<sup>11</sup>: These two terms refer back Lovejoy’s (2004, p. 15; 1997, p. 14.) quote shared under the subsection 2.3.1. Introduction:
“The way we see is shaped by our worldview, which governs our understanding of what representation is. Th…Artists and art historians (Ascott, Lovejoy, Paul, Shanken, etc.) use the terms spectator, participant, viewer, audience and user almost interchangeably to describe the person experiencing an artwork, but such usage obscures the potential o…
Edward A. Shanken
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Edward A. Shanken is an art historian and theorist who examines the intersections of art, technology, and cybernetics, particularly how these fields reshape concepts of spectatorship and creative agency. He appears in these readings as part of a broader scholarly conversation alongside figures like Ascott and Lovejoy about how interactive and systems-based art redefines the role of the audience member from passive viewer to active participant or co-creator. His work is invoked to support the argument that terminology matters when we're trying to understand how digital and cybernetic systems enable new forms of human engagement with art and meaning-making.
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