“LeeMullican.PCX” curator Anika Meier told Decrypt that the painter faced resistance at the time for even entertaining the concept. Mullican has been described as a digital art pioneer for exploring the possibilities with relatively simple early art software, helping to lead the way for future generations of digital artists-and the rise of tokenized artwork. I’ve had a built-in computer ever since I’ve been doing art.” “Even in my paintings, I was always working with pattern and line and color. “I examined why I thought the computer was for me,” Mullican is quoted by Feral File as saying.

The resulting works, some of which are included in “LeeMullican.PCX,” effectively translate his style into the digital realm with the kind of bold coloring you’d expect from late ‘80s graphic apps. He was introduced to digital art in 1986 via UCLA’s Advanced Design Research Center’s Program for Technology in the Arts, and traded his palette knife for a mouse and stylus. The Estate of Lee Mullican March 21, 2023

I’ve had a built-in computer ever since I’ve been doing art.” /sfvYIhWWK0 Even in my paintings, I was always working with pattern and line and color. “I examined why I thought the computer was for me.

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