What is Erasure Art?Erasure art is created when an artist removes or "erases" a part of an image to change the meaning of the image. The removal or omission of one or more parts of an image changes the aspect of the original image. Erasure art is a substitution for other mediums. Using technology, however, makes the process far more simple to do. Using a computer program greatly simplifies the task, and artists can create Erasure Art with a computer and digital images. A studio is not needed, and many artists (amateur artists included) can work from the comfort of their home. What is nice about Erasure Art, is that actual photographs can be altered (unlike recreating an image with paint). "Lovejoy (1992) notes that 'The discovery of photography essentially questioned the functions of art. The theology of "pure" art, which grew once photography (as reproduction, as stills, as photomontage, as cinema) supplanted some of the social-use value of art, contained within its ideology such concepts as the divine genius of the painter and the sanctity of hand skills as the only means of making art'(p.16)." Lovejoy, M (1992) Postmodern Currents: Art and Artists in the Age of Electronic Media. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. How to make Erasure ArtDigital imaging and digital manipulation allow artists to alter meanings behind photos, but a common concern is copyright and intellect laws. By deconstructing an image, do you have rights to that image? The lines are blurred for copyrights and ethics. To create Erasure Art, it is best to find an image with a simple background to begin with. The above video tutorial for erasure using Gimp is an excellent example of an image with a simple background. Certainly after some practice, you can work with more complex backgrounds. Creating Erasure Art: |
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