Perhaps Roy Lichtenstein's painting above was foreshadowing how artists would feel about the use of technology for art that exists in the present day. Popular devices such as iPad 2 hosts the application ART RAGE which I previously posted. I have to say, it is strange to see a student using an iPad as a canvas, but some schools feel this helps teach the fundamentals of art making to students while cutting the costs of supply, and concerning themselves on the quality of the material being used. I cant help but feel like this is just simple not art, but rather being able to become good at an application. I'm with the lady above^ where do you stand?
Evan, I personally favor a manual hands-on approach to art making, but today's students are definitely "generation tech!" Ultimately, the critical thinking and problem-solving processes involved in art production will be the same despite the materials students are working with. We will have to help our students decide where to begin their art projects, what they want their end products to be, and where along the way they should use digital or manual materials. If an administration backed me to the wall, took away all traditional art supplies and handed me a case of iPads, I would still think, "Well, this art will be better than NO art!"
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