Arts numériques

L’impact et le développement des nouvelles technologies engendre de profondes mutations dans l’ensemble de nos rapports sociaux, de nos usages quotidiens et de notre perception de la réalité. Dans le champ de l’art surgissent dès lors de nouvelles pratiques, des outils et processus nouveaux, hétérogènes dans leur approche, leur production, leur stratégie de visibilité et leur public. Le cours d’arts numériques propose un espace d’expérimentation, d’apprentissage et de recherche confrontant les nouvelles technologies aux enjeux de l’art contemporain.

Practices in the current field of digital arts are manifold. Immersive installation, Internet art, 3D printers: practices, questions and technologies are diverse in terms of approach production, circulation strategy and audience. Many artists use digital art in a critical perspective because of the profound mutations caused by information technologies in our social relationships and in our everyday habits. They question these mutations from their own medium (painting, sculpture, writing, etc.), or direct the attention onto the specificity of digital technologies. One of the first goals of the course is to identify this large spectrum of artistic practices using digital tools. Another aim is to teach software structures through mainstream or alternative intentions and statements. Finally, students will be immersed in the practice of computer programming.