Drawing and the virtual image – articulation of artistic practice 

The digital surface suggests a new ontological brand of media. But is it new? Yes and no. Are digital media a (brave) new world of experience? That would be to go too far, in my mind. From the viewpoint of the studio environment, however, new spaces for presentation and distribution of art, while not changing the virtual in any media, do change the ways the virtual is produced and distributed. Digital Surface within Fine Art practice seems to be leading towards reviewing a new work-flow situation in the studio. I will try to describe the situation as derived out of the fact of the save button and the hard-disk storage function of digital media. It is evident, that there is a need for redefining the vocabulary and investigating into the area of experiencing media and (re)-presentation. What does the notion of digital surface do to our definitions of drawing? Discussing image and the medium of drawing changing into new media, partly or totally, capture my attention further. I would like to discuss the process of articulation, that of the practice of production of art, rather than discussing art in general.

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Preliminary lecture paper