Michelangelo Project

Description

The Michelangelo project is an interactive CD ROM which involves the construction of facial portraits of Michelangelo through a model based on police identikits and historical material from the writings of Vasari. The work thus bridges the gap between fine art and popular culture and creates a sophisticated intermedia dialogue. The involvement of the viewer and the use of found popular material questions traditional notions of originality and the traditional role of technique and training in artmaking. Nola Farman is a central figure in electronic media-based art.
Source of Description: Griffith University Art Collection

Creator

Farman, Nola
Gibbs, Anna

Date

1995

Rights

Copyright Nola Farman and Anna Gibbs. The copyright of images posted on the ADELTA Website belongs to third parties and is included on this website by permission from copyright holders. Apart from any use permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (including fair dealing) the images may not be downloaded, adapted, remixed, printed, emailed, stored in a cache or otherwise reproduced without the written permission from the copyright holder.

Genre

Interactive multimedia

Platform

CD ROM

Citation

Farman, Nola and Gibbs, Anna, “Michelangelo Project,” ADELTA, accessed November 15, 2024, https://adelta.westernsydney.edu.au/items/show/60.