This week we discussed how the advent of technology has changed the entire evolution of the world, specifically concerning how it has affected the world of art. We learned that mass media influences art as well as altering how we view images. We mentioned the work of Andy Warhol and how his work represents the "machine domination" that evolved in the 1960's. His work represented the boom of technology and how the machine began to dehumanized their generation. I was immediately reminded of a song titled
Good Excuse by John Butler Trio. The lyrics explain the importance of "taking a step outside and see what's shakin' in the real world." The music video for this particular song follows the evolution of a robot living in a industrial dominated world to a more humanistic being surrounded by nature and trees. Some of the lyrics include:
Oh won’t you just wake up
feel the humming
This cruel world is killing you
better start running
Catch up with your life, catch on up
Before the whole thing is through
Boy won’t you turn your game boy of
Go take a step outside and see what's shakin' in the real world
This song represents how important it is to embrace technology but not let it dominant our lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=DL6VeE0Iyho&feature=related
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