TOK Class Notes
Spanish - Dan Gilmer
Period 6
9/30/03
Computer Art:
Author does not praise this “form of art”
-he thinks that it loses artistic value because it is easily reproduced
-he also thinks that computer are is devoid of (lacking any) sensation
The class presented the following thoughts:
Computer Art is art because:
Computer art is not art because:
-art is just making something out of
-it does not require skill (skill is lost)
nothing
-if you make a mistake, it is too easy to
-it takes time, skill, and creativity
correct
-the artist is just as emotionally attached
even though conventional materials are not
used
-art is just a form of expression
The class agreed that the validity of Computer Art as an art form depends on the
definition of art.
It is art the act or the product?
-if it is the product, then Computer Art is art
-if it is the latter, then Computer Art is not art
Art is still art even if one can easily reproduce it
Copying art does educate more, so it can be beneficial. However, the more a work is
reproduced, the more its value (not $) lessens