deep polymerization, the PL-PCN with deep polymerization structure boosts the projected image's SSIM and PSNR by 6% and 7.57%, respectively, and lowers the RMSE by 13.3% This demonstrates that the addition of deep polymerization structure can have a stronger compensatory effect. This paper can offer a theoretical framework for improving the immersive scene quality of digital media art.

The Evaluation and Learning of Web Crawler Technology in the Field of Digital Media Art

With the rapid advancement of digital technology, digital media art has progressively emerged as a novel darling in the contemporary art market, primarily due to its distinctive interactivity, generativity, and digital distribution methods.The appraisal of market value is crucial in the transaction of digital art, and web crawling technology presents an innovative approach for data acquisition and processing. This study is dedicated to exploring the convergence of digital media art and web crawling technology, conducting an in-depth investigation on the application of web crawlers in the determination of market value for digital art.In the context of developing a theoretical framework, a novel value assessment model is proposed by integrating the features of the digital art market with established value assessment theories. On this basis, a value assessment tool targeted at the digital media art market was developed.This tool integrates multiple factors such as historical transaction data of artworks, artist backgrounds, work style, and media exposure, and employs machine learning algorithms to conduct market value assessment of artworks.Case analyses have also confirmed the accuracy of the assessment results and the practicality of the assessment model.Results show that this assessment tool not only provides powerful market guidance for art investors and collectors but also offers a pricing decision basis for digital art trading platforms.This research not only provides new perspectives and practical tools for the assessment of digital art but also makes a valuable exploration into the application of web crawling technology in the acquisition of art data information.It is of positive significance for the value discovery of digital media art and the long-term healthy development of the art market.

Digital Media Intervenes in an Immersive Exhibition in Interactive ScenesMode of Perception and Interaction in the New Era

Abstract: This paper will discuss how the combination of digital media and immersive art exhibition can bring new interaction and participation experience to the audience under the reform of art media, as well as the significance of this combination in artistic expression, exhibition design and audience perception.Using a case study of teamLab in Japan. This paper evaluates the immersive exhibition of digital media intervention from four aspects: transformation, integration, cases, and reflection. It is found that while the emergence of digital media technology provides a new way of display and creative means for art exhibitions, there is also a certain contradiction between artistry and technicality in such exhibitions. It is necessary to balance the relationship between art and technology in order to achieve mutual promotion and common development of the two.

A home without secrets or lies on family & writing poems of childhood sexual assault

ABSTRACT In this short memoir, the author uses personal narrative, research, and popular literature to analyze her first book of poetry on childhood sexual assault and the social consequences of choosing to write a trauma narrative. As the author shows, writing her first book was an intuitive experiment of poetic therapy as well as an intellectual engagement with an artistic medium that becomes, through its production and publication, an example of the psychological benefits of writing these narratives while also inspiring negative familial responses. Drawing from the voices of other writers, this memoir argues that survivors of assault should write their experiences despite negative social responses, contending that the emotional and psychological benefits of doing so well outweigh social invalidation. Shame is examined as an inevitable consequence of assault that can be confronted through the act of writing, and memory as an unreliable resource the writer must choose to trust.

Exploring the Intersection of Social Justice and Health through Art

This paper examines the role of art in advocating for social justice and addressing health disparities. It highlights how various artistic mediums such as photography, installations, performance, and visual arts serve as powerful tools to communicate the complexities of structural inequality and promote public health advocacy. The review discusses the intersection of art and politics, as well as the potential for art to shift perspectives, foster empathy, and influence policy. It delves into case studies where artistic initiatives have contributed to health advocacy, particularly in marginalized communities, and demonstrates how art can be an effective therapeutic tool for healing, empowerment, and mobilization for health equity. Keywords: Social Justice, Health Disparities, Art and Activism, Health Equity, Community Engagement.

Media Arts Suspensions and Deviations - Paz dos Reis between Cinema and Photography

Media have non-linear evolutions. This means that new media failures or retractions can highlight overlooked features of old media. The very early history of Portuguese Cinema is one of those moments: the new and promising cinema technologies were first experimented and then discarded by Aurélio da Paz dos Reis, the pioneer of Portuguese cinema. Instead, he intensely explored in photography a solution for covering current affairs. The creation of the ‘Portuguese Stereoscope’, a commercial stereoscopic card series that depicted political events such as the agitated republic rallies, the social life of the bourgeoisie and the daily life in the streets of Porto, was an international innovation: it consisted of the very first photojournalism in 3D. This research project will investigate this historical fact by checking in the press the events covered by Paz dos Reis and by creating an online media art installation that will allow the matching of these materials with his stereos to understand how these 3D news materials relate to current VR 360º new videos. This digital curation will be developed as an artistic research method which will also allow to experiment with film materials: photograph the original Aurelio’s camera kept by the Portuguese Cinematheque (ANIM) to create a 3d object, and a documentary film focused on some of his most symbolic photographs. It is expected that this research project will lead to a new approach towards the work of Paz dos Reis.

