An Analytical Study of David McLeod's Works in the Context of Aesthetic Dimensions of Digital Arts

Document Type : Original Article

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faculty of specific education fayoum university

Abstract

Technological advancement has become an essential part of human daily life in the current era, strongly penetrating the details of our everyday experiences. It has also emerged as a powerful, fundamental, and effective influence on various civilizations and cultures. Since the advent of digital technology, many visual artists have rushed to keep pace with this development, creating new horizons for art.
The research problem is framed by the following questions:
1. To what extent have digital technologies influenced David McLeod's works?
2. What are the aesthetic dimensions and artistic transformations in David McLeod's digital works?
The study reached the following conclusion:
1. Digital arts encompass various techniques that have enriched digital art and added distinctive artistic and aesthetic values.
2. David McLeod's works combine human emotion and the beauty of mathematical relationships (algorithms), making them rich in aesthetic values and relationships while also being engaging and impactful for the viewer.
3. David McLeod successfully generated three-dimensional visual effects and utilized the dynamic movement of elements through digital techniques while maintaining aesthetic harmony in his works.
4. The artist, through his mastery of various digital techniques, has managed to remove the barriers between painting and sculpture, as well as among different materials, producing works that blend illusionary materials and interact with colors and shadows to create physical forms with diverse appearances and textures.

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