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DIGITAL ART – MLW

I started to create digital art back in 1983 when I was offered a NEA (national endowment of the arts) grant at NYU, Tish School of the Arts, to experiment and explore on a computer. It was a teletext system that filled a small room, was worth a million buck, and had 8 colors. I was one of the artists invited (along with Keith Haring).

In 1995 I went digital and soon afterwards was hired as the lead artist, assistant art director on a video game. I’ve been working and playing on Photoshop every day since and teach it in college.

About the Author: Mark Lewis Wagner

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Mark Lewis Wagner is an artist, educator, and author whose work bridges the digital and the divine. With a background spanning concept art, illustration, fine art, and street painting, his clients have included the Smithsonian, Pixar/Disney, SpaceX, and more. He’s the founder of Drawing on Earth, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring creativity around the globe, with two world record chalk drawings and artworks seen from space. Mark splits his time between Oakland, CA and rural New Mexico, and currently teaches art at Chabot College. His latest book is Graffiti Wars: When Art Saved the World.