Eleonora Oreggia is a media artist born in Milan and based in Amsterdam. She worked as editor and researcher at Netherlands Institute for Media Art (NIMK) in Amsterdam, and is currently Researcher in Design at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and PhD in Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.

The second new article is by UK-based Sumit Sarkar, a visual artist whose character based artwork takes the form of digital and canvas paintings, digital sculpture, and aerosol art.

Sumit was invited to write “Blender: working in 3d” having spent 2008 as artist in residence with folly and Lanternhouse International. During his residency he used Blender to create Ananta, a new exhibition expressing his vision of the Hindu religion and spirituality.

Launched in early 2008, the handbook developed out of ongoing consultation with artists working with technology, which has shown a need for removing the barriers for artists to use digital tools. The project is supported by Arts Council England.

Brought to you by leading digital arts organisation folly, the Digital Artists’ Handbook has been edited by Marloes de Valk and Aymeric Mansoux of GOTO10, a collective of international artists and programmers.

In 2009 folly and GOTO10 will embark on a new partnership to take forward the development of this unique and valuable resource. The two organisations are committed to working together to realise an ambitious development programme which will enhance the handbook, build on its international networks and maintain its relevance in a rapidly changing sector.

Read and find out more http://www.digitalartistshandbook.org
 

Image from Sumit Sarkar's "Blender: working in 3d" article