Apple iPad art: paintings created using Brushes, ArtStudio and Sketchbook Pro apps. Corliss Blakely iPad paintings iPhone Paintings. David Hockney's iPad Art. Like a lot of New Yorkers, I only go to museums when I am travelling.
It's been a year since I went to The Met, MOMA, or the Museum of Natural History, but last weekend I spent 48 hours in Toronto and had to swing by the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) to see David Hockney's Fresh Flowers exhibit. It was a work trip, you see, because the 74-year-old artist made these works exclusively on the iPhone and iPad. The images are beautiful. But, more importantly, they also offer a great example of how consumer electronics and a cheap app can alter not only the creative process, but also how art is distributed. Download David Hockney’s playful drawings for the iPhone and iPad. "How To Download A Boyfriend": The Art World's First Group Show For The iPad.
This year, the publishing industry reached a major milestone.
According to the Association of American Publishers, e-books now outsell print editions. Digital readers are no longer “the future" of the book--they’re its present. And as more writing migrates to the digital bookshelf, art is following suit. Paul Chan, the 39-year-old artist known for examining subversive currents in politics and sexuality, became the unlikely founder of a digital publishing house in 2011.