interactive art

Interactive art is a form of art that involves the spectator in a way that allows the art to achieve its purpose. Some interactive art installations achieve this by letting the observer or visitor “walk” in, on, and around them; some others ask the artist or the spectators to become part of the artwork.

Works of this kind of art frequently feature computers, interfaces and sometimes sensors to respond to motion, heat, meteorological changes or other types of input their makers programmed them to respond to. Most examples of virtual Internet art and electronic art are highly interactive. Sometimes, visitors are able to navigate through a hypertext environment; some works accept textual or visual input from outside; sometimes an audience can influence the course of a performance or can even participate in it. Some other interactive artworks are considered as immersive as the quality of interaction involve all the spectrum of surrounding stimuli. Virtual reality environnements like works by Maurice Benayoun and Jeffrey Shaw are highly interactive as the work the spectators – Maurice Benayoun call them “visitors”, Char Davies “immersants” – interact with take all their fields of perception.

Though some of the earliest examples of interactive art have been dated back to the 1920s, most digital art didn’t make its official entry into the world of art until the late 1990s. Since this debut, countless museums and venues have been increasingly accommodating digital and interactive art into their productions. This budding genre of art is continuing to grow and evolve in a somewhat rapid manner through internet social sub-culture, as well as through large scale urban installations.

25. August 2019

Mysterious Levoca 2019

Levoča summer is traditionally rich in cultural and social events. After the popular Levočská pilgrimage at the beginning of the summer holidays, locals, but not only […]
30. June 2019

Revived walls

Interactive light installations linking past and present. This is the project of the revitalized TRACT workshop. Nightly uncovering photographs from the archive from the 70-year history […]
15. June 2019

Happy audio and fables from India

Under the auspices of the Indian Embassy in Slovakia, an evaluation of the Indian Fables Competition was held in Liptovsky Mikulas through the eyes of Slovak […]
31. December 2018

The National Day celebrations in Saudi Arabia

During the National Day celebrations in Saudi Arabia, a light show was held in the city of Jeddah. The show was attended by our member Patrik […]
22. November 2018

Festival of Light and shadow 2018

The Festival of Light and Shadow 2018, a member of the Germany based international association of festivals ECOMOVE International, since last year, has already seen a […]
22. November 2018

The second Gelnica Illuminations

The second year of the multi-genre festival Gelnica Illuminations took place on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Artists from all over Slovakia headed for the centre of […]
20. November 2018

Clip Clap – White Night 2018

Interactive art makes part of new media art. An active viewer becomes part of the artwork through interaction. Clip Clap is a playful light work by […]
19. November 2018

Svetlo Valmez light festival and Jirka Kral

On September 7, 2018, the second edition of the Light and Film Festival called Valmez Light was held in Valašské Meziříčí. The organizers have also memorized […]
18. November 2018

Element digital graffiti

4 elements have been organically grown for 20 years with the public space of Banská Štiavnica. The celebration of this connection was also an interactive installation […]
5. June 2018

Nova Dubnica graffiti

Interactive art for the public space, titled Nova Dubnica graffiti, took place on June 2, 2018 at the Mierove namestie – Square in Nova Dubnica (Slovakia). […]
25. May 2018

Camouflage

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17. December 2017

Smile

The project, in a playful way, explains the history of probably the first emoticon of the “smiley” in the world that originated in Trenčín. What is […]
17. December 2017

Digital Graffiti Light Valmez

On the occasion of the anniversary of 720 years of the town of Valašská Mezirici (CZ), on September 15, 2017, the first Festival of Lights with […]
17. December 2017

Happy audio on parade

Street 1 May in Trenčín in the middle of September 2017 revived the spirit of the urban market under the name Trenčín na korze. Despite the […]
17. December 2017

Hidden Paintings – Nuit Blanche

Hidden Paintings is an interactive light installation on the façade of the Nedbalka Gallery in Bratislava. The premiere was on October 7, 2017 during the Nuit […]