This is the definitive guide to opportunities emerging on the World Wide Web for artists and arts organizations. The first book of its kind, Arts and the Internet explores new avenues for selling, exhibiting, promoting, and creating artwork online. From virtual art openings to legal issues, new audiences, and much more, this book helps people in the arts benefit from existing resources and prepare for things to come.
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"A comprehensive guide fusing the worlds of art and technology. I highly recommend it for everyone in music and the arts who wants to discover the true potential and limitations of the Internet." -- Paul Sacksman, Publisher, Musician Magazine
"Arts and the Internet details the commercial opportunities that await artists and art groups on the Internet. Because the cost of creating a Web site and making it accessible to millions of people on the World Wide Web is pennies compared to traditional means of advertising and communication, the local unknown artist living in the rural hinterland has the same access in the Internet marketplace as the largest corporation or world-renowned artist living in a major metropolitan center. . . . With Arts and the Internet, a sidewalk exhibit can be world wide and world famous, the small town gallery can compete with the big city gallery, beginners can hold their own with the established. Highly recommended!." -- The Bookwatch
"Arts and the Internet is an accessible and enjoyable guide that has the potential to enrich the lives of artists with disabilities. It cogently explains how to benefit from the communications revolution--from distance learning to collaborative art--and should be in the library of every artist who ventures on the Internet." -- John D. Kemp, President and C.E.O., Very Special Arts
"More people have seen my artwork in the past six months than in the past six years,' said a visual artist who learned how to use the Internet to market her work. Assisting artists and crafters in their efforts to utilize the Internet to market their work is Arts and the Internet by V.A. Shiva, a guide to making the best use of this new wave in telecommunications. In clear, simple language, Shiva explains the Internet and how artists can use it to exhibit and sell their work.
"Arts and the Internet details the commercial opportunities that await artists and art groups on the Internet. Because the cost of creating a Web site and making it accessible to millions of people on the World Wide Web is pennies compared to traditional means of advertising and communication, the local unknown artist living in the rural hinterland has the same access in the Internet marketplace as the largest corporation or world-renowned artist living in a major metropolitan center. . . . With Arts and the Internet, a sidewalk exhibit can be world wide and world famous, the small town gallery can compete with the big city gallery, beginners can hold their own with the established. Highly recommended!." -- The Bookwatch
"Arts and the Internet is an accessible and enjoyable guide that has the potential to enrich the lives of artists with disabilities. It cogently explains how to benefit from the communications revolution--from distance learning to collaborative art--and should be in the library of every artist who ventures on the Internet." -- John D. Kemp, President and C.E.O., Very Special Arts
"More people have seen my artwork in the past six months than in the past six years,' said a visual artist who learned how to use the Internet to market her work. Assisting artists and crafters in their efforts to utilize the Internet to market their work is Arts and the Internet by V.A. Shiva, a guide to making the best use of this new wave in telecommunications. In clear, simple language, Shiva explains the Internet and how artists can use it to exhibit and sell their work.
Among the subjects addressed in his book are an explanation and history of the Internet, its tools and potential, setting up shop, cyberpublicity, security, censorship and copyrights. The glossary explains the new definitions associated with this new technology, such as agent (software programs that automatically execute prescribed tasks, based on personal or static information), viewer (an adjunct program that handles nonstandard data), and wrapper (a program that helps improve security by watching users' access systems). The book also provides the World Wide Web addresses of people and organizations currently using the Internet to promote and sell their artwork." -- Sunshine Artist
"The 208-page guide features information on the history of the Internet, instructions on how to get connected, types of information found online, and ways that artists and arts organizations can use the Internet to market themselves. Shiva addresses timely issues including security, censorship, and copyright. The book also includes useful Internet addresses and a glossary of basic terms." -- Sculpture
"This is a great book that offers a wealth of knowledge, experience, and strategies for creative people interested in understanding the Internet and its range of uses for the performing arts and beyond." -- Minda Logan, Associate Director of Marketing, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Foundation
"Through the Internet, any artist can reach a viewing audience that, up to this point, could only be reached by showing at big-city galleries . . . , advertising in expensive magazines and newspapers, or having articles in those same publications,' notes the author of this guide. Any art form, be it visual, performance or written, will benefit from the use of the Internet and the WWW.' After a look at the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, . . . Shiva describes the tools used to access on-line news and discussion groups, directories and mailing lists, as well as Web sites. . . . Cyberpublicity and selling online are also discussed, as is finding jobs through the Internet. . . . The book addresses how to protect yourself against crime on the Internet, censorship and copyright issues, as well as the cultural effects of the Net. Five ways of protecting copyrighted material are identified. . ." -- Ceramics Monthly
The Internet can provide all artists with further resources blending technological advancements with art, offering access to even disabled artists and creating new marketing and production opportunities. This covers everything from artistic expression to locating jobs on the Internet, providing a unique artist focus for any professionally involved. -- Midwest Book Review
About the Author
V.A. Shiva founded Millenium Productions' Art and Technology site on The World Wide Web. This site draws together creators and producers from all art disciplines in an effort to make technology serve the creation and dissemination of art. At the age of twelve, he developed one of the world's first electronic mail systems. He is a graduate of MIT's Media Lab and Department of Engineering and is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Information Theory and Cybernetics at MIT. He consults with small and large companies and organizations on the use of the Internet for publicity and marketing.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
very dated,
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This review is from: The Arts and the Internet: A Guide to the Revolution (Paperback)
This book has some good ideas, but it is very dated. It refers to search engines and sites that no longer exist, and doesn't address new technologies and sites. A new edition might be worthwhile, but I'd pass on this one.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book!,
This review is from: The Arts and the Internet: A Guide to the Revolution (Paperback)
This book deals with the combining arts with the internet. It focuses on how important the internet is as a medium for promotion of arts. While most other forms of promotion, advertising, or other publicity means are expensive, building a web presence is a cheap but VERY effective way to publicize yourself. And the best part is that you don't have to be famous or live in a major city to promote via inetrnet....people living in remote jungles even can do that. This book shows just what this whole business is about. It is a well written book, with an easy reading style and a understandable content Recommended if you're interested in arts, internet, or both.
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