About Doug Back
Born 1954. Doug Back is a Canadian multimedia artist, artist, lecturer and programmer.
Doug Back (born 1954) is a Canadian media artist.
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.
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Who is Doug Back?
Canadian artist (born 1954)
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Doug Back was born in 1954 in Toronto.
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Doug Back is a multimedia artist, artist, lecturer and programmer.
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