Desma 9 Week 3 Blog

I have always been a strong believer in the fact that technology can very much so aid to more traditional art. Not only that, but that art created through technology can be a lot better because of the fact that mistakes can be corrected, or left be if the artist feels as though said mistake is not a mistake at all. Walter Benjamin says in his essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, That live theater has more depth than a movie shot on camera, just because the art is live and in front of you. I personally disagree with that, I believe there are so many more artistic values that can be expressed via movie, and the fact that everything can be perfected really shows how great the art is. Take one of my favorite movies, Star Wars, which uses unreal special effects to portray art.

Another show and book I grew up loving as a kid is Astro Boy. It is a great japanese portrayal of a robot living in our time. However unlike lecture where we learned many robots were based around working, astro boy is more of a friendly robot based about helping people out. 

I think the best way that technology has helped art in todays society is with programs like Adobe Photoshop and illustrator, which give artists tools do improve their art vastly and be able to mass produce it. Yes, mass producing art does take away from the value of having an original, but it is always a good way to have more art up and around in society. For people who generally wouldn't buy art, mass producing is good to get them into the market of buying art because it is cheaper and more accepted. Take for example President Barrack Obama's campaign poster. A very simple piece of art made using technology, that helped convince over half a nation to elect their leader.

RESOURCES:
“Astro Boy” Wikipedia. Unknown, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/AstroBoyVolume1.jpg>
"Barack Obama HOPE Poster" Wikipedia. Shepard Fairey. Web. 20 Oct. 2013<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Barack_Obama_Hope_poster.jpg/399px-Barack_Obama_Hope_poster.jpg>
Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.
“Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace” Web log post. The Reel McCoy. 9 May. 1999. Web. 20 Oct. 2013. <http://www.the-reel-mccoy.com/movies/1999/SW1_TPM.html>.
Vesna,Victoria. “Lecutre Part 2.” Math + Art. 12 Oct. 2012. Lecture.