Carola Unterberger-Probst (born 1978), aka
up'' or Carola Unterberger, is an Austrian
media artist and
philosopher of art. In addition to
video installation
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s and
experimental film
Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many experimental films, parti ...
s, her work contains
Objet d'art
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, paintings and
digital art
Digital art refers to any artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process, or more specifically computational art that uses and engages with digital media.
Since the 1960s, various name ...
. She specializes in the
postmodern
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discourse
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,
deconstruction
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, and questions on media and the arts.
In 2009 she published a book, "Der Filmische Hypertext: Links im Film - Film als Link".
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Artists from Salzburg
21st-century Austrian women artists
Austrian contemporary artists
Postmodern artists
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