The quote that drew my attention the most was “Goldsmith points out that the linguistic basis of the digital era holds the same consequences for literature that are as potentially shattering and vitalizing as the arrival of mechanical reproduction was for visual art: “With the rise of the web, writing has met its photography.””. This quote grabbed my attention because of the way goldsmith describes the rise of a new art form as both the means for it to fall and the means for it to grow as well. This is an interesting concept since The fall of an an art form can almost mean it being shoved to the side of obscurity. Although this thought that an art form can be shoved into obscurity is a little extreme since art can always be appreciated by different people at different times, the quote made me think that the information era has built an enormous information highway where we can find anything and everything we want, but what is the cost of all of this information. In terms of art where can the information age lead us.
It’s interesting to think about the aftermath of new technology of art as a whole and what can come of it. Where will the art we consume today be forty of fifty years from now. With the way information is literally at our fingertips where can we take a new generation of artists after us? Will we be able to lead them there or will they find new ways of making art all on their own? Other questions that pop into my head are what happens to the art we make today? Will it withstand the years of critique and reinterpretation? These questions all stemmed from the idea that one art form can break another down or it can rebuild it.