person

1965 –

Germany

He is an art historian and media theoretician with a focus on image science, modernity and media art as well as culture of the 19th century and Italian Art of the renaissance. After his studies in Hamburg, Siena and Berlin and his doctoral work, he lectured at the Humboldt University Berlin and was a guest in different research labs in Japan and in the USA. He has acted as adviser for international professional journals and different associations. He is Professor of Image Science and head of the Department for Image Science at the Danube University Krems. Recent publications: 'Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion' (MIT Press/Leonardo Books, 2003); 'Mediale Emotionen' (Fischer, 2005); 'MediaArtHistories' (MIT Press/Leonardo Books, 2007) and 'Imagery in the 21st Century. Cambridge' (MA: MIT-Press, 2011). (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Grau) (2011)