Development of Art in The Digital Era

Advancement in technology expand boundaries of significant changes in the way of people survive and their working process. One of the most important aspects of variations in modernization is the modes of expressing one’s talent like art. The phrase ‘Art in the digital age” refers to the point that how artists and designers use advancing technologies to give shape to their conceptual ideas or transform the productions of objects. Art is modernizing day by day which leads us to practices of art in this culture. Modern techniques like computers are basically having a huge impact on visualizing the art. Even though, digitalization has turned the whole world of art. The thesis behind the essay is positive attitude towards digital art and it’s exploration in digital world.

The main component of the successful implementation of digital art is faster speed than traditional art media. According to Benjamin “aura” and “cult value” that’s replaced by technical term “exhibition value”. These modernization practices basically represents the modern art way. As if now the ways of doing or performing art is changing to modification in traditional practices are required instead of this, where digital art is handy in digitalization era there in contrary it cannot take place of traditional art. Because there is no doubt that traditionally art take time and space but artists express their emotions by hand practices and that kind of art is the unique identity of artists. Nevertheless, busy living standards of modern society have no more enough time to show their talent that is why they need modern techniques to explore their skills in different field like as painting or drawing takes more time and space. Even more, if there is any mistake occurs with modern art one can clear it at the same time or in couple of seconds and make it accessible to everyone just with the help of internet. Computer technology changes life forever as in according to Cynthia Goodman (1987) “Neither conventional media and nor traditional techniques, computer are revealing an exciting and fertile new world of visual expression”. The final decision should also be based on the fact of whether such a digital art would make accessible by computer technology for the competitive modern society. 

Business aspect of digital art can be explored by the technology and it is like an opportunity to save the costs with the help of advancement in technologies. It may be one of the reasons to the connection between the people because online work expands the bond between social interaction and play key role in creativeness. There are plenty of methods of art media and it is not just like a single word or thing to say because it belongs to various fields. Researchers explain that various fields in art explain the importance of art media in technophile age and society. It does not mean that media directly overlap with society but it interacts with social cultures, talent and human activities. Apart from that, the human resources can take enough time to manage or cooperate with such techniques but in a little time they may addicted of such facilities. Everyone ought to be realized the art media and other media techniques as if the society will not be give attention towards the term “media” at the same instant it may impact on the further progress of their living standards. 

From the past few centuries, some of the traditional art skills are just going to disappears and may new generations are not aware from that. At the same point, computer art plays fruitful role to preserve it by various methods as not the accurate image of time-honored but the precision copies of some of the arts are available in this era. It is possible because of duplication of classical art in mechanical ways. Is these arts are the original copy of the classical art or with physical touch? The answer is “no” the physical touch that is given by the artist in his/her handmade art of drawing that definitely not be similar as the expressive drawing have. Even that, the argument arises here in against of this is the right reasonable but in other words the traditional art copy can replace the need of that may disappear with time. For instance, there are a lot of paintings of “Mona Lisa” but nobody is successful to copy as the original one is, and like that it is near to the original painting. The thing that matters more is closeness that digital art get by scanning and using distinct methods. In addition to this, preservation of art is useful and is like a history so, artists must put their efforts to preserve it as they can. Perla Innocenti (2012) states “Conservation for digital art could benefit from interdisciplinary synergies with Digital Preservation”.

Further strengthening to digital art, why technology changes rapidly with various new flying colors? the best answer here is the “change is the law of nature” if life stops at a particular point then it has no significance .So, going standards forward matters more. As the same thing in the art according to Douglas Davis (1995) “the work of art in the digital age of reproduction is physically and formally chameleon. Nothing seems like the art technology because of its importance and is the relationship between original and reproduction of creativity of art. Author Christine Paul (2002) explains that whenever new art comes in the form at the stance the term “digital art” occurs. Moreover, putting efforts to relocate and learn new skills is art and it should be protected and makes it s a part of life so that, it will be becomes one’s talent and passion.

Where digital art reaches at peak on the contrary it also risks the hard work of handmade creativity of art and no doubt digital art has many unforgettable points but it gives negative side to the views of popular traditional artists. In addition to this, everyone cannot afford digital equipment to explore their talent and they feel disappointed because they cannot feel the power to explore their talent in front of digital art and the feelings and emotions that looks mendatory also disappears as one can express by themselves. Government and other authorities should give chance to other ones by arranging fair to express one’s hidden skills of creativity.

Digital art in this technophile age is changing in accelerating way. As digital age gives chance to preserve historical art values and makes it more challenging by the broad knowledge. Technology gives more opportunities to do something in various industries. In concluding sentence, digital art manipulate chances for future and gives positive attitude towards challenging life not only in art but also in other fields too.

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