| Before and After the I-Bomb: An Artist in the Information Environment Contributor(s): Sherman, Tom (Author), Gale, Peggy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 092015994X ISBN-13: 9780920159941 Publisher: Banff Centre Press OUR PRICE: $19.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2002 Annotation: Capturing over twenty years of thinking and writing about art, media, and technology, "Before and After the 1-Bomb is a techno-cultural history of a time when electronic, digital media flooded our homes, workplaces, and landscapes. Author Tom Sherman's series of reflections express both a love for and struggle with the new technologies and the cultural changes they have spawned. His narrative is a personal history that looks at the past, present, and future with an artist's voice and a naturalist's eyes. As Sherman opens his text, "When one is observing and describing the world, one should simply tell it like it is. Describe the good and the bad and leave nothing out because it is disappointing or frightening or unlikely. In these texts I've tried to honour that ideal." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects - Art | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 814.6 |
| LCCN: 2003386519 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.52" W x 8.38" (1.38 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There was a time, not too long ago, when people wrote letters (and mailed them), picked up the phone and spoke to people (not voice mail systems) and considered whether to invest in expensive new fax technology as a means of speeding up communication. Children went outside to play games that didn't require a console and screen, schools bought books, and computers filled entire floors of some offices. In less than twenty years, our homes, schools, cars, workplaces and leisure activities have been revolutionized by the onslaught of technology.Tom Sherman, part artist, part writer and part visionary, got wired early and has spent much of his career leading the way through the aftershocks of the I-Bomb and its information revolution. |