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Essay / Art According to Me Analysis - 861
For example, we can tell ourselves that we are free and in control of our lives, but in reality we have practically no control over what happens to us later. One type of art form that frequently destroys and deconstructs this phenomenon is fictional storytelling. Particularly within the science fiction genre, there is a subgenre known as cyberpunk. It is a projection of postmodernism that heavily features science fiction elements set in a society where transformative cultural and technological advances are commonly made. We are currently living in the information age where art has relevantly manifested itself in this form through the use of computers, smart applications, digital paintings, