Technology and art are very two interesting things separately, but together is something special. Creating something with technology is an art in and of itself due to its complex nature and the challenge of making it correctly. Over time, our technology has increased immensely causing the time to do things to go faster. We can make cars, computers, phones and many other things much faster than we used to before. The industrial revolution was a huge contributor to this surge in technological advancement. Another big part of this is due to robots and the art they perform in making these complicated devices. Robots bring art and technology together in that they have so much detail ingrown into them and they create an amazing result in the end.
Due to the increase in the amount of production, Walter Benjamin argued that the authenticity of the art goes down. An example of this would be a banknote. Banknotes have tons of artwork imprinted on them that is very elaborate, but they are mass produced which makes the value drop. This causes the actual value of an older banknote to go up as time increases. the dollar amount does not increase, but the value it is worth is due to the authenticity.
Overall, robots and technology have helped us increase in the speed at which we make things and incorporate them into our lives. However, with the use of robots comes the problem of human employment. Robots do not need to be paid, have no vacation time, and need no breaks. This causes the unemployment of humans to decrease which is harmful to our society. We are so greedy that we need to understand that our own human race needs to survive in the world we live in today.
Resources:
Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.
Eidsmoe, Daniel/Dan. "The New vs. the Old American 100 Dollar Bill." Flickr. Yahoo!, 25 Dec. 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Tucker, Reed. "Why No Job Is Safe from the Rise of the Robots." New York Post. N.p., 07 Mar. 2017. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Benjamin, Walter. "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Walter Benjamin. Hannah Arendt, Feb. 2005. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Kummer, Larry. "Economists Show the Perils and Potential of the Coming Robot Revolution." Fabius Maximus Website. N.p., 01 June 2015. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Due to the increase in the amount of production, Walter Benjamin argued that the authenticity of the art goes down. An example of this would be a banknote. Banknotes have tons of artwork imprinted on them that is very elaborate, but they are mass produced which makes the value drop. This causes the actual value of an older banknote to go up as time increases. the dollar amount does not increase, but the value it is worth is due to the authenticity.
Overall, robots and technology have helped us increase in the speed at which we make things and incorporate them into our lives. However, with the use of robots comes the problem of human employment. Robots do not need to be paid, have no vacation time, and need no breaks. This causes the unemployment of humans to decrease which is harmful to our society. We are so greedy that we need to understand that our own human race needs to survive in the world we live in today.
Resources:
Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. London: Penguin, 2008. Print.
Eidsmoe, Daniel/Dan. "The New vs. the Old American 100 Dollar Bill." Flickr. Yahoo!, 25 Dec. 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Tucker, Reed. "Why No Job Is Safe from the Rise of the Robots." New York Post. N.p., 07 Mar. 2017. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Benjamin, Walter. "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Walter Benjamin. Hannah Arendt, Feb. 2005. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
Kummer, Larry. "Economists Show the Perils and Potential of the Coming Robot Revolution." Fabius Maximus Website. N.p., 01 June 2015. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.
I do agree with you that technology and art seem to be separate fields of work, but they are actually interacting with each other. It is interesting to emphasize the problem of human employment problems which I never happen to think about on this weekend's blog.
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