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The internet is a world of information, tiny byte sized packages sent back and forth throughout the world which gives us the images on the screen. These tiny pixels, which make up the letters that you read on screen can also be reassembled to make images with the pixels, so technically they are tiny dots arranged in a way to give the structure that you see. Net artists are learning how to use new communication technologies as a tool to create works of art whether it be using music creators, digital painting programs, flash and what other software they can get there hands on. Programmers are desinging new software for artists so they can create works of art and broadcat them to millions of people on the world wide web. (I would like to thank all the programmers out there who have made such awesome programs and distributed them as opensource and freeware. You have taken the time to learn how to code and put your knowledge into practice for the good of people! I can be a GIMP where ever I go now :D)
The world of creating is changing from traditional methods to digital methods, it is now kinetic, interactive and the mixing of media is not uncommon. This is not to say that traditional art is ever going to die out, but it is shifting whether this is a good movement or not I will explore in my essay. There is something I have learnt lately and that is computers are getting stronger, more influencing, more power and instead of resisting this movement, I want to learn to work with them and assist the digital users? As all artists know, art is not just about the finished product, but the journey and what ever makes you feel alive you should do. Jason Nelson, a computer artist who's artworks are very abstract, not easy to understand and a little hard to interpret, but that is what he desires and for the viewer to find what they will out of the piece. The most important thing that I retrieved from a that lecture is that art can now reach an audience of millions, even though it may bit a bit lonely sometimes, messages and interactivity is no longer just in a gallery, but also at home. This is how new communication technology can affect anyone from anywhere 24/7.
As artists are now able to play around with data visualisation where work and play are happening more on computers, I do hope that we never forget the spirit of adventure, never forget the simply pleasures in life and that all artworks are inspired in some way by the big beautiful world around us. All art needs to work together, no matter what the medium.
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