[Commlist] CFP Special Issue: 'AI, Augmentation and Art' (Journal of Pervasive Media)

CALL FOR PAPERS for a Special Issue on ‘*AI, Augmentation and Art’ *for 
the /Journal of Pervasive Media/

Abstracts due 1 July 2022

Integration of art and technology has proven to be both a help and a 
hindrance to both artists/creatives and consumers alike. For example, 
the internet has permitted an increase in collaborative artistic 
practice, opportunities to share works of art with fans and friends, and 
has sometimes offset the financial burden of having to operate in a 
marketplace where it is ‘unknown’ how creativity will be received before 
its consumption. Some technological interventions have produced backlash 
and questions about authentic creative practice. Musical artists, for 
instance, are criticized for the ongoing use of autotune. Today, the 
gamut of this intersection of art and technology runs from the 
commercial side that has made ‘real’
the virtual actor across to the art side where the digital projection of 
animated experiences of Van Gogh’s greatest works populates the walls of 
entertainment facilities. Within this spectrum, technological 
influences, augmentations and directions are revolutionizing the 
production and consumption of art, while others have undermined the 
symbolic nature of these creative products.

In the twenty-first century, we are increasingly seeing the insertion of 
machine creativity alongside or even on top of the human artist with 
greater attention needed on the role of the technical artefact in the 
entire creative process. Artistic expression has long been considered 
the purview of the people, when, in fact, more attention could be 
levelled at the influence of technology on creative products and 
experiences. What is clear is that artists and creatives continue to 
explore the capacity of technology to evolve their craft to make it more 
accessible, challenge genres and conventions, for both commercial, 
educational, and intrinsic motivations.

For this Special Issue, we are interested in how changes in technology 
are directly impacting artists, creatives, producers and/or the 
consumer, aficionado or fans to start conversations around issues such 
as ‘where to next?’, ‘what constitutes art?’, ‘has art lost its 
“meaning”?’, ‘who is the real creator/author?’ or ‘has creativity 
developed new meanings altogether?’ The Special Issue will explore, 
then, whether the practices of art and creativity hinge on new forms of 
technological determinism and how technology is impacting creative 
outputs and experiences from the movie set to the fine art gallery.

Topics in the Special Issue might include (but are not limited to):

  * Visual art and technological intervention
  * Virtual, mixed and/or augmented reality and audience reception
  * The creative process and augmented reality
  * Technology and amateur art
  * Intellectual property, creative products and virtual productions
  * Technology and the art experience
  * Creativity, technology and collaboration
*Publication Timeline *

  * Abstract submission (250–300 words): *1 July 2022*
  * Full manuscript submission (6–7000 words): *25 January 2023 *
  * Final manuscript submission (after peer review): *April 2023 *
  * Publication: *Summer 2023 *

*Please send submissions and correspondence*to co-editors Justin 
Matthews ((justin.matthews /at/ aut.ac.nz)) and Angelique Nairn 
((angelique.nairn /at/ aut.ac.nz)) with the subject ‘JPM-9’.

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follow its house referencing guidelines.

Please visit the Journal of Pervasive Media’s website 
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-pervasive-media 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-pervasive-media>

Please visit the Special Issue CFP 
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/65641/1/JPM_CfP_AI_Augmentation_and_Art.pdf 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/65641/1/JPM_CfP_AI_Augmentation_and_Art.pdf> 


*About the Co-Editors *

Dr Angelique Nairn is a senior lecturer in the School of Communication 
Studies (SCS) and teaches in the public relations department, 
specializing in digital public relations and persuasion. Justin Matthews 
is a senior lecturer in the School of Communication Studies (SCS) at the 
Auckland University
of Technology and teaches in the digital communication department, 
specializing in digital production and augmented experiences.

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