14 min • 3 lectures
This 15-minute course examines three dominant forces shaping art made right now. Lecture 1 defines Post-Internet Art as work produced in a world where the internet is constant background, not a separate space. It covers the glitch aesthetic, Generative AI used as a creative partner, and Augmented Reality that turns city walls into hidden galleries. Lecture 2 turns to Eco-Art and Bio-Design. Artists grow pieces from mycelium and algae, creating living objects that clean air or break down on purpose. The lecture weighs museum demands for permanence against the use of biodegradable materials and shows how these works function as direct environmental action. Lecture 3 tracks the return of figurative painting. Artists use portraiture and craft traditions such as weaving to rewrite colonial histories and place once-marginalized figures at the center. Across all three lectures the course shows how current artists combine algorithms, living matter, and reclaimed narratives to record what it means to be human in a time of rapid technological and ecological change.
