The Modern Aesthetics in Crypto Art
In an evolving world of existence, modernity is inevitable. Humanity has transitioned from traditional ways of living to an industrial mechanical age, rapidly changing into a technology-driven society. Rapid change comes with the desire to make things better than what came before. Therefore what is called the birth of the modern takes effect, translating into progression. Modern efforts are used to evolve the primeval into what is new. Modernism is a response to the erupting alterations that surpass traditional ways of introducing up-to-date conceptualizations. These new innovative ideas exist across cultures within societies. The birth of the modern developed within art during the eighteenth century has continued with an endless cycle of further pushing past what came before. Currently, crypto art is pushing the evolutionary envelope within art conceptually and visually, exposing elements of two specific modern developments, futurism, and surrealism, while constructing a production asset for works of art.
Crypto art is a new era embracing the advancement of technology. Artists are creating works of art with computer software, unlike traditional physical works by hand. Technology is evolving society into digitization. In other words, crypto art is digital art pieces only existing in a digital world. In their data-driven existence, acquiring one of these works can only be transacted with digital money called cryptocurrencies. That means physical paintings are the old, surpassed by a jpg file or video only viewable via a screen. Once the digital art piece is created, the jpg file is minted or made into an NFT, a non-fungible token. Once an NFT, the blockchain tracks stores the art piece or acts as a digital ledger giving buyers proof of ownership and authenticity while recording all the piece's sales. However, crypto art is an innovation to the arts transitioning from a stagnant past. In relationship to this technological art advancement, F.T Marinetti, author of The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism, says, "When the future is barred to them, the admirable past may be a solace for the ills of moribund (Marinetti)." So with the emergence of crypto art, aspects of the previous will expire. Crypto art is a true pioneer of modernity, enthusiastically merging technology with traditional art methods, creating an emerging era of futurism.
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