Technique

Photoshop

Mentioned in 6 editorials, 8 podcast episodes and 4 Timeline moments.

Adobe's image-editing software, created by Thomas and John Knoll and first released in 1990. It became the standard tool for retouching and digital collage.

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Quotes

So it's like, if I make a square in Photoshop, it's made up of pixels. And if I make it in Illustrator, it's actually points that describe that square.

Joshua Davis, 1990s Net Art: Auriea Harvey, Joshua Davis, LIA, Draves

I still remember the first time I saw PhotoShop boot on a Mac II when I was on my art foundation course; I’d never seen anything like it.

Rhea Myers, Rhea Myers on Code as Cultural Material

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Mentioned in

Seams and Synthesis: Schizocollage and AI Aesthetics

February 2, 2026

Meandering with AI

Rafaël Rozendaal on a Liquid Canvas

January 21, 2025

Inside Qubibi’s Shinjuku Studio

December 18, 2024

Operator Profiles Rebecca Allen

August 13, 2024

Rhea Myers on Code as Cultural Material

September 26, 2023

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Podcast mentions

AI Psychosis Summit—Macy Gettles, quasimatt and Kevin Esherick with Peter Bauman

Stephanie Dinkins—AI, Memory & Survival with Peter Bauman

December 12, 2025

Digital Curators Series 03—Val Ravaglia on Displaying the Digital

February 4, 2025

Digital Curators Series 02—Regina Harsanyi & Jon Ippolito on Preserving the Digital

November 4, 2024

Timeline Ch 9—AI Era (2010s) with Tyler Hobbs, Helena Sarin, Rhea Myers & Gene Kogan

Timeline Ch 7—Net Era (1990s) with Auriea Harvey, Joshua Davis, LIA, Scott Draves & Vuk Ćosić

Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg & Geoff Davis

February 8, 2024

Timeline Ch 1—Pre-Modern Era with Marius Watz

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