American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The collaboration between art and technology goes way back to the 19th century, but mainly from the period of modernism onwards (dadaism, pop art and fluxus), when many artists used technological discoveries to create original and innovative images, to expandartistic horizons, to get closer to the “ masses” and to multiply theirchances to promote their work. In modern times, the outburst of this phenomenon was observed in the 1990’s, when high technology and computers invaded people’s lives and became part of their routine. One of the things that was directly influenced was visual arts and visual culture in general, which traditionally “resisted” the invasion of technological media in the name of the individuality of the work of art, its aesthetic quality and personal inspiration.
As a result, a new kind of art was born known as “Digital Art” (or “Art of New Media” and “Art of New Technologies”, terms often used in literature), with artists channeling their imagination through the computer. It was this, combined with the use of the Internet (World Wide Web), which dramatically expanded the opportunities for artistic expression, while providing the means to two-way communication, where the user participates in the development process of the project (Interaction). This form of art soon turned into a modern “art movement”, that relied heavily on the dominance of technology, which was also the case for other art forms, which critics reluctantly classified as Avant Garde. This means that contemporary digital works are also reviewedbased on the semantic range they contain as works of art. This type of art has become more and more popular and many artists abroad and in Greece, become dedicated to this form of art, while many museums choose to display their work. At the same time, a lot of universities and institutions have included computer science courses in their undergraduate and graduate programs.