Ch. 1 Digital Art: Reading Response

In Chapter One of Digital Art, the author basically talks about what my last blog was about - the transition between handmade art (such as painting) and digital art. She talks about our ability to scan images and alter them in the digital realm. 

So, instead of talking about that again, I want to discuss one of the pieces of art mentioned in Chapter One, Beauty Composites from 1982. Composite one is of Bette Davis, Aubrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe, the second composite is of Jane Fonda, Jacqueline Bisset, Diane Keaton, Brooke Shields, and Meryl Streep. This idea of ideal beauty is one that has been tackled for many years and can sometimes be overdone. However, considering the year this piece was made, it definitely carved the path for a more creative way to tackle this concept. These days there are programs made specifically to do a merging of photos. I can imagine though that this took a lot of time to create and that fact brings a certain aesthetic to the work that maybe wouldn't be there if this was done today.