Quote from my book... Modern Art a Portrait of Mediocrity

From Classical Greece and the Renaissance onward, art and science have enjoyed a fusion. New techniques appeared, such as the invention of realistic perspective, oil paint, new pigments, printing methods, photography, and acrylic paint to name a few. The very newest art techniques are dominated by computer graphics.

Computer usage in art is now well established and will be increasingly governed by science and technology. Computers can simulate all former art tools and media. Even at present, computers allow the artist to easily make entirely new moves, which in skilled hands produce fine artistic work rivaling the art of the past. In order to use this revolutionary medium, artists will still have to acquire some former skills along with many new ones. Complex painting and 3D programs are now available to all. Computer art has invaded all the media: fine art, film, computer games, illustration, and design. However, even though images are now produced in ever greater numbers, only the best work stands out. Even with computers, not many artists will demonstrate the skills of an Ingres or a Leonardo.

Ever growing data-bases of 3D models are increasingly available. Sometime soon, artificial intelligence will allow the artist to verbally ask the computer for any object he wants in his setting. Then, at the artist’s command, the computer will supply moveable selections and lighting of 3D images.

As for MAA, the finest decorative abstract pattern designs can easily be created. All great artwork will be digitally reproduced in resolutions and detail far surpassing anything today. 

Exactly what the future has in store is a guess but you can definitely expect reams of protest about it. In spite of philosophical double-talk, all images are at base, information.

The big aesthetic difference between science and art is that the arts can be immediately perceived and enjoyed with little understanding, while science requires an intricate learned foundation for its appreciation. Comparatively speaking, for those who really understand science some might say that science is more beautiful than art.