Ruminations on our relationship with technology
Art and Technology articles make up part of the Technology and Culture topic on this site. Articles on Art and Technology look at technological innovation and how it changes artistic expressions and aesthetic values within the wider culture. After all, whenever we add a new technology to a culture, we don’t just have that culture plus the technology. Instead, we have a new culture.
Granted, a ‘culture’ can refer to a ‘whole way of life.’ Nevertheless, a valuable way to look at culture is to study the arts. Of course, technologies often influence the arts. (Indeed, many forms of artistic expression wouldn’t exist without technology.) Therefore, one way to understand how technology impacts culture is to ask: How do technological changes impact the arts?
Technics of art vs. aesthetics Summary: There at least are two dimensions to any kind of artwork: art vs. aesthetics. More specifically, it’s the difference between artistic skill vs. aesthetic vision. One way to understand this difference between art vs. aesthetics is to consider it in the context of using technology. For instance, take fashion … Read more
Technics, art, and technology Ever since I traveled through old-world countries like Spain and Italy, I’ve been fascinated by the art of ancient technologies. After seeing the legacy of Greek and Roman architecture and aqueducts, for example, it became impossible to think science and technology were one thing while art and culture were another. There … Read more