The State of Art ‘Photography & Digital’ – Book Nº 6

Selected Artists

Bare Hill Publishing are please to announce that the following artists have been selected for inclusion in the 6th book of The State of Art art book series, this book will showcase artists and artwork covering Photography and Digital. Selected artists will soon be contacted by email.

Jeanette Stevenson, Iasonas Kampanis, Julia Romano, Pat Flynn, Mike Binzer, Ronis Varlaam, Carmel Louise, Irena Orlov, Regina Bellamy, Aleksandar Todorovic, Timothy Williams, Stefan Dowsing, Matthew Taylor, Mike Leale, James Marren, Damian Wojcik, Victoria Ahrens, Geoff Dunlop, Jinhee Park and David Martin.

The State of Art – Photographic & Digital #1
Edited by Andy Laffan, Chris Hodson and Robin Laffan.
Softcover, 10.8″ x 8″ (27.6cm x 20.3cm)

This is the fifth book in The State of Art, art book series and explores Photography and Digital manipulation as an artistic medium and how current artists are embracing new technology and redefining photographic art. Photography has been used creatively since its inception in the mid-19th Century, many at the time falsely believing it struck a death knell for painting. New technologies and digital manipulation techniques have led to a number of artists using the computer to create near perfect photographic works, while others chose to create works which have no foothold in reality. Others combine these two approaches to create complex imagery that equally manipulates our perception. Fine Art photography can be distinguished from other branches of the medium in the sense that the work is created with the singular vision of the artist as its impetus; creating works which are far from mere academic renderings of objects or scenes for advertising and journalism.

Computer generated imagery has become more prevalent within artistic practice in recent years, a natural progression, as the digital realm opens up a whole new arena for the creation and dissemination of artistic and creative practices. The Internet, 3D graphics and Animation, Social Networking, and video sharing services like YouTube® have led to an explosion of digital creativity which often bypasses the usual routes through which art gains validation.