Some issues on the development of digital art in the Republic of Moldova

The paper examines the creative segment of digital art, which has been carried out by professional graphic artists in the independent Republic of Moldova, including finished artworks produced in big and small print runs, and also unique graphic works. Sketches and technical drawings of any kind are excluded from the study. Important data is provided about different images (chiesel works, book illustrations, caricatures, postage stamps, ex-librises), which were rendered digitally both in full and in part. Also, concise information is offered on the professionals practicing the respective type of digital art over the years. There is also contoured the process of nationwide spread of the digital images and the specifity of the digital creative tool. The author also examines the professional attitude towards digital art in the Republic of Moldova in terms of the relationship between mass production, traditional handmade art and digital execution technique. The reasons and conditions for the dissemination of digital images in national art are specified. The dynamics of opinions on the role of the computer in the creation and modification of graphic works at different stages of the evolution of digital and traditional technology in the Republic of Moldova is traced.