Hovagimyan's Article - Kevin's Response

The first aspect of this article that I found interesting was when the author explained the differences between how people react to paintings compared to photographs. He brings up an example about war and battle. Once photography took over and became extremely popular, it took away all of the realism any painting had. The author talks about how you can no longer immerse yourself into a painted battle scene when there are photos of war that are more realistic. Its true that people do not relate as well to paintings and drawings compared to photographs, but I believe paintings and drawings still have certain aspects that help the mediums stay alive. Painting and Drawing show physical skill and a strong devotion to the art. Although a photograph is more realistic it doesn't always show me that the artist put time and effort into the work.
I liked how the author talked about all of the different mediums as art including the telegraph. His retold story of Alexander Graham Bell and Watson was a nice touch to this article. I learned something new. Although it seemed like it was out of place, it was a very good example to show how even the telegraph was used as an art form at some point in history.
Lastly, what caught my eye, was the last paragraph.  It sums up Hovagimyan's views in a short paragraph.  The author believes society is moving away from "playback culture" and towards "post media." We are taking what was done by hand and turning it into generative art using computers or technology.  In "post media" the art is created through technology, computer algorithms and less human intervention.  I believe this is true, this is what society is becoming.  I have mixed feelings on whether this is a good thing or not.  Although with current technology it is easier to reproduce art and create "fakes" but innovation in general is a positive.  We now have the capability to create art that could not have been created post 21st century.  

This website lets you create your own generative art.  The computer is using countless algorithms to create the art but all you have to do is drag the cursor.

Generative Art