Nowadays technology is influencing modern art in areas such as design, painting and film. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

The advances in

technology

are being keenly felt in modern art in fields like

design

, painting and film.

Such

a trend I think is beneficial for those studying and working in these

areas

, as well as the public. The main criticism levelled at the use of

technology

in the

areas

above is that it is de-skilling workers. With computer painting and

design

, including on tablets, students in the above

areas

are losing basics skills in producing objects by hand.

Likewise

, children are losing the ability even to hold implements like pens and brushes, to coordinate their actions, to plan and to think through the basic processes for producing something. The same applies to workers in these

areas

.

This

is a valid criticism, but the benefits derived from the increasing use of

technology

in the

areas

above are huge. Computer software,

such

as 3D printing, supplements the skills of the students and workers in

design

, paint and films.

Technology

does not replace people but is an additional tool like any other. Another reason why the effect

technology

is having on the fields above should be seen in a positive light is that these

areas

have through the ages adapted to the available

technology

to improve their work for the benefit of society. The latest

technology

now allows efficient car

design

and mechanics, as in hybrid cars. Artists and filmmakers can use computers to create more entertaining interactive artworks and films with computer-generated imagery for the public benefit. As we have seen, while there may be some downsides to the increasing role of

technology

in modern art

such

as

design

, painting and film, its increasing influence is a positive development.