Art and Communication 4

While I'm on a roll with this stuff I might as well take advantage.. Well I happened to come across this article from a few months back. It's a different take on how the internet has reshaped the perception of art.

You can view the article here --> http://gawker.com/353015/diggbrow-how-the-internet-redefined-art

The author states early on that "The Diggbrow movement isn't destroying art any more than the Dadaists or post-modernists did; it's reinventing it."
Digg.com, a popular internet site, pools together interesting or cool information, photos, sites from the internet voted most popular by the users.

On the one hand this article makes it clear that this has helped gain an appreciation for art and the widespread viewing of it.. but at the same time the author expresses his opinion pretty clearly that it also has a somewhat negative effect on the perception of art.
Because the 'art' picked to be most popular can be chosen by any person.. this means that literally any person can choose what they think represents a good piece of artwork, whether they're an accomplished art critic, or an average joe who has NO idea what the concept of real artwork is. The author mentions that some of the most popular 'artworks' as voted for on this site are merely low quality photoshop representations or a gallery of desktop backgrounds.

Of course, the internet has proved to be a reinvention of artwork.. but at the same time, is it adding to a downgraded effect for the value of what real artwork is? That's certainly not something I can answer, and probably no one person can answer that yet.. Only with time do I think we will have a clearer answer.

I don't mean to bash the internet as a form of spreading artwork, so I will bring up the point that the author makes that has a positive aspect on this whole topic..
This site (and of course many like it) has also brought into the spotlight some more 'inventive' forms of artwork that would be otherwise unknown to almost everyone. The author makes mention of sidewalk chalk artists and sculptures that are meant to produce certain noises when wind passes through them. In this way, the internet has helped the spread of appreciation for art like this.