How have technology and science helped artists through the years? How do today's artists use technology in their work? What role does technology hold for the future of art? From the invention of the camera obscura through to today’s digital painting and internet art, artists have always used contemporary technology to aid in the creation and display of their work. This book looks at how the creation of paintings, sculpture and engraving have changed over time and how newer mediums from photography to film and even computer games, have changed our perception of how technology can help us express ourselves.

Art's technological revolution -- Painting -- Printmaking -- Sculpture -- Photography, film, video and new media -- Art in the age of the internet -- Art, technology and crime -- The future of art -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Find out more.