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FOLLY ANNOUNCES GROUND-BREAKING "DIGITAL ARTISTS HANDBOOK"
folly has announced the completion of the first edition of an
important new project, the Digital Artists Handbook:
http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org
The Digital Artists Handbook is a new, up to date, reliable and
accessible source of information that introduces artists to different
tools, resources and ways of working related to digital art. The
touchstone of this new compendium is free/libre open source software
(FLOSS) and technologies.
The Handbook has been edited by Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux
of GOTO10, a collective of international artists and programmers.
Creative Director Kathryn Lambert said "folly are very excited to
announce our Digital Artists Handbook, which we hope will be an
indispensable resource for artists seeking an introduction to the
world of free and open source technologies. folly strongly believe
that FLOSS is an empowering, cost-effective and democratic way to
introduce digital art technologies to artists".
Building on the collaborative and accumulative nature of the web, the
Digital Artists Handbook will always be a work-in-progress, with new
articles being commissioned on an ongoing basis, and new fields
explored.
The goal of the Handbook is to be a signpost, a source of practical
information and content that bridges the gap between new users and
the platforms and resources that are available, but not always very
accessible. The Handbook will be slowly filled with articles written
by invited artists and specialists, talking about their tools and
ways of working.
Kathryn Lambert said "We're especially pleased that folly has worked
with a range of international artists and specialists who have shared
insight into their areas of expertise".
The digital artist handbook is brought to you by folly and has
developed out of ongoing consultation with artists working with
technology, which has shown a need for removing the barriers for
artists to use digital tools. The project is supported by Arts
Council England.
You can support the Digital Artists Handbook and folly's work in
general by visiting folly's donate page. £185 would pay for the
writing of a new article for the Handbook by a world leader in their
field, and whatever you can give will be valued. So your support -
however big or small - can make a difference.
The artists and practitioners who participated in the first stage of
writing the Handbook are: Kristina Andersen, Frank Barknecht, Tom
Betts, Florian Cramer, Phil Chandler, Olga Goriunova, Kathryn
Lambert, Olivier Laruelle, Thor Magnusson, Nicolas Malevé, Aymeric
Mansoux, Iman Moradi, Jon Phillips, Tom Schouten, Marloes de Valk,
Peter Westenberg, and Simon Yuill.
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