My View

 Art was always part of human history. Ever since the cavemen, aesthetic visual expressions were indispensable for human evolution, it helps not only for mental health but also for developing brain connections.

Architecture, painting, and sculpture were the main classifications of visual art in ancient times. However, in recent years, technological innovations change those categorizations, adding film, photography, animation, videogames, television, computer art and graphic arts. Change is not an exception when talking about art.

In 1950, artist started working in devices that can be considered as the precursors to the work of the early digital artist who followed. In the earlies 60’s, only research laboratories, universities and large corporations could afford computers. As a result, some of the first people to use computers creatively were scientist. Digital Art came into existence in the 60’s as well, as John Whitney helped create the world’s first-ever piece or art on a computer.

 

 

Whitney's set-up for filming computer animation from a monitor screen, during an artist residency at IBM Labs.Right:From sequences of Spirals, a piece of "visual music"

 This was a demo in which Whitney was able to create twisting forms and spirals, along with their bold use of color; they were far more conservative that his animation style. With the modem development in 1979, computer artists have now made various masterpieces of digital artwork. However, the term Computer Art is used less frequently to describe artists working with the computer today, as this type or artist incorporate not only computers but other technology into their practice.

 According to the 2019 State of Art Education Survey, 52.2% of art teachers want to learn more about teaching digital art effectively. In a digital age, art teachers feel the need now more than ever to advocate for their programs. However, only 21.9% of art teachers feel comfortable teaching a digital arts curriculum. There are a lot of advantages of digital art, such as the ones describes in my other posts, but some people view technology as a replacement to original traditional artmaking, but in fact, digital art will not replace traditional art, especially high-class art.

One of the issues that affect the most to artist is social media pressure. It is true that social networks have contributed to art reaching more people, also to artists having more visibility for potential clients. However, this has led to psychological problems due to the pressure they feel to satisfy their followers/clients. A related problem to this is the issue of how quickly things are forgotten on the internet because of the amount of new events that happen every minute. Artists who make a living from their work online are constantly trying to stay active so that people don't think they left their page, which causes stress in their daily lives. Without taking into account the constant fear of plagiarism.

 

 

 

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• Holmes, K. (2012, June 11). Original Creators: Visionary Computer Animator John Whitney. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/jpd4ky/original-creators-visionary-computer-animator-john-whitney-sr
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