Abstract

Keywords: Electronic Art, Processes, Creation, Reutilization, Reinterpretation

The purpose of this research is to show part of the Mexican electronic art scenario, which in many cases is produce with limited resources, low-cost materials and free and open source data and software. What characterized the most this artistic works is the concept and the main idea which is related to the Latin American context, because of that, these works of art are unique. The main statement of this research is to find evidence of the importance of the concept despite the materials, more than the spectacle that some works could offer to an audience with unlimited resources. Through this, an analysis of various Mexican electronic art works take place.

• Cynthia Patricia Villagomez Oviedo is Professor and Researcher at Guanajuato University in Mexico since August 2002. She is the author of three books, several book chapters and articles about Art, Digital Art, Creativity and De- sign. Since 2003 she is the editor of the magazine called Revista Interiorgrafico de la Division de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Has made stays in Spain, linked to the research she has been developing. Has a degree in Graphic Design, a Master degree in Creativity for Design by The Design School of National Institute of Fine Arts, has a PhD on Visual Arts and Intermedia from Universidad Politecnica of Valencia, Spain, her PhD thesis about Processes of Production of Mexican Digital Art received an award called Premio Extraordinario de Tesis Doctorales by Universidad Politecnica de Valencia in 2016. She is a former Member of Mexican National Research System, Level 1, of National Council for Science and Technology, CONACYT.

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