![]() The fact that her work often uses different technologies does not represent an implicit endorsement of those technologies and all of their possible uses. This is a crucial component of Dong’s work, in our opinion: the opportunity for critique. It seems more and more important to think about and critique technology from the perspective of art and the humanities.” “Technology itself is an influential topic that can be discussed in art because of the huge impact technology brings to our world. Technology is also a subject for discussion and critique. This addresses the art creation process and using these technologies to access new possibilities, but for Dong, the relationship goes much further than that. ![]() Technology has the power to make invisible things visible.” It can be light, it can be software, interactive installations, generative art, or data visualization. ![]() “Different technologies can be tools for art making. So, what is the real value of technology to an artist like Jing Dong? Well, that value is extensive, but Dong attempted to summarize how technology offers a number of opportunities that simply wouldn’t be possible without the use of technology. I think artistic creation just complements what I lacked when I was an engineer, that is, self-exploration, sensibility, critical thinking, aesthetics, and creativity.” Technological techniques What I want to create and what I want to say are much more important. “The ability to be proficient in tools is very important, but technology alone is not enough. ![]() We’ll be talking extensively about technology in the artistic process throughout this article, but we also don’t want to imply that using technology to create art means that the artist doesn’t need to be deeply involved in the process. Her practice includes interactive installations, sound-visual experiences, software systems, and AI art. Her work has also been included in numerous other exhibitions, including Release: Heard in LA Exhibition at the James Irvine Japanese Garden, Nomad Exhibition at the Torrance Art Museum, Ars Electronica Festival and Online Exhibition, the Coaxialarts Art + Technology group show in 2020. She was asked to join the California Institute of the Arts as a visiting artist in 2021, during which time she held her re: connections exhibition. That exploration has been highly successful for Dong. Also, because of my engineering background, I started exploring how to integrate technology and art and express my unique point of view.” “I gradually realized that I have a huge passion for art and that I wanted to work on it my whole life. Over time, Dong started to explore the work of several notable artists, including Anthony Gormley, John Cage, Louise Bourgeois, and Ai Weiwei. To the average person, that probably sounds like a highly technical job, but as Dong pointed out, at least front-end engineers have many chances to come into contact with design and art, since they’re also interacting with UI/UX design, which relies heavily on artistic and graphic design concepts. A computer science major back in school, Dong worked as a software engineer for several years. To understand Dong’s art, we first need to understand what led her to explore art. Jing Dong: software engineer turned artist Her work has fascinated us for quite some time, but it was only recently that we were able to meet with Dong and discuss her work, her process, and her motivations in depth. One of these leading artists is Jing Dong, originally a software engineer by trade, who went on to become a media artist. Today, technology is synonymous with digital technology and its various features and programs, and similar to how our ancestors found ways to use the cutting-edge tools of their time to make the art they wanted to make, there are a number of leading artists currently exploring how contemporary technologies can aid and alter the art creation process. Of course, we don’t see these tools and technology today, but there was a time when they were brand new, when they offered revolutionary utility to artists of different cultures and motivations. It may seem hard to believe by modern standards but in centuries past, the technologies used to create art included simple devices such as paintbrushes, palettes, and canvas that had been stretched and primed. The crux of today’s conversation is twofold: the technologies used to create art and the relationship between technology and art.
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