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iPhone art is a form of
Interactive art that takes place on the screen of the
iPhone,
iPad, or
iPod Touch. It is distinct from pictorial works of art produced with an iPhone using paint apps such as
Brushes or
ArtRage.
iPhone Art evolved from screen-based interactive art that formerly appeared on PC computer screens or on wall-mounted displays in galleries and museums. Due to the portability and ease of distribution with the
iTunes App Store, these forms of art are currently experiencing a renaissance as interactive works of art from the 1990s and 2000s are adapted to the iPhone and iPad, some even becoming bestsellers in the Entertainment and Music categories where these apps normally appear, since there is currently no Art category in the iTunes App Store.[3]
Artists such as
David Hockney, Corliss Blakely and Meri Aaron Walker (iPhoneArtGirl) have held art exhibits with art made exclusively on their iPads.[12] Musician
Damon Albarn created the entirety of the 2010
Gorillaz album
The Fall, with his iPad with various apps while on his North American tour.[13]
iPhone art may pose a threat to traditional gallery distribution of
digital art because individual artist can distribute their apps directly to the general public without working through a gallery dealer.[14]