Week 3 Blog
During
this week we learned about how technology and industrialization has changed art
over time. In “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”
(1936) Walter Benjamin argues “the product of
mechanical reproduction can be brought may not touch the actual work of art,
vet the quality of its presence is always depreciated.” I agree with Benjamin
that reproductions of art don’t received recognition for their fine work
because they are not an original.
Over time,
industrialization with advancements in technology has allowed us to become a
more dominant society. From the advancements of the steam engine in 1698 to
now, robots or machines can do many of the jobs human being used to do.
Technological advancements can seen in various forms of art as well. The
advancements have provided more access to art while expanding the field of art.
In the past, fine art was associated with high society but art can be
appreciates by the masses.
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Like with
other areas of business and industry, art has seen the positive effects of
technology. Art can be interactive, observed, listened to and admired.
Art can be seen in various forms such as art shows, museums, universities and
movies. Robotics and special effects are two of the prominent and advancing
fields today. In Ken Rinaldo’s, C-Borgen Bots, he produced robots fingers that
move when people walk by and once a robot moves, it will change the color of
another robot. In the movie, Wall-e combines art, society and robotics to tell
its story. Artist Freerk Wieringa Exoskeleton can see artificial advancements
in the works. The technology of art has benefited society by giving it
different perspectives. No longer is art only famous, original paintings and
sculptures to be owned by the wealthy or sit in museums, quality reproductions
of famous art can be studied by anyone and technology now has a creative
outlet.
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Overall, this week I believe
mass produced products allow everyone to experience and appreciate what the
artists have created. Society will continue to benefit from understanding and
appreciating art, whether in its original state, mechanically reproduced or
technologically enhanced.
-Kyle Molnar
Citations
Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproduction (1936). Print.
Rinaldo, Ken. “C-Borgen Bots.” Ken Rinaldo. Web 23 Apr. 2017.
Vesna, Victoria. “Robotics and Art.” DESMA 9. Lecture.
“WALL-E
(2008).” IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2017
Wieringa, Freerk. “News”. Exoskeleton. Web. 23. Apr. 2017.
Kyle, Great commentary on the Walter Benjamin reading. I like how you addressed the advancements of technology all the way back to the 1600s to to today's society. Great example of Wall - e, this weeks assignment also reminded me of that movie.
ReplyDeleteI have very similar point of view with you. In my blog, I also talked about how improvements in technology and mass production allowed art works to be more accessible to society (not only the wealthy ones). Also, as you mentioned in your post, the technology has positive effect on field of art. I really enjoy reading something called "webtoon" which is a cartoon author posts on internet on regular basis, and webtoon is one of the rapid growing field in Korea. I believe the improvement of technology has significant effects on this field as it allowed the authors to draw their works with tablets and post it on websites so that people can easily read it online.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Benjamin that reproductions of art don’t receive recognition for their fine work because they are not an origin. I also think it is crazy to see how cars used to take so long to build and required so much labor and time before the assembly line. A job that would take weeks and months turned into less than a day!! I agree with your comment that the development of science has led to more time to explore all the wonders of the arts! Great read! Go Wall-e!! Great movie 😊
ReplyDeleteI agree with Benjamin as well that all of the value in artwork is based on authenticity. I find it very interesting how technology today is opening our world to new opportunities in artwork, and we are just starting to tap into this technology.
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