Technology
Art & the Facebook Generation
Can art be taught to the “Facebook Generation?” That the name of the article that came my way recently. As an artist, I agree with the premise that one needs to have a connection with what one is creating and to the Facebook/ technology generation (to both of my sons + even my sister/ business partner, this would apply) the connections seem to be superficial or better said “friend or not” — no black or white in there. Art is all about subtleties and complexities — for me anyway — and this takes time, something the technology generation doesn’t take time to do. I’m also learning that technology can provide…
iWallflower & Technical Art
Now I’m not sure I’ll participate in this new technological venture, but iWallflower, does propose a new intriguing, artistic, networking opportunity, created by iCloseby. This new app or iPod application allows one to draw in real time and submit for greater viewing and voting. The app provides constant streaming of new drawings that are continuously being submitted. These drawings resemble what one might draw on a steamed mirror in the bathroom or like my previous post on a dirty car windshield. As rudimentary as these can appear, vector art is highly precise and can create photo realistic art that can be digitally manipulated as animation, print or other media. Here…
