Arteônica: Electronic Art

Reprinted here is Brazilian electronic art pioneer Waldemar Cordeiro’s treatise on arteônica, electronic art. Writing in 1971, the artist foresaw the unavoidable obsolescence of traditional art with its limited system of communication and access. The author, one of South America’s first computer artists, writes of the impending planetary culture and sees the computer as an instrument for positive societal change: electronic art can contribute to greater environmental balance and can democratize the dissemination and reception of art itself.