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The creation of art in a post-digital world (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Flaxton, T. (2011, May). The creation of art in a post-digital world. Paper presented at 8th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media, Athens, Greece

Until now, appreciation of the nature of art has been derived from archaic and classical values. As far back as the introduction of the Greek myths – and specifically that of Echo and Narcissus, where Echo is Sound and Narcissus is image, the idea th... Read More about The creation of art in a post-digital world.

HD aesthetics (2011)
Journal Article
Flaxton, T. (2011). HD aesthetics. Convergence, 17(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856510394884

Professional expertise derived from developing and handling higher resolution technologies now challenges academic convention by seeking to reinscribe digital image making as a material process. In this article and an accompanying online resource, I... Read More about HD aesthetics.

Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making (2009)
Journal Article
Flaxton, T. (2009). Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making. Journal of Media Practice, 10(2-3), 123-147. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.10.2-3.123_1

High-definition (HD) technology is powering a paradigm change within the digital domain. This article is an attempt to reveal and explore the aesthetics, the technologies and theoretical issues that are at stake through the embracing of this new medi... Read More about Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making.

The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video (2009)
Journal Article
Flaxton, T. (2009). The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video

In April 2007 at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, High Definition changed forever. Whereas previous HD cameras had cost half a million dollars, Jim Jannard, a sunglasses manufacturer from Canada, managed to develop a... Read More about The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video.