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Abstract
This article explores the idea of Internet search as a technology to underpin artistic creation. Concepts of interactivity in art and music are explored, and then an overview of different types of Internet-based art is presented. A number of different ways in which Internet search have the potential to underpin artistic and musical activity are then discussed, with ideas such as the idea of a collective readymade and aesthetics of mass and unexpected connections are used to give this discussion a theoretical basis. Finally, a case study is given, in which the author discusses one of his own multimedia artworks that makes substantial use of Internet search.
Additional information
Colin Johnson studied mathematics at the University of York and has worked in computing and mathematics departments at Edinburgh Napier University, the University of Exeter and most recently the University of Kent, where he is currently senior lecturer in the School of Computing and one of the Sub-Deans of the Faculty of Sciences. His research interests include computational creativity, the engagement between technology and art, data mining and the application of computing technologies in the biological sciences.