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Art? 

What defines art?

The masterpieces by Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello and Leonardo (wait a minute….they are the 4 teenage mutant ninja turtles), the sculptures displayed throughout the new Eastlink Freeway in Melbourne, the graffiti which colours the walls of city laneways, the advertising images on billboards, Andy Warhol’s pop art images, the gruesome scenes of Quentin Tarantino’s films, the beautiful lyrics of romantic songs, the collage of shoes I want to purchase…… are all considered some form of art.

One can say, ‘art’, whether it is represented through a process or as a material product, is an expression of ones thoughts and beliefs that captures the attention of an audience.

This week’s lecture showcased the artwork of 2 interesting ‘contemporary’ artists – one who altered images with the use of a scanner and the other produced digital artworks that resulted from combining science and technology. Each artist had very different goals in what their end product would look like, yet they shared similar intentions in using digital techniques to manipulate their artwork.

Brophy’s article ‘Singapore Biennale’, discusses the issues in regards to “art going beyond painting.” With the availability of technology, media art is now absolutely huge! As technology continues to advance beyond expectations, production of art digitally is somewhat a fresh means of expression – as demonstrated by the guest speakers this week. Digital aesthetics as a new channel for art expression allows for art to evolve into something that will show distorted unimaginable images, something that will blow audience’s minds – according to Brophy, “this will push mediums beyond its numbing base.”

~ by aina nott on November 4, 2008.