From Physical to Digital

Transformations in the Artistic Creation Space

Authors

  • Andressa da Silva Freitas Federal University of Santa Maria image/svg+xml , Postgraduate Program in Visual Arts
  • Flávia Maria de Brito Pedrosa Vasconcelos Federal University of Santa Maria image/svg+xml , Postgraduate Program in Visual Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/rf.rf.2234.53269

Keywords:

poietics; studio; creation space; creative body; electronic devices

Abstract

This article investigates the transformation of the studio as a space for artistic creation resulting from the shift from the physical to the digital realm, specifically in relation to the artist's creative body. It draws on experiences and theoretical reflections within the field of contemporary art, examining electronic devices—such as smartphones and tablets—that operate not merely as technological tools or digital apparatuses but function in practice as portable studios. While this accessibility expands the conditions for creation, it also reveals contradictions by enabling production in any location, including "non-places"—a concept discussed by Marc Augé (2009). The text seeks to understand how the environment directly influences the creative body, altering its behaviors and, consequently, the artworks it produces, engaging with the writings of Sandra Rey (2002), Cecília Almeida Salles (2011), and Byung-Chul Han (2015).

Author Biographies

  • Andressa da Silva Freitas, Federal University of Santa Maria, Postgraduate Program in Visual Arts

    Master’s student in the Graduate Program in Visual Arts (2025–) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), specializing in Art and Transversality; holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts with an emphasis on Visual Poetics from UFSM (2023); member of the Counter-Hegemonic Visual Arts Research Group (AVEC – CNPq/UFSM), the Creativity and Innovation Laboratory (LACRIA), and the Pictorial Processes Research Group (GPICTO – CNPq/UFSM). Explores the mediums of painting, photography, and analog and digital collage, always focusing on the artistic creation process.

  • Flávia Maria de Brito Pedrosa Vasconcelos, Federal University of Santa Maria, Postgraduate Program in Visual Arts

    Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Arts and permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Visual Arts (PPGART) at the Center for Arts and Letters (CAL), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Leader of the Counter-Hegemonic Visual Arts Research Group (AVEC – CNPq/UFSM) and coordinator of the Creativity and Innovation Laboratory (LACRIA). Holds a PhD in Art Education from the University of Porto (Portugal), having received a CAPES scholarship for a full doctoral program abroad; this degree is recognized as equivalent to the PhD in Art and Visual Culture from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG). Founding member of the Latin American Network for Research on Art Teacher Education (LAIFOPA). Member of the International Society for Education through Art (INSEA) and the Federation of Art Educators of Brazil (FAEB). Member of the Brazilian Association of Creativity and Innovation (CRIABRASILIS). Member of the Art History, Theory, and Criticism (HTCA) Committee of the National Association of Visual Arts (ANPAP).

References

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REY, Sandra. Por uma abordagem metodológica da pesquisa em artes. In: BRITES, Blanca; TESSLER, Élida (org.). O meio como ponto zero: metodologia da pesquisa em artes plásticas. Porto Alegre: Editora da UFRGS, 2002. p. 123–140.

ROLNIK, Suely. Esferas da insurreição: notas para uma vida não cafetinada. São Paulo: n-1 edições, 2019.

SALLES, Cecília Almeida. Gesto inacabado: processo de criação artística. 5. ed. rev. e ampl. São Paulo: Intermeios; FAPESP, 2011.

HAN, Byung-Chul Sociedade do cansaço. Tradução de Enio Paulo Giachini. Petrópolis, RJ: Vozes, 2015.

Capitura de tela do filme Blade Runner que mostra um boneco de palitos em cima de uma mesa com um cinzeiro do lado. Na parte superior da imagem, lê-se Farol, inverno de 2026, volume 22, número 34. Centro de Artes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. ISSN 1517-7858

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2026-07-30

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Vol. 22 No. 34 (2026)

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How to Cite

FREITAS, A. DA S.; VASCONCELOS, F. M. DE B. P. From Physical to Digital: Transformations in the Artistic Creation Space. Farol, v. 22, n. 34, p. 45–53, 30 Jul.2026.