The Blue Marble: The Influence Of Art Culture

“In the 2000s images move around the globe with ease and an instantaneous speed of transmission that was unheard of before the 1980s.” Reading this made me realize that the new generations to come will truly deal with global issues and voice their opinions in many different ways in comparison to how things were done before technology got out of hand. As technological advances are rising faster than we can keep up with, it is incredible to think how this actually effects the art world and the culture associated with it. 1970 marked the year that we dedicated a whole day to our beloved Earth due to our space race with the Soviet Union. If NASA had never transmitted the picture of Earth to Earth when they did, would there not have been an Earth Day created? The picture alone of “the blue marble” had sparked the peace movement and was a new symbol that embodied
Influences with government, politics, athletics, and art culture can be analyzed and even learned with merely a few clicks and swipes. Something that really makes me ponder is a topic that was presented in class last week, and that was famous museums expanding what can now be thought of as their “franchise” to different areas of the world. Mixed feelings arise, but all in all, should a unique place with unique works of art be replicated? In my opinion, the same museum should not be replicated. If an American influence of art culture is what is desired, then maybe create something completely new. In a time frame of just 45 years we went from sending the first satellite images to Earth to sending an entire replicated museum full of images across the globe. I believe it comes back to the idea and desire of connection. We as humans naturally think and feel and thus like to connect and understand what is around us in order to figure out what we are doing in life and why we are doing it. With images, videos and culture becoming more global by the day, maybe our big blue marble will become truly