Sculpture & Technology

Sculpture and Technology: unless you're an artist or art enthusiast, you probably don't understand the close relationship between the two. Of all the art mediums, sculpture has been the most transformed by technology. Over the past two decades alone the number of sculptural pieces which include some reference to or inclusion of technology is tremendous. To the right is one example. Jean Shin's "Sound Wave" (2007) sculpture is made entirely of melted vinyl records, and is said to "connote 'the inevitable waves of technology that render each successive generation of recordable media obsolete.'" (Smith, Roberta. "Sound Wave, Sculpture by Jean Shin." Neatorama. n. page. Web. 1 May. 2012.)

I am glad to say that the art classes I have taken thus far here at Montclair State University have made me aware of the inclusion of technology in the art world, and they have even encouraged me to do the same in my own art. Seeing examples such as the one above only supports the idea that technology inclusion is critical in all classrooms. If the key to creating a meaningful education for students is to somehow relate and make relevant what is happening in the classroom to something outside it, then my classes have done exactly that, and I hope to one day successfully do the same.