Influence of Digital Entertainment on Post Modern Art
Technology advancements and the concept of digital entertainment have been incredible in various ways for our society. It influences almost every aspect of our lives in one way or another and has an influence as well on creative aspects of our life too. Almost everyone you know who is creative in some way uses technology to help advance their craft. Digital Entertainment has had a large effect on the art industry as well. Video games, movies, light shows, and even installation art have influences from digital Entertainment.
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| Video Oil (1979) by Sérgio Valle Duarte |
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| Nam June Paik, Electronic Superhighway:1960 Nam June Paik was one of the first artists to use televisions as an art medium. This piece was not only heavily influenced by American Technology, but also by the freedom it had. The interstate highway system was only several years old when Paik came to the United States as a child ("Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii"). This video is from the Smithsonian's exhibition from 2013, which showcases Nam June Paik's various works all of which are influenced by digital entertainment. His use of televisions, lights, closed-circuit videos, etc makes him stand out from other artists who may have not been as heavily influenced by digital aspects. .jpeg) Pokémon: Legends Arceus 2021 We see the advancement of art in media such as video games. One of the latest, and more popular, releases are Pokémon Legends Arceus. From this screengrab above, the colors used to me are very light and bright. When I take a closer look at the brush strokes from the art it reminds me almost of the technique used by Monet in his Water Lilies painting. There is enough detail to know what you're looking at, but just the bare minimum to make it not look abstract. Although I don't play the game myself, the graphics in this piece are incredibly done.  Pokémon: Legends Arceus 2021 Here is another image from the game, the water moves as the Pokémon travels. The grass also moves with the wind.  Avatar was a film released in 2009. It's one of the first films I think of when considering great graphics. The art, makeup, and CGI in this movie were definitely ahead of their time. Despite all this, the movie definitely had a lot of controversies when it came to the plot and storyline. The movie follows a veteran who had lost his brother, when he becomes part of a research military group following the movement of a tribe of avatars, he becomes curious about the intentions of the group. To spoil the end, he betrays his own kind to protect the Avatar people and becomes one of them, permanently. Despite what you think of the story, the art in this film is incredible. When watching it you feel like you're experiencing every moment with the characters and taking in all the beauty of their world firsthand.  Lastly, I want to share another piece of art from a museum located in my home city of Pittsburgh. Still being showcased in an exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art is Brian Nauman's piece HavingFun/Good Life, Symptoms. This sculpture is made of neon tubing ("CMOA Collection") which lights up various phrases. Although I have not seen this piece in person in almost 10 years, it has been something that I have always remembered from my visit. The piece flashes and changes light positions while you're viewing it, bringing your attention to different phrases such as "Fever and Chills", "East and West", and "We live the good life". I think the use of this media was a great way to get people's attention to different places in the sculpture as well as the bright use of colors. References: "Avatar (2009)". Avatar, https://www.avatar.com/movies/avatar/. "CMOA Collection". Collection.Cmoa.Org, https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/923cddc7-6a7c-40a7-bafa-fdda67b09574. "Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii". Smithsonian American Art Museum, https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/electronic-superhighway-continental-us-alaska-hawaii-71478. Koepp, Brent. "Pokemon Legends Arceus Fans Still Aren't Convinced By Its "Ugly" Graphics". Dexerto, 2021, https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pokemon-legends-arceus-fans-still-arent-convinced-by-its-ugly-graphics-1636257/. Postmodern Art - An In-Depth Exploration Of The Postmodernism Period". Artincontext.Org, 2022, https://artincontext.org/postmodern-art/. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Nam June Paik: Global Visionary - Exhibition Preview. 2012, https://youtu.be/EzqTUCToc8g. Accessed 14 Apr 2022. |
I really enjoyed the wide variety of modern media art that you used for this exhibit. The first piece stood out to me because of how the woman looks like she is crawling out of the TV. To me, it showed how connected people are to technology. While I don't play a lot of video games anymore, my son does, and I am always amazed at how much detail artists can put into the games now. In the "Pokémon: Legends Arceus" clips I love the reflections on the water and the layering in the mountains. I personally loved Avatar, for both the storyline and the incredibly lifelike detail and movements throughout the film.
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ReplyDeleteIt's so crazy to see how far our technology has advanced through the ages. And how it was mainly just practical and now it's being used for everything and anything. I liked all the different expressions of the media. I haven't played a video game since my 3DS and wii but i have friends and even my parents who love video games, so I've been exposed to many video game art styles. It's quite impressive how far we've come since those days.
I really like how you included a couple screenshots of Pokemon in your exhibit. I always loved Japanese animation + games. The art style is so unique to me. It also creates a sense of nostalgia because I grew up playing Pokemon and it brought me many many hours of wonderful entertainment as a child. It makes me warm and fuzzy just thinking about it.
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