The Application of AI Art in New Media Art Design

With the continuous development of AI technology, the combination of AI and new media art design will be more in-depth, and more innovative application scenarios can be explored in the future, such as the combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) with AI, to provide customers with a more immersive experience. With the assistance of AI, new media art design has created more diversified and innovative works, which has improved the design ability and aesthetic level of new media art. It is more in line with the needs of the new media art design industry and enhances the employment competitiveness.

Study on the application of media technology and media art

This study aims to clarify how augmented reality (AR) technology was used in the live broadcast of the opening game of the National Festival and how effective it was. The opening ceremony of the Mongolian national festival “Naadam” (2023) on the theme of “Unity alone Mongolia” which includes “Hymn of Eternal Unity”, “The Great Epic”, “Time of Great Mongolia’s Fate”, “Three Generations Nomad”, “Altan Teshvi’s Melody”, “Mongolia of the World”. It has six parts, and how the design and processing of AR visualization of the information displayed on the screen with the meaning of these have been enriched. This study will increase the interest of artists, researchers and designers in using a wider range of innovative AR applications to create digital art experiences. Медиа технологи, медиа урлагийн хэрэглээний судалгаа Хураангуй: Энэхүү судалгаа нь үндэсний их баяр наадмын нээлтийн тоглолтын шууд дамжуулалтад медиа технологийн төрөл болох баяжуулсан бодит байдлын (augmented reality- AR) технологийг хэрхэн ашигласан, ямар үр дүнтэй болсныг тодруулах зорилготой. “Эв нэгдлийн тусгаар Монгол” сэдэвт нээлтийн тоглолт (2023 он) нь “Эв мөнхийн дуулал”, “Их хөлгөн туульс”, “Их Монголын заяан цаг”, ”Гурван цагийн нүүдэл”, “Алтан тэвшийн хөг аялгуу”, “Дэлхийн Монгол” гэсэн зургаан хэсэгтэй бөгөөд эдгээрийн утга агуулгатай дэлгэцээр гаргах мэдээллийн AR дүрслэлийн дизайн, боловсруулалт хэрхэн уялдан баяжуулсныг тодрууллаа. Энэ нь уран бүтээлчид, судлаачид болон дизайнеруудыг дижитал урлагийн туршлагыг бий болгохын тулд илүү өргөн хүрээний шинэлэг AR программуудыг ашиглах сонирхлыг нэмэгдүүлэх ач холбогдолтой юм. Түлхүүр үгс: медиа дизайн, наадам, баяжуулсан бодит байдал (augmented reality- AR)

Rocky Legacies of Finnish Anti-Uranium Mining Social Movements

When international mining companies rushed to prospect for uranium in Finland in the early 2000s, localised anti-uranium mining social movements formed in different parts of the country. Among the activists was Finnish artist Pessi Manner whose rock carvings remain the social movements’ most enduring legacies. In this article, I discuss the history of uranium prospecting and anti-uranium activism in Finland, analyse Manner’s interventions as examples of atomic rock art, and argue that, in using rock as his art medium, Manner was able to elicit an affective connection between feeling bodies and a landscape in need of protection, a quality that also contributes to the capacity of his artworks for future communication.

Generative Models for the Psychology of Art and Aesthetics

This paper describes how computational generative models can describe aspects of the artistic process, and how these generative models can provide tools for formulating and testing psychological theories of art. The term “generative models” here refers to algorithms that can generate artistic imagery, video, text, or other artistic media, including techniques developed in both computer graphics and AI research. Generative models can both describe artistic processes and offer useful experimental tools. This paper first outlines different ways to understand the types of research in generative models. It then surveys several recent examples of using generative models to develop theories and to perform experiments. The paper then discusses misleading uses of the concept of “AI-generated art” in psychological studies, and the need for study of our relationship with new artistic technologies. Finally, the paper offers a few remarks on pursuing interdisciplinary research across psychology and computer graphics.

