Robotics + Art

                I was inspired to write about the topic of “knowledge production” and its influence on industrialization when learning about the printing press machine. Knowledge production can be signified as all forms of information production such as technological innovations, cultural creativity and academic advancement. For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on knowledge production during the industrial revolution. Industrialization transformed itself during its 2^nd revolution in the 19^th century when more and more technological advances came about. The printing press machine was a big success when it came to knowledge production in a sense that newspapers, magazines, and all type of critical news products were distributed. It is because of this industrial technological advancement that knowledge production was able to move forward.

                With advancement in knowledge production through innovations such as the printing press, substantial data sets of knowledge traveled through many disciplines across space and time (science, art, math, etc.). During industrialization, the camera and digital reproduction came about and challenged the idea of “authentication”, especially in art. It is with these industrialization innovations of the camera, film, etc. that there is no longer a clear conceptual distinction between the original and reproduction in virtually any medium.  In Benjamin’s article, he mentions that the reproduction of art and film lack the idea of the presence in time and space in comparison to the concept of the authenticity. In other words, an art form that is produced exactly from its original can change instantly, even as a replica, with its setting of time and place. Industrialization brought art and multiple disciplines into a new light with the development of progressive innovations. 

                I learned a great deal especially with the idea of knowledge production and industrialization through artistic innovations. Art began with a simple paint brush and now has crossed all borders to its current state of innovation in the modern era. In comparison to painters, film makers bring the permeation of reality with mechanical equipment. The world becomes more and more progressive as knowledge production increases. It is only a matter of time before the next innovator reads an article online and comes up with a technological idea that will contribute to the world of art.

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Citations:

Ambrozic, Maria. "Art as a Thinking Process." Steenburg Papers. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. <http://www.elia-artschools.org/images/products/110/art-as-a-thinking-process-visual-forms-of-knowledge-production.pdf>.

Polluck, Rufus. "Exploring Patters of Knowledge Production." University of Cambridge. Web. 20 Apr. 2015. <http://rufuspollock.org/papers/patterns.pdf>.

Douglas DavisLeonardo, Vol. 28, No. 5, Third Annual New York Digital Salon. (1995), pp. 381-386.

Benjamin, Walter. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. 1936. 29-31. Print.

Desma 9 Week 3 Lecture. 2015. Film.