About.Net
What is Net art?
Net art is a type of new media art that uses the internet as its primary medium. It includes a variety of sub-genres, such as browser art and software art.
What's the history of "net.art"?
Net art emerged in the 1990s when artists found that the internet was a useful tool to promote their art uninhibited by political, social or cultural constraints.
For this reason it has been heralded as subversive, deftly transcending geographical and cultural boundaries and defiantly targeting nepotism, materialism
and aesthetic conformity. Sites like MySpace and YouTube have become forums for art, enabling artists to exhibit their work without the endorsement of an institution.
What's ASCII art?
ASCII art, computer text art created with ASCII (American Standard Code For Information Interchange) code.
ASCII art uses ASCII characters to produce images ranging from simple and functional emoticons to elaborate works of art.
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