Nanoart : the immateriality of art / Paul Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and science.

Art and technology.

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol. UK ; Chicago : Intellect, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nano is Greek for dwarf and the word nanotechnology 'was first proposed in the early seventies by a Japanese engineer, Norio Taniguchi, implying a new technology that went beyond controlling materials and engineering on the micrometer scale that dominated the 20th Century'. The content for this book has been based on a self-emergent process. It explores an art historical understanding of matter and uses various hypotheses to elucidate the effects on materiality and agency as a result of the emergence of nanotechnology. The blurring of material boundaries are reflected in the establishment of a

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Materiality and Immateriality of Art in the Age of Nanotechnology; Chapter 2: From Seeing to Touching: From the Invisible to the Visible; Chapter 3: Nanotechnology, Vibration and Vitalism; Chapter 4: Matter, Measurement and Light; Chapter 5: Transvitalism and Nature; References; Acknowledgements; Index; Author biography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-78320-049-9

OCLC:

830167297