Response to On ***** Media

Hovagimyan talks about how he thinks we, as a culture, are moving into a "post media" environment. He explores the evolution of media in the form of paintings, photography, radio, and film. He talks about how photography can change peoples thoughts and how the radio could be used as a political weapon. However, art is changing. He believes that we are putting more stock into the technological aspect art rather than the art itself. I agree with Havagimyan when he makes this point. Most popular movies nowadays are produced with extremely large budgets just to dazzle the audience. I believe that people have to consciously search for art that has meaning and thought inducing quality. I still have hope for our media culture because if you look hard enough, you can find art that is truly artistic for the sake of being meaningful. Even though artists will have to use "computer algorithms" to compete, they can still put their own unique touch on it. Innovations in technology will continue to come and this will result in new and exciting ways to express one self.