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A New Film Explores the Relationship Between Artistry and Technology

Apr. 21, 2015

“Technology has liberated an entire generation of thinkers, movers, creators,” painter Kehinde Wiley says as his modernized visions of classical portraits flow past one another. “What we have now is a communication ability. We have the ability to see working ideas that are going on in the great cities throughout the world, and whether you live in Shanghai or you live in Sao Paolo, you have the ability of seeing and knowing the ideas of some of the greatest minds of our generation.”

Wiley joins dozens of visionaries including David Hockney, Susan Sarandon, Francis Ford Cappola, Ed Ruscha, Brett Ratner, Daniel Arsham, MIA, Simon De Pury, Scooter Braun, Miranda July, Marcel Wanders, William Close, Francesco Vezzoli, Jonas Akerlund, and Scott Belsky were interviewed by directors Pablo Ganguli and Tomas Auksas for Artistry / Technology, a new documentary that explores the relationship between art and technology, and how technology has had an impact on the lives of the world’s greatest artists and creatives.

Source: Vice

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