Artist as Inventor: Inventor as Artist Art as Invention: Invention as Art
Artist as Inventor: Inventor as Artist Art as Invention: Invention as Art

Author: Christopher Thomas Westhoff

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: In acting as both an artist an inventor I have created many things; some are inventions, while others can be viewed as works of art. My work involves the creative process and results in objects or devices that may or may not be useful, yet may be conceptually or aesthetically pleasing. Often my ideas start with inspiration from my life experiences. Those experiences spark my desire to create and reflect my ideas on culture or concepts. I begin an artistic piece or an invention by brainstorming, jotting various notes and drawings in my sketchbook. Eventually, my ideas begin to take shape. Elements of art such as the mediums to use and design basics are primary considerations, yet as I progress I think of modifications. When I think of a practical modification, my piece changes from art to invention and my role melds from artist to inventor. For me the roles of artist and inventor are not in conflict; rather I feed off of the merging of these professions to create my work. Many of my works are created by the combination of two or more previously existing 'samples' to make a third "new" object. However, some of the things I've made not only combine several pre-existing 'samples' in the work, but are also the combination of both art and invention.

Artists as Inventors, Inventors as Artists
Artists as Inventors, Inventors as Artists

Author: Dieter Daniels

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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"Using both historical and contemporary examples, this publication traces the complex relationships between art, technology, and science, focusing on technological and artistic media from the nineteenth century to the present day." "The interplay of technological invention and artistic innovation requires a variety of methods, ranging from the fine arts and cultural studies to the history of science and media archaeology. Among the key themes, which the contributions examine from a variety of perspectives, are: the status of technology as a shared feature of or "boundary object" between art and science; the conflicts among ethical, aesthetic, and economic values in the system of art versus that of technology; the paradox that inventions are regarded as achievements of individual geniuses but can actually only be made and successfully applied if they have been sanctioned by the sociohistorical zeitgeist."--BOOK JACKET.

The Artist as Inventor
The Artist as Inventor

Author: Valentino Catricalà

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-07-13

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1786611333

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Today the media arts not only address the great themes of our times, they inhabit the very media of which they speak. The contemporary is global, but only because of the media that enable globalisation. Those media are almost nowhere apparent in the mainstream practice of art that we see in biennials from Venice to Sao Paolo. The media arts reflect back to us our present condition, and in the archive present us with the ghosts of what we were, and what we failed to become. This book brings the reader into the centre of these strange encounters, introducing us to the rich legacies and futures of the most important arts of the last hundred years. It also looks ahead to the future and asks what happens to the condition of being human within the new constellation into which we are entering?

Rufus Porter's Curious World
Rufus Porter's Curious World

Author: Laura Fecych Sprague

Publisher: Penn State University Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780271084954

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An examination of Rufus Porter, an enigmatic but astonishingly productive American artist, inventor, and publisher. Presents his life and work in the context of the cultural, social, and technological networks that shaped innovation and democracy during the antebellum era.

The Invention of Art
The Invention of Art

Author: Larry E. Shiner

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780226753430

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"Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of ine art is a modern invention - and that the lines drawn between art and craft emerged only as the result of key European social transformations during the long eighteenth century"--Publisher's description.

Art and Invention Set
Art and Invention Set

Author: Cavendish Square Publishing

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781502624222

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The Art and Invention series explains the evolution of six art forms through the lens of technological innovation. Art and Invention titles explore the ways artists, inventors, and artist-inventors use the scientific method as part of a practical problem-solving process to arrive at their desired aesthetic goals. Each book describes how four inventions, from the inception of the medium to modern day, shaped the art world and other industries. Just as the space program spawned things like Velcro and running shoes, the Art and Invention series shows how artistic innovation has impacted consumer and industrial society.

The Art of Invention
The Art of Invention

Author: Steven J. Paley

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1616142715

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Chinese edition of The art of invention:The Creative Process of Discovery and Design by Steven J. Paley. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

The Invention of the Model
The Invention of the Model

Author: Susan Waller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1351543393

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Although mastery of the representation of the human figure was central to art making as early as the fifteenth century in Europe, in the nineteenth-century French imagination the artist's model became identified as a distinct social type and cultural trope. This study of the artist's model in Paris between 1830 and 1870 incorporates three histories: a social history of professional models, a cultural history of models as social types, and an art history of representations of the model in elite and popular visual culture. It takes as its starting point the artist-model transaction: demonstrating that stereotypes of 'the model' that figured in the public imagination were framed both by gender and ethnicity, the book develops a nuanced typology of different types of models. Interwoven with the analysis of the constructed identities of models are accounts of the lives of particular models and the histories of the urban population groups from which they emerged. The Invention of the Model: Artists and Models in Paris, 1830-1870 is an adept exploration of a major issue in nineteenth-century art which will be of interest not only to art historians, but also to social and French cultural historians.

Renaissance Futurities
Renaissance Futurities

Author: Charlene Villaseñor Black

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0520969510

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At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Renaissance Futurities considers the intersections between artistic rebirth, the new science, and European imperialism in the global early modern world. Charlene Villaseñor Black and Mari-Tere Álvarez take as inspiration the work of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), prolific artist and inventor, and other polymaths such as philosopher Giulio “Delminio” Camillo (1480–1544), physician and naturalist Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1514–1587), and writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616). This concern with futurity is inspired by the Renaissance itself, a period defined by visions of the future, as well as by recent theorizing of temporality in Renaissance and Queer Studies. This transdisciplinary volume is at the cutting edge of the humanities, medical humanities, scientific discovery, and avant-garde artistic expression.

The Art of the Patent
The Art of the Patent

Author: Kevin Prince

Publisher:

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780983964001

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Most patents are what you would expect from a government doucment: downright boring. Yet the drawings on some are absolutely amazing, with beautiful line-art drawings that show in stunning detail the inner workings of everything from farming machines to airplanes to rockets. Join us on a tour of some of the best patent drawings ever created, as well as a glimpse of some of our most historically significant patents, spanning over 200 years of patent art.Since patent dratsman are not listed on patent documents, the artwork they create remains annonymous. This book brings out the best of those. With some interesting discussion on tools the draftsman use, and some of the more important patent drafting rules issued by the US Patent & Trademark Office, this book will be appreciated by anyone interested in mechanical drawings, line-art illustrations, and fascinating milestones in patent history. Kevin Prince, an inventor and US Patent Agent, has collected a unique set of patent art over five years as a patent researcher, taking note along the way of thoses patents having exceptional artwork. Now he's brought this collection to the public, showcasing masterfully illustrated inventions from over two centuries. You will be surprised at what some of these artists created--many with just a pen and paper--as far back as 1794 with Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin.