This was an interesting article to read, especially in a time like now where NFTs are getting noticed by anyone and everyone on the Internet. The controversy surrounding their value is also in line with the topics discussed in the article and the question of what value digital art, in general, has.
I agree with the artist, Michael Green, in that the new "museum" to display art is on the web and on social media platforms like Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, and even TikTok. The threshold of what can be considered art is broadening and has expanded with the introduction of digital art, especially since digital art has such few limitations and many directions you can take with it. I believe that art doesn't inherently have to have a value or meaning for it to be considered art, as long as there is passion and hard work put into it.
However, I do disagree with Green that traditional forms of art, "physical museums, like compact discs and books are dead". I think it's a bit pretentious and assumptive to think that these traditional, physical forms of art and entertainment are dying off just because digital forms are becoming the majority (which I suppose is fine since this article was written in 2014). I definitely think there has been a resurgence in appreciating physical forms of media and art, especially among the younger generation.
Younger people are going to bookstores and buying physical books;
they like wearing retro styles of fashion from the 70s, 80s, and 90s;
they like buying vinyl albums and going to artsy places like art museums.
It is interesting how much artists are able to do with the help of the Internet, how they can market themselves and their work, they can sell their work in forms of traditional art prints and merchandise.
I do think that the concept of selling a digital piece described in the article is interesting, but with what you see with NFTs, something like that might now work in actuality. Or, at least for now.
I'm really excited to see how digital art and marketing digital art transforms and evolves in the future.
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