The Technology Motif in Modern Art - general aspects
The Technology Motif in Modern Art - general aspects

Summary/Abstract: Science and technology are considered to be the main, if not sole cause influencing changes both social and cultural. This hypothesis is also known under the title of technological determinism and supports the idea that science and technology are autonomous entities, evolving on the basis of their own logical principles. With the invention and the roll-out of new technologies, they have an almost contagious effect on the social fabric. This suggests that, for the most part, history is modeled on the impact of new technologies. Moreover, technological determinism does not recognize the importance of the elements of social influence such as politics, economy and human element in shaping history. Technology brought us great palaces, towers and bridges - art enriched them and sometimes embroiled them in the fabric of eternity. Whether we accept technological determinism as a decisive factor or an interdependent connection between technological evolution and the socio-economical element, we cannot conceive art without technology. The dawn of the 21st century brought us an artistic avant-garde that resulted from an was inspired by technology.

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