Professor Vesna's lecture about the industrialization held the concepts of assembly lines which first led the way to mass production in our society. Back in the day, the mass production allowed more and more people to have access to cars and other objects at a cheaper cost. Eventually, these repetitive tasks were assigned to robots and these robots were able to achieve production rates much greater than human labor alone.
Robots are not just used in production assembly lines for cars, they can also be applied to art. Objects can be duplicated with ease and mass produced. With the new introduction 3D printing, people are able to make figurines of their own or even download schematics and create an object of art in their own home.
Robotics and technology can also be used in non-physical forms. As technology grows more advanced, machines become smarter and smarter and thus the ways we can use technology grows as well. Animated films have become very common. Computers are necessary to create the special effects that earn films millions every year.
Technology has become smarter and smarter as time goes on. Almost twenty years ago the first computer chess AI was developed and beat the first chess grandmaster. Now, chess engines continue to improve and have been overtaking human chess champions.
I think that you tie robotics and art together very well. You make the subject material easy to grasp and understand through your use of integrating examples of robots and art that are prevalent today. I had never thought of robots in the sense of them replicating art before, as the 3-D printer does. You have come up with original examples of robotics role in art today and make the subject material relatable. It is clear how technology can in fact be beneficial to art through your blog.
ReplyDeleteThe robotic 3D printing that allows people to create artwork and duplicate it brings a new perspective to Walter Benjamin's claims that the modern techniques of reproducing art causes the loss of uniqueness and aura. However, with the robotic 3D printing, people still are the original designers of an artwork and the robot carries out the task of creating the work. This template can be saved and the robot can produce many more copies. This is a great example of the integration of art, its uniqueness, and its reproducibility. Do you think that even though the designers of a 3D printing template created a unique work, the ability to reproduce it using the robot causes the unique work's loss of Benjamin's definitions of aura?
ReplyDeleteHello, I enjoyed reading your blog and thought that it was very creative to mention 3D printing. Before reading your blog I did not realize that 3D printing is an excellent example of the combination of robotics and art. It is also interesting to realize that the concept of robots originated as an artistic response to industrialization and the connection between humans and machines. The 3D printer makes objects accessible to everyone because people from around the world can replicate a product they like. You also mentioned animated films in your blog, which I think is another great example of how technology enables artistic expression. Computer programs allow artists to design characters and cartoons that provide entertainment to people around the world.
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