Conceptualism of Sculpture Films of the 1970s–1980s in the Experimental Field of “Expanded Cinema”

The aim of the article is to analyse conceptual foundations of sculpture films in the 1970s–1980s in the context of experiments with “cinema expansion”. Results. Sculpture films of the 1970s–1980s show signs of a tendency toward conceptualism inherent in postmodern art. In innovative experiments on the audiovisual art and sculpture synthesis, not only the updated artistic toolkit became basic, but the process of meaning creation with a mandatory appeal to the audience’s perception as well. All this was organically integrated into the general search of avant-garde directors, aimed at developing the technological and artistic possibilities of cinematography, which received a generalised name “expanded cinema” (G. Youngblood). W. Turnbull, A. Forbes, D. Ashton, R. Horn, V. Pye, G. Matta-Clark, L. Lijn, B. Flanagan, R. Smithson, G. Stevens, P. Dockley, D. Hall, D. Dye, E. McCall, L. Lye, J. Hilliard, T. Hill, and many others, can be considered the figures in this direction. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the conceptual foundations of sculpture films of the 1970s–1980s are systematically analysed in the context of avant-garde searches by masters in creating interdisciplinary arts, and in extended cinema as well. Conclusions. The analysis of projects significant for sculpture cinema in the 1970s–1980s reveals a few conceptual creative approaches: video documentation of the process of creating a sculpture, and presenting an audiovisual work as an independent art object; filming the transformation and destruction of sculpture works for the purpose of provocative statements on current topics; use of cinematographic equipment as a material for creating sculptures; expanded interpretation of the concept of “sculpture” as a form, the construction of which is not limited to solid materials or inanimate objects; fixation on film of kinetic sculptures, the contemplation of which is inseparable from the surrounding environment. A general conclusion is made that experiments with sculpture films contributed to the video art formation, and influenced the further development of media art.

(Nip)ulations: The Nipulator Electronic Bra and the Embodiment of the Image Processing Tool

Abstract The Nipulator electronic bra is a custom-built wearable device that uses two potentiometers, a hacked DJ Hero microcontroller, and Cycling ’74 software to (nip)ulate the author’s voice and image in real time. The bra functions as an instrument for live video and sound processing as well as a feminist art object. This essay discusses how the author’s work with rare and historically significant image and sound processing tools like the Sandin Image Processor, Jones Frame Buffer, and Paik/Abe Raster Manipulation Unit influenced the creation of The Nipulator, as well as her experimental media art practice. Other artistic and personal influences are also considered, and a thorough description of the bra’s design, technical evolution, and durability challenges is provided.

Representations of Music and the Dance in Late Roman Art

Music and the dance are an important theme represented in various artistic media of the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods, including mosaic pavements and decorative arts such as silver metalwork, woven textiles, and carved ivories. A popular aspect of this theme is imagery of the Dionysiac thiasos, with members of the wine god’s entourage making merry by dancing and sounding crotala or cymbal tongs, as we see in a fragmentary mosaic from the House of the Dionysiac Thiasos at Augusta Traiana – Beroe. A similar effect occurs in either an expanded or a somewhat reduced format in pavements from Argos and Madaba. Besides mosaics, this subject also appears on Late Antique silver plate made for display, such as objects in the Mildenhall Treasure from Roman Britain and related works. Coptic textiles used to ornament private houses as colorful wall hangings feature lively dancers and musicians, and these figures may or may not have a mythological identity. Other non-mythological representations of music and the dance appeared in domestic and public settings. An outstanding example is the well-preserved Mosaic of Female Musicians that decorated a house in Mariamin, Syria, and that assembles an impressive group of instrumentalists and a dancer. One observes a pipe organ (hydraulis) along with a cithara, an aulos, and an acetabulum, consisting of a series of metal bowls struck with a baton. Elsewhere there are depicted a pantomime performance with an organ accompaniment, visible in a mosaic from Noheda, Spain, as well as music-making and dancing in the context of the circus. The latter subject appears on a consular diptych, and on the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius in Constantinople. We finally note that the pipe organ was later adopted for use in the church liturgy, reflected in an illustration in the Utrecht Psalter of 9th-century date. If the latter work of art is a copy of a Late Antique manuscript, as some scholars believe, then the pipe organ’s adoption for Christian ceremonial practice should be dated earlier than originally thought.

공공미술로서의 데이터 아트의 활용 가능성 연구 : 추상성과 복잡성을 중심으로

This study explores data art as a form of public art, focusing on visual abstraction and complexity. In recent years, new media works such as installation art and media art have transformed public spaces and architecture, turning urban areas into places that offer new experiences and inspiration beyond mere transit or commercial uses. However, the utilization of data art as public art remains limited. Data art visually represents vast amounts of data, providing unique insights and conveying new meanings through various forms. For instance, data art that integrates real-time climate data can offer both important messages and aesthetic experiences. The analysis of the technical and artistic aspects of data art installed in public spaces reveal the following: Data art’s abstraction and complexity provide citizens with immersive and novel experiences, enabling mental rejuvenation. Data art, expressed in geometric abstraction or abstract expressionist styles, captivates viewers and offers a balanced complexity designed by the artist, delivering surprise and newness. Utilizing diverse raw data and visualized in real-time, data art is created as installation pieces using digital screens or LEDs. These artworks are installed in various public places such as building lobbies, bus stops, and parks, allowing more people to experience art in their daily lives. Therefore, as public art, data art, with its abstraction and complexity, can engage citizens emotionally and promote open-minded thinking.

A Study on the Poetic Expression of “The Gaze” in Media Arts: Focusing on the Works of unzi Kim

A Study on the Poetic Expression of “The Gaze” in Media Arts: Focusing on the Works of unzi Kim

한 중년여성의 자아정체성탐색 경험에 대한 예술 기반 내러티브 탐구

In this study, the experience and meaning of a middle-aged woman’s self-identity search were explored in a narrative based on art. The participant of this study, Kim Min-seo (pseudonym), is a woman in her 50s. The researcher and the participant conducted a total of 10 sessions from July 26, 2022, to September 27, 2022, followed by two additional interviews 9 months later. To explore the meaning of the participant’s experiences of self-identity, formed throughout her life, the researcher employed various artistic media and techniques such as clay modeling for emotional expression, drawing family figures, writing poetry, collage-making, and reading fairy tales. Through these sensory, perceptual, cognitive, and symbolic methods, the participant was encouraged to express her life story, and the researcher engaged in discussions with the participant centered around her artistic creations. Based on the verbatim transcripts of all conversations, photographs of the participant’s artistic creations, and the researcher’s journal, a narrative of the participant’s self-identity exploration experience was constructed within a three-dimensional narrative inquiry space. The meaning of the participant’s experiences was then analyzed through this process. As a result, the meaning of the participant’s self-identity exploration experience was constructed as follows: 1. Catharsis through opening up about childhood experiences of abuse. 2. Confession and reflection on guilt related to child abuse. 3. Understanding of interpersonal conflict caused by the lack of nurturing care. 4. Discovery of a new identity for the wounded inner child. Through the relational inquiry space facilitated by her artistic creations, the participant was able to unravel various self-identity narratives embedded in her experiences of both victimhood and perpetration of abuse within the family, as well as her current interpersonal conflicts. In doing so, she discovered the symbol of a “fully bloomed yellow flower,” representing a beautiful and confident version of herself.

Textile Collage as the Artistic Method to Comprehend Industrial Memory: the Analysis of the Project “Radiant City” by Elena Sharganova

The article is focused on the sociological analysis of the project “Radiant city” of Elena Sharganova, resident of the tenth season of Open Studios at the Center of Contemporary Art Winzavod (2023/24), that is devoted to the artist’s hometown — Nelidovo — and consists of a series of textile collages, made with mixed media techniques including photo printing, cyanotype, machine seam, hand embroidery. Sociological conceptualization of the project is made based on the interview with the artist, analysis of archive publications kindly provided by the artist, and researches on social memory and industrial cities. Based on the interpretation of collages as spaces of representation in terms of Henri Lefebvre that represent a zone of experience, in which images and symbols fill in physical space and knowledge about it, the article shows that the “Radiant city” is the artist’s reflections on Nelidovo’s unrealized development trajectories and destinies of small industrial cities in general. There are three key topics raised by the artist in this project: disappointment in communism and nostalgia for the past, the problem of small industrial cities’ development, interrelation of collective and individual memory. Elena Sharganova’s project significance is defined by experiments with art mediums and a research approach that brings together art and social issues.

실감형 미디어아트의 시각 의미 연구 - 디스트릭트(d’strict) 작품을 중심으로

The purpose of this study is to analyze the visual meaning of realistic media art. First, realistic media art, Roland Barthes' semiotics, and Bernd H. Schmitt's experiential marketing are the background of academic analysis. Second, after categorizing district works by category, the semiotic meaning of each work is analyzed, and five types of experiential marketing are analyzed. This study limited the scope of the study to the works that won the main prize at the ‘iF Design Awards in Germany from 2020 to 2024, and then conducted a case analysis in the commercial service sector and the art service sector. As a result of the study, it was found that both sectors are the same in that they take sensory marketing and emotional marketing, but there is a difference in that the commercial sector focuses on behavioral marketing and the art sector focuses on cognitive marketing. Finally, this study suggests a theoretical basis that can contribute to the development of realistic media art by combining the semantic function of the semiotic perspective with the experiential marketing strategy.

Book Review: Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media

Book Review: Poetic Operations: Trans of Color Art in Digital Media