I find that the statement ‘Technology is the mortal enemy of art’ cannot be seen as fully true in the broader context of art and media. The reason I believe this is that there are entire artistic styles and processes that are based on the existence of new forms of technological ingenuity. Personally, I see that the ever improving and evolving applications of technology in the new world only cause equivalent strides in the art world. John Lasseter said, ‘The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.’ It is very clear that in the artistic community, many design based careers such as game design or animation are reliant on technology. It seems that in the twenty-first century, technology makes up the very foundation of a lot of artistic practices.

It is not to say that, the introduction of technology in such a widespread way hasn’t perhaps caused a shift in focus in artistic practices. Advances in visual rendering caused by the introduction of powerful computers and software has lead many to believe that certain careers such as painting and illustration have become redundant in the modern world. Before the twentieth century, an artist’s position in society was very strong with artwork being the main points of cultural and political discussions of the times. but with the creation of social medias in the late twentieth century has lead to a shift with the focus leaving artwork.

However, even in our modern world, artistic media still has a huge place in social discussion and the introduction of technology has also played a part in strengthening that place.

Bibliography

A.Rodchenko. (1921)100 Artist Manifestos from the futurist to the stuckists, by Alex Danchev

John Lasseter. animator and filmmaker, 2013. Available at: http://www.azquotes.com/quote/168904?ref=art-and-technology (Accessed: 1 November 2017).