BETA
Chapter 1
The pioneers of pixels
Chapter 2
When the web became the canvas
Chapter 3
The multi-million dollar blockchain boom
Chapter 4
Screens taking over physical spaces
Ch 2 · When the web became the canvas
andy Her interactive narrative My Boyfriend Came Back From The War used black and white frames and clickable links to redefine storytelling.
Quiz
Which artist created the influential 1996 hypertext artwork 'My Boyfriend Came Back From The War'?
Quiz
What primary medium did the 1990s artistic movement known as 'Net.art' use to distribute and display its creations?
andy The 1999 ArtBase archive preserves thousands of endangered screen-based artworks from broken websites.
Quiz
What is the name of the digital art archive launched by Rhizome in 1999 to preserve internet-based artworks?
Fun Fact
The first Net.art: The term 'Net.art' was coined in 1995 when a software glitch jumbled an email, turning random computer code into a poetic, readable word.
Quiz
In which year did artist Petra Cortright upload her landmark webcam-based video artwork 'VVEB' to YouTube?
Glossary
net.art (noun)
Art created on and for the internet, typically designed to be experienced via a web browser. In 1995, Slovenian artist Vuk Ćosić popularized the term after receiving a glitchy, mangled email.
Art created on and for the internet, typically designed to be experienced via a web browser. In 1995, Slovenian artist Vuk Ćosić popularized the term after receiving a glitchy, mangled email.
Quiz
Where were Casey Reas and Ben Fry working when they began developing the Processing language?
Quiz
Which open-source programming language did Casey Reas and Ben Fry launch in 2001 to help artists write code?