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Computers in Language, Art, and Communication (continued)

Computers and Art
Many artists now use computers in their work.

The computer allows the visual artist to combine a number of media (photography, sketches, etc.) into a single image, a dynamically changing image, or even 3-D sculptures (rendered on a 2-D screen or "printed" into a cast object using special equipment). Some students of Calvin Art professor, Frank Speyers, have exhibited such works on a website: www.eyedeas.org .

A musician can use a computer for a variety of creative tasks, from inventing new virtual "instruments" with unique sound characteristics to scoring and orchestrating entire symphonies right at the computer keyboard (the letter key kind, or the piano key type). Moreover, musicians can widely disseminate their work with such revolutionary digital audio technologies as MP3. For instance, New York musician, Douglas Geers frequently incorporates computers into such compositions as "Turnstile," a work for violin with computer generated sounds.)

Many actors and dancers, too, are incorporating computer technology, computer networks, and "virtual reality" technology into their work. Consider, for instance, the work of a UK organization, Shiftwork.

 

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