IMPERMANENT ART- THE ESSENCE OF BEAUTY IN IMPERFECTION

The notion of beauty as imperfection has become more significant over the last century. Directly related to advances in technology, it is the capabilities that technologies provide in making it possible to get closer to the ideal, perfect form that have challenged what constitutes beauty. Focusing on Interactive art, the idea that beauty can be found in an impermanent space shall be explored. What is it that moves us about a rare moment that will not last?

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Helen Plumb

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Publication date: February 2010

Publication date (Print): February 2010

Pages: 76-85

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/CAT2010.9

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Conference name: CAT 2010: Ideas before their time : Connecting the past and present in computer art

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Conference location: London

Conference date: 3 February 2010

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: CAT 2010: Ideas before their time : Connecting the past and present in computer art

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IMPERMANENT ART- THE ESSENCE OF BEAUTY IN IMPERFECTION

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