The Growing Relationship between Art and Technology

Art and technology have a complex yet significant history of working together and influencing one another. They have grown alongside each other in numerous ways to get to their current position in the world. In a digital era, they continually overlap and represent new concepts. In this article, we discuss - the influence of technological advancements on the art world; and will continue to do so in the future.

Artistic Innovations -

Art evolves in parallel to technological advancements. However, this does not just relate to their production.

Art is continuously changing in how it is viewed, shared, enjoyed, and ultimately sold. Art has become significantly more accessible as a result of technological advancements. Like so many other parts of contemporary life, Internet has made it possible to consume art more directly, exposing the industry to a larger and more diversified audience. Museums display collections online, and an artist has all the tools he needs to promote and sell their work — often without the difficulties that come with hosting a public exhibit.

The connection between art and technology has resulted in various innovative new pieces and ideas. Among the significant innovations over the last several decades are:

AI-Generated Art -

Although experts try to keep us in check, claiming that the revelation is still in its infancy, it is difficult not to be impressed by this remarkable invention in the art world.

AI-generated art blurs the boundary between human and machine.

However, discoveries do not come without contention. Some say that computer-generated art is not art or creative in any way. It is a matter of creativity rather than the medium.

Blockchain -

Blockchain technology serves numerous functions in the art industry and has the potential to have a far-reaching influence.

In a 2014 research, The Fine Arts Expert Institute (FAEI) discovered that more than half of the artworks evaluated were either fabricated or incorrectly ascribed to the right artist. The development of blockchain technology has the potential to transform this while preserving the industry's essential authenticity.

What is blockchain art?

The blockchain acts as a digital ledger and serves as incorruptible proof of ownership. With the help of this system, artworks and their ownership can always be tracked. And, when you add NFTs to the equation, an incorruptible proof of authenticity is automatically added to this Digital Ledger.

It may refer to tokenized physical artworks. More likely, it is digital art, which may be editioned on a blockchain using a 'hash,' which is the equivalent of digital identity (digital art can take the form of TIF files, gifs, jpegs, etc.).

Artists may utilize the blockchain to fractionalize (or divide) their work into bits that can be owned independently.

Virtual Reality -

Institutions and artists are experimenting with virtual reality using headgear and technology, such as the Oculus Rift and Google Glass, to create and share dynamic and immersive art experiences. Creating these three-dimensional and simulated environments has the potential to be one of the most exciting advances in art, especially for consumers.

It has fundamentally changed the creative experience in many ways.

On the other hand, there are concerns about who owns the pieces across the art world. For example, artists own their work generated with Tilt Brush, but Google maintains a global license to duplicate or change the artwork for marketing or development on their platforms. In truth, such a fresh piece of technology is bound to have teething problems. These problems will be sorted out as the industry catches up with the rate at which technology is advancing.

Conclusion -

The art world is rapidly evolving as it merges with technology.

These two disciplines may appear to be opposed or incompatible; nonetheless, there is much that connects them.

We may anticipate witnessing exciting breakthroughs in the future decades, also getting better knowledge of how they will affect the creative world as a whole, with quick new technological improvements and evolving perceptions of art in both its creators and consumers.