Saturday, December 1, 2012

Contributions Of Digital Collages To Art

By Ethel Harris


Art is acknowledged as the most effective way of expressing matters of the heart. This idea is overemphasized by the saying a picture is an equivalent of a thousand words. Both feelings and words can be put across in form of art. Art and design have gone through massive evolution. Once upon a time, earth and oil paints were the only materials used in art. These two may have been good. However, they also had their limitations. That artists and the society at large do not get maximum feel of art has been a big challenge for quite a long time. The digital collages have reduced the gap between people and this old age practice. This technique is still at inception

In digital collage, an artist creates images by using different virtual materials. This is done by special computer programs. Its is surprising how people appreciate this relatively young technology. The success of this technology may be attributed to its unrivaled benefits.

Art is a social property, a social affair. The lifeline of art lies in the capacity of its audience. Reduced visits to art shows are a threat to the life of arts. Collage created by computers and posted into the internet reach a wider circle of people. This way, computers tend to increase the lifespan of this traditional practice.

It took long for art to be liberalized. Years back, art used to be a field of its own; a field with its designated owners. Art was viewed as a special discipline which not every Tom Dick and Harry could partake. Even its very loyal fans were locked out. It was a field dominated by presumably the most talented artists. Most people believed that artistic work like drawing belonged to the talented few. This notion may to some extent hold water. The problems come about when a common man is excluded from art simply because he does not have some talents. Development of computers has made art bearable. All you need to create a good collage is some training in computer languages.

Marriage between computers and art has the potential to improve the visibility of art in the society. The age of computers has seen people indulge in computer related stuff than in real life. A digital image is a sure way of reaching out to this kind of generation.

Computers add more features to a creative piece of work. Collage entails bringing disparate materials together to make a particular impression. Some of the raw materials are hard to come by, especially in the urban areas. On the contrary, there exists virtual images of everything on earth, and more. Through computers, you can draw pictures of any imaginable item or people. These images can be handled by software programs in creating unique collage.

It is simpler to handle digital images that it is with real life collage. The images can be stored, changed or regenerated without much ado. All these can be done at about no cost.

The relevance of digital collages cannot be ignored or be looked down upon. These images have the capacity to safely preserve art amidst the changing technological know-how over a very long duration of time.




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