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A Study on Experimental Art and Media Art in 1960-1970s

  • Journal of History of Modern Art
  • 2020, (48), pp.33-65
  • DOI : 10.17057/kahoma.2020..48.002
  • Publisher : 현대미술사학회
  • Research Area : Arts and Kinesiology > Art > Arts in general > Art History
  • Received : November 10, 2020
  • Accepted : December 6, 2020
  • Published : December 31, 2020

Eunjoo Lee 1

1홍익대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper primarily analyzes convergent art practices which actively unfolded in Korean art circles in the 1960s and 1970s. Artistic phenomena at the time, propelled by the mixture of art, science, and new technologies, not only influenced fine arts but also spread fast to various art forms such as plays, dance, happenings, novels and poetry. Electronic music and electronic art were introduced to Korean audiences through diverse events and inspired explorations of new formative consciousness by so-called avant-garde artists in the 1960s and 1970s. With the advent of digital media in the 1990s and 2000s, art utilizing computers, the internet, and network technologies had taken root in the art world in the forms of video art, media art, and new media art. This era of digital media, for the most part, enabled once again an opportunity for intricate and direct discourse on the intersection between art and science as well as art and technology. Moreover, moving beyond just the crossing of art and advanced science, it is now strikingly natural to see different art genres come together to drive pluralistic and convergent art phenomena in an art scene. It is common to encounter dancers and theater professionals, or socialize with media writers and novelists at an exhibition. In this paper, I focus on the activities of artists in the early 1960s through 1970s when convergent art emerged, in a bid to conduct a theoretical analysis on multi-layered art forms based on interdisciplinary research covering digital and science technology.

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