Digital Art

　With the rapid development of modern society,/art is also changing and evolving.// Today,/artworks created with digital technology/are becoming popular.//
　When we talk about digital art,/the expression “installation” is often used.// In an installation,/objects and devices are installed/in an exhibition area,/and the entire space is produced/as an artwork.// Digital installation art allows viewers/to have an immersive experience with all five senses:/sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.//
　Furthermore,/you can take photos/in many digital installations.// If you post the photos to social media/and share them with your friends,/the artworks will attract even more attention.//

　There are many interactive digital installations.// With sensors,/images change in response/to the viewers’ movements.//
　For example,/when you touch flowers/projected on the walls or floor,/the petals scatter.// When you stand still,/flowers gradually bloom around you.// In another artwork,/you draw a picture of a fish on paper and scan it,/then the fish starts swimming in a virtual aquarium.// If you touch the fish,/it swims away.// You can even feed the fish!//
　Interactive installations allow us not only to see them,/but to participate in them.// Also,/when there are other people interacting with an artwork,/the experience may be more enjoyable.//

　You can see digital artworks/in various places besides museums.// In particular,/the technology of projection mapping/has been used at many events.// It can project images onto any object,/including buildings,/walls,/and even water.//
　Digital technology can turn a part of a city or nature,/such as a river or a tree,/into an art space/without destroying or physically changing it.// If we can take advantage of the characteristics of the place/and add new elements,/it will become more fascinating/and may attract more people/as a tourism resource.//

　Digital art technology has been utilized/in many fields.// For example,/innovative technology has been developed/for watching fencing.// It can visualize the paths of the sword tips,/which move too fast/for the spectators to grasp.// This technology has successfully made fencing a more enjoyable sport.//
　In order to create digital art,/you need a high level of creativity and technical skills/for fusing art and electronics.// Therefore,/digital artworks are often created in a team.//
　What kind of artworks will be created/in the future?// The possibilities are endless/and digital art will continue/to provide fun and exciting experiences for everyone.//