Naslov
A “Digital Revolution” in Art History – An Example of Research in Digital Art History

Autori
Sekelj, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Revolution and Revolutions in Art: 5th International Conference for PhD Students and Recent PhD Graduates : book of abstracts / Cerkovnik, Gašper ; Germ, Martin ; Malešič, Martina ; Turk, Sara ; Vrečko, Asta - Ljubljana : Ljubljana University Press, 2019, 34-34

ISBN
978-961-06-0229-3

Skup
5th International Conference for PhD Students and Recent PhD Graduates: Revolution and Revolutions in Art

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 12.09.2019. - 13.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
1990's, data, digital art history, digital humanities, network analysis

Sažetak
In her 2013 article entitled “Is There a ‘Digital’ Art History?” Johanna Drucker compared the influence of using new digital tools and methods in art history to that of the introduction of critical theory in art history during the 1980’s, highlighting simultaneously one crucial difference: while the impetus for using critical theory in art-historical work came from academia, “digitization arrived through the reworked infrastructure of our entire practice. This infrastructure has become naturalized so quickly that we take it for granted, like indoor plumbing or electric light.” In other words, the “digital revolution” has taken us by surprise, bringing with it new and still unresolved theoretical and methodological questions. Since the time this article was written, the field of digital art history has grown exponentially – every year we witness the appearance of more and more research groups, summer schools, and specialized journals, all working toward the systematization and further development of new databases, tools, methods and terminologies, with the goal of a “convincing demonstration that digital methods change the way we understand the objects of our inquiry”. There is still no consensus about the definition of the field, there is no unified front on whether digital art history only includes big data studies, while discussions among the community members also include deliberations on whether digital art history is only a passing trend, a new “turn” or a complete paradigm shift. At the same time, the still relatively undefined character of the field means that its historical lineage is open for interpretation, making it possible to compare and bring closer methods developed within art history and artistic research, which simultaneously fuels exploration and experimentation in current (digital) art-historical practice. The goal of this presentation is to give an overview of developments in digital art history, complementing them with insights gained from my own research and participation in the ARTNET project, conducted at the Institute of Art History (2014–2018), with particular attention being placed on the discussion of the still unresolved theoretical and methodological issues, such as data collecting, data deduction, small vs. big data, generation and interpretation of data visualizations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest umjetnosti, Znanost o umjetnosti

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