The influence of scientific and technological progress on modern art

The role of science and technology in the development of modern art

In today's highly developed material civilization, the rapid development of science and technology has created a more comfortable and convenient living environment for people. The world seems to have been changing. These changes in people's behavior and ideas caused by the rapid development of science and technology have also had a great impact on traditional art (music, poetry, painting, sculpture, architecture). New technology enables today's artists to accomplish something that their predecessors could not, or even could not.

Mechanization is equivalent to a new artistic standard of "dehumanization", which is more obvious in modern architecture. Architecture can be regarded as one of the closest arts in the world, and we deal with it every day. However, architecture is also one of the most influenced arts by science and technology. The revolution of architectural style brought by technological invention means the end of the proportional system based on the endurance of stone and wood for a long time. As for classical architecture, due to the use of flat arch and the need of a large number of supports, the entity has overwhelmed the space limitation, and the conflict between the old and the new is particularly obvious. Reinforced concrete allows a larger span, which makes buildings reconsider the concept of space. After a long period of leveling, the buildings become vertical again, such as the skyscrapers in new york, which is easily associated with high competition. Modern architects seem to be proud of resisting the gravity of the earth and proving that their brains are superior to matter. The original Byzantine architecture with exquisite structure, simplicity and generosity, as well as the magnificent Gothic architecture and Greek architecture with unique conception and meticulous carving are all gone. But through accurate measurement, use as many modern buildings as possible without an inch of space. The typical feature of this kind of architecture is that it gradually ignores the traditional aesthetic standards. How to make better use of the unity and singleness of building area and form has become the basic feature of modern architecture. If the development of modern technology inhibits the beauty of modern architecture, then painting can be regarded as the beneficiary of modern technology. The invention of cameras and video cameras made one of the main functions of painting in the past society-recording important events and people in the present age less important. Artists began to rethink and expound the true value of art forms. Since the impression was noticed, abstract, post-impressionism and fauvism, artists represented by cubism began to explore a "pure" sense of art, trying to make it a unique and vital language. This exploration makes painting go deeper into people's feelings. Painting no longer relies on a "theme" as in the past, but begins to reflect the inspiration caused by contemporary life in a more modern way, and no longer pays attention to the record of the authenticity of events as in the past. For example, Picasso's famous painting Kornika does not directly move a large-scale war to the canvas like traditional painting, but uses semi-abstract twisted faces and totem-like animal figures to express the pain caused by the war, making it difficult for the audience to admire its skills like photos. It is hard to imagine when the pure and direct emotional expression of western painters can be realized if it is not the role of technology to liberate painting from realism. You know, as early as the Northern Song Dynasty in China, painters at that time had already begun to explore the humanistic spirit in painting. But western art has just begun to explore, but it has encountered many problems. When people are faced with all kinds of modern easel paintings, they can't help asking: Can't artists draw such works as < The Last Supper? Is this realistic and sacred work no longer needed in the present era? Can today's technology really replace these great works of art? These questions have been debated for a long time. There is no consistent answer so far. After all, people's aesthetic vision is diverse. Perhaps modern painting meets the needs of contemporary aesthetics with its times, rapidity and unique tension.

If contemporary sculpture can't be compared with painting in the form of expression, it is determined by the nature of this art. In the past, sculpture needed high-cost and laborious training, which was more due to social conditions than painting, and rational architecture hindered the development of sculpture. Modern sculpture has gradually formed its own interpretation of positive law. So many sculptors began to use metal and stone to express cubism, such as Deschamps and Moore in France. In the development of modern industry, a large number of automobiles and industrial materials have been eliminated and scrapped, so many artists use these remnants of modern technology to create sculptures, forming the so-called "junk art" and begin to reflect on the various development consequences brought by modern technology.

Gombrich once said, "People should sympathize with those who are divorced from the legacy of the past. People should be grateful for being able to listen to Mozart's music and appreciate Velazquez's paintings, and pity those who can't. " Obviously, this sentence can no longer be integrated with today's cultural atmosphere. Nowadays, people have their own favorite art, no matter whether it is good or bad, it is only a new product after all. It has yet to be developed and sublimated. Of course, the condemnation that science is fatal to art can only be established if the understanding and explanation of art is too narrow. All human activities are equally effective, and human talents have laid their own marks in the field of facts in any historical period. Scientific creation and artistic creation are the expressions of the same vitality in our time, and scientific civilization will inevitably produce a large number of new art forms.

This art form must occupy a place in history.