Nationality Canadian Known for electronic art | Occupation artist | |
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Born 1954 (age 62–63) Toronto Awards Petro Canada Award for Media Arts Books Striving for Ideal Resolution: Douglas Back, Ken Lum, Mary Scott, Lisa Steele/Kim Tomczak, Martha Townsend : 22 January-13 March, 1988 | ||
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Doug Back (born 1954) is a Canadian media artist.
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Career
Back is noted for his early contributions to the field of media art. He was a frequent artistic and academic collaborator with Canadian media artist Norman White. One of their most widely cited works together is Telephonic Arm Wrestling (1986), an arm-wrestling performance conducted between Paris and Toronto over telephone lines. Together, they were pioneers in the early teaching of physical computing at the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Awards
In 1989, Back received the Petro Canada Award for Media Arts, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
References
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