The internet age has created a new society. It has changed
and still continuing to changing our way of thinking and approach to life. With
a click of a button, information from all over is at our disposal can be accessed.
On the other hand, with another click of a button we can expose and spread out
information all over as well. Art, is no exception from this.
The evolution of the internet helps facilitate the evolution
of art. With new technologies arising, there are more and more mediums of art appearing.
This however still brings up the age old question of defining “what is art” are
memes and GIFs created online considered art? Most people wouldn’t consider those
as art, because it isn’t the standard canvas painting or sculpting. They
believe that because the individual (can they be considered as artists) did not
spend long arduous hours handcrafting their “art”. The individual however did
put some thought into it and was trying to show their own perspective. So in
that sense, it is art.
Internet as a medium of art makes art more accessible, and
creates more freedom for both the artist and the general public. An artist can
quickly and easily showcase their work all over the world through social media.
There isn’t as much censorship, there is more freedom with art when posting
online. However there isn’t much
security with art and the internet. There is very little stopping an individual
from copying the art and slapping it on a project without crediting the artist
The internet as a medium of art is a very gray area. It will
continue to evolve technologically and bring forth new mediums and creations.
Despite new mediums, the same issues arise such as “What is considered art, is
it intellectual property and should it be censored?”
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