STANBOWMAN ART BLOG: WHAT IS APP ART?

APP ART is a term I have coined to describe the kind of art I am doing at the moment. App art means artworks created from using a variety of apps on my iPad to alter photo pictures I have taken with my iPhone which is the source of the imagery I create.

I guess you might also say I am an abstract artist even though my dominant background is as a photographer (for over 50 years). But the transformations I get using my iPad are incredible and the process is addictive. I start with a iPhone image and through multiple iPad apps arrive at something totally different and unexpected.

Most times at the end I also post the work to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Tumblr. I share these images with others for the enjoyment of it. Comment if you like them.

Pushing the Envelope

These are the days of digital technology. Digital is everywhere: my iPhone connects me at all times, each morning I browse my new messages, if I drive somewhere I have at least two sources to give me directions, my Bluetooth car connection plays music off my iPhone, and incoming cell phone calls come through on my car speaker.

Scary and exciting, all at the same time. As an old photographer who used to mix developer chemistry for film and paper processing this digital technology is a huge leap.

But then I also really love it for what new things it brings, especially what new imagery it provides me as an artist. Every day more and more inexpensive apps appear in the iTunes store. As I experiment with these apps I continually discover ways of creating new and totally surprising imagery.

Bio

I grew up in California, USA, received a BA in Architecture in 1964, and a MFA in photography from the University of New Mexico in 1973. Following graduation I was appointed as a professor at Cornell University in the Art Department where I taught photography and digital imaging for almost 30 years. In 1999 I retired from Cornell to pursue my career as an artist full time. I now exhibit my work frequently in digital images and photography. My works have been exhibited nationally and internationally for over 40 years as a photographer, painter, and digital artist. My artwork is in such collections as the San Francisco Museum of Art, Bibilotech National in Paris, German Photographic Society, and many other locations.

WHAT IS APP ART?

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