Got an interest in contemporary art? “Please see the attached link to our extended MA in ‘MediaArtHistories’. Its an ambitious program and would suit those looking for ways to critically engage with the histories and theories of media arts both culturally and intellectually – and with more than 50 international colleagues it has perhaps one of the best faculties in the world.” (Oliver Grau).
The MediaArtHistories masters program conveys the most important developments of contemporary art through a network of renowned international theorists, artists and curators like Steve DIETZ, Erkki HUHTAMO, Lev MANOVICH, Christiane PAUL, Jens HAUSER, Paul SERMON, Christa SOMMERER, Gerfried STOCKER, knowbotic research, Edward SHANKEN, Oliver GRAU and many others. Historical derivations that go far back into art and media history are tied in intriguing ways to digital art. Key approaches and methods from Image Science, Media Archaeology and the History of Science & Technology will be discussed. Media Art History offers a basis for understanding evolutionary history of audiovisual media, from the Laterna Magica to the Panorama, Phantasmagoria, Film, and the Virtual Art of recent decades. Using online databases and other modern aids, knowledge of computer animation, net art, interactive, telematic and genetic art as well as the most recent reflections on nano art, CAVE installations, augmented reality and wearables are introduced. Artists and programmers give new insights into the latest software and interface developments. The MediaArtHistories learning environment at the Center for Image Science integrates world-wide leading scholars from the field into a faculty working intensely with the students in seminars and workshops. These intense and enriching sessions take place at Danube University or another European location relevant to the community of media art, such as Linz, Austria; Berlin; and Riga, Latvia. (More …)