Digital Nation

1. As technology progresses so does our reliance and interaction with it. I feel we're already far too reliant on technology as it is and it will only get worse from here on. Years ago if the home telephone was left unanswered it was generally taken as you were unavailable. Now with cell phones in every pocket you are always available if you want to be or not. It is expected of you to pick up the phone and respond to a call or text. We are all wired into each other constantly feeding information to one another. It is great that we can all be connected in some way but it begs to question if it's really for the best or being abused by petty simple things.

2. Art is already moving forward with the digital processes. Photos can be faked and touched up to look more human than humans. We create this idealistic image and force it upon each other as being who we truly are. Digital art is a fantastic exploration of the impossible but where does the line blur into being abused? My main question is what happens when we can fake something so well it goes noticed. What happens when realistic video can contain no physical elements or object? The car posted below does not exist there physically. It was all rendered in a software and placed there digitally.

Here is a link to a site with 50 more photos like it : http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/50-stunning-3d-car-renders.html