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Originality in art implies being the first of its kind. It suggests
something that has never been done before.
T.F. Wolff
/(art critic) in an article writes*:
"Originality is more a matter of being than of doing, and exists in
the very nature of the individual who expresses it. It is intrinsic
to identity, and, on its most primitive level, is quite simply an
individual's uniqueness."
Original
implies originate; when you know what has gone before, you also can
recognize when your idea is a breakthrough. Picasso takes from
lonian statues, Greek vases and African masks, transforming them
into new syntheses. He incorporates the old, but rejuvenates it by
altering the viewpoint.
Originality in art is very difficult to pin down, for it sets its
own rules and conditions, and they seem to vary from age to age.
In what
ways does technology influence the art?
Technology
makes artists to break away from the old patterns. They find
alternatives. They diverge from familiar patterns, but then they
converge on new solutions. They break balance to remake them. They
make hard decisions about what to include and what to eliminate.
- develop
new insights and art perspectives
-
facilitate innovation and invention in art
Does art,
or can art, tell the truth?
What might
have great value to the creator may have little worth to others. On
the other hand, the art may be a desirable enlargement of the human
experience.
It may be
relevant to a small group or of value to the world as a whole. It
may have no significance to contemporaries
and great significance to future generations. |
