For a long time, whenever people spoke about the fear of technology replacing human jobs, the only jobs that were deemed exempt from this were creative jobs. However technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), has been developing and improving over the years, to the point where it is now able to imitate human creativity. AI operates…
Tag: contemporary art
Overcoming mental illness through art
Throughout history, many artists have lived with some form of mental illness, from depression, to bipolar and schizophrenia. This has often been reflected in their art, as an outward visualisation of the pain they may have felt inside. The difference for artists of the past and modern artists today is that mental illness wasn’t really…
A 21st Century Transformation
According to researchers, the average time a viewer spends looking at a piece of art in a gallery is 3 seconds. For an old masterpiece that might have taken years to be painted, it is ludicrous to think that a viewer could fully absorb all its wonders in just a couple of seconds. In an…
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I first came across the Portuguese artist Bordalo II while wandering around exploring Lisbon. Protruding from the brick wall of one of the buildings in the street was a huge wasp, made entirely of garbage. During the consecutive weeks after that, I continued to stumble across these colossal Big Trash Animals in other hidden places throughout the…
Sphere of Light
With digital technology designed by Japanese company Rhizomatiks, Phosphere – their latest spell-binding performance – captivated audiences at its world premiere in Barcelona. Rhizomatiks are engineers who focus on three divisions in their work : research, architecture and design. This June, the company went to Sónar+D Music, Creativity and Technology conference in Barcelona, where they…
Opposing Sides
Coincidentally concurrent with the general election, Grayson Perry’s summer exhibition The Most Popular Exhibition Ever! opened at the Serpentine Gallery in London yesterday. Centered around the ongoing political debate in Britain in the wake of Brexit, Perry puts forward his honest, earnest and artistic expression not just of his own thoughts and reactions, but also that…
Berlin Art Bang
With Berlin Gallery Weekend upon us, many people are getting in the artistic spirit. One art project that will particularly be attracting the masses is Berlin Art Bang at The Haus. This collective experience is not only temporary, but the entire abandoned building will be demolished along with the artwork at the end of May: “it…
Human vs Machine
Held at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, the topics of humans, machines and the arts were brought together at Configurations as part of the Salon für Ästhetische Experimente #2. Artist, scholar and research fellow Marco Donnarumma hosted an evening of lectures, investigatory discussions and an exciting insight to an autonomous robotic limb. Speakers Professor…
The Magic of Virtual Design
Following from my previous article about the creation of music through human movement by use of the mi.mu gloves, I came across another mind-blowing innovation in technology. This fantastic tool again, allows the user much more freedom for their creativity and design. Innovation and Creativity The C-HR festival of innovation and creativity was brought to…
Caverne by Hicham Berrada at Wentrup Gallery
As visitors enter an unlit room in Wentrup Gallery, a former 1950s couture factory in Kreuzberg, they are exposed to the magical works of French-Moroccan artist Hicham Berrada. Specialising in contemporary art and installations, Berrada typically makes use of reacting chemicals in a creative and artistic way to produce visually spectacular masterpieces. Subsequent to his…
Emily D'Silva 