insomniacgamer
Dec 28, 2015
Undergraduate / Pomona Supplement Essay - Human Robot and Art [6]
Why is it that nothing in the media is new anymore? The movies are predictable, the books all follow one plot, and even the coveted "hero's quest" has now gone stale as it's replacements (the antihero, femme fatale, Byronic hero) all go down the same trite road. We live in a paradoxical society. Individualism, while revered, is held at arm's length, while collectivism is the one everyone shuns, but embraces tightly; we are an increasingly ideologically homogenous population - a human robot population programmed identically by the society we live in. While the recent millennium has seen a surge in the Arts, the skepticism of whether it is "truly original" work of art still remains. In this class "Robotic Art," an exploration into the sociopsychology of people and "individuality" as well as the conforming nature of what is known as the highest degree of individualism that eventually turn into redundant works produced by robotic motions. The goal of the class? Answering the question: "Is there any originality left?"
I chose the name "Robotic Art" in a response to my observation to the similarities in all forms of artwork. Aesthetics, historically, have also come from similar roots and all follow a strict criterion that differs only slightly from population to population. Even physical features now subjugate itself to the superficial laws of beauty that burrows its way into people's minds. Solely because aesthetics, storytelling, are known to be creative forms of self-expression, I was intrigued at why they were all so similar in either concept or the physical work itself. Thus, came the idea to have a class to discuss originality within art, disguised underneath the faux mechanism of "robotic motions," or better known now as "tropes."
Perhaps by taking the class, students would be pushed further into their own creativity, as well as study major creations that helped shaped the world of the Arts. Therefore, I believe a class like "Robotic Art" would twist the conventional attitude towards the Arts, and the thin line between individualism and collectivism, and make us more rational, critical thinkers.
Alright ~ I'm hoping this will be my last time editing this, but thank you so much for the advice so far. It's really appreciated!
Why is it that nothing in the media is new anymore? The movies are predictable, the books all follow one plot, and even the coveted "hero's quest" has now gone stale as it's replacements (the antihero, femme fatale, Byronic hero) all go down the same trite road. We live in a paradoxical society. Individualism, while revered, is held at arm's length, while collectivism is the one everyone shuns, but embraces tightly; we are an increasingly ideologically homogenous population - a human robot population programmed identically by the society we live in. While the recent millennium has seen a surge in the Arts, the skepticism of whether it is "truly original" work of art still remains. In this class "Robotic Art," an exploration into the sociopsychology of people and "individuality" as well as the conforming nature of what is known as the highest degree of individualism that eventually turn into redundant works produced by robotic motions. The goal of the class? Answering the question: "Is there any originality left?"
I chose the name "Robotic Art" in a response to my observation to the similarities in all forms of artwork. Aesthetics, historically, have also come from similar roots and all follow a strict criterion that differs only slightly from population to population. Even physical features now subjugate itself to the superficial laws of beauty that burrows its way into people's minds. Solely because aesthetics, storytelling, are known to be creative forms of self-expression, I was intrigued at why they were all so similar in either concept or the physical work itself. Thus, came the idea to have a class to discuss originality within art, disguised underneath the faux mechanism of "robotic motions," or better known now as "tropes."
Perhaps by taking the class, students would be pushed further into their own creativity, as well as study major creations that helped shaped the world of the Arts. Therefore, I believe a class like "Robotic Art" would twist the conventional attitude towards the Arts, and the thin line between individualism and collectivism, and make us more rational, critical thinkers.
Alright ~ I'm hoping this will be my last time editing this, but thank you so much for the advice so far. It's really appreciated!
