COP LECTURE - PRINT CULTURE 2
Thoughts
- Everything nowadays seem to be very fast paced. We live in a contemporary society where most things are digital and mechanically done.
- The lecture discuses about mass production and economic profit, typically in fashion. Though I think that it might not be the most important factor? I personally think that with this particular way of living (or working) it loses the meaning and essence of putting more thought and process into your work (creative or not). Then again, these are two things that needs to be considered.
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| Inside Out - Salvador, Brazil |
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| Chiang Mai, Thailand |
JR
- He was brought up during the lecture and I thought that his works were inspiring and innovative. He somehow still manage to use print, yet exploits the internet culture. He doesn't entirely reject the capitalist and digital culture and creates an impression through his artwork.
- It's interesting to see art apart from the control of galleries and museums. In a way the digital world is gradually taking the audience/society out of the traditional context. Relating to the previous post, when art is put out publicly, out of the comfort zone, people would immediately respond/critique.
- There was a quote from Walter Benjamin at the end of the lecture discussing about the politics of art, how technology kills the 'aura' (elitist, creating the illusion of inferiority), it's taken out of tradition, it's considered democracy and no longer a private property, art comes to us and makes it 'human again'.
- I personally thought that it is such a powerful statement and there is some truth in it. Art now and then are different in some ways due to the changes in capitalist society and the digital world.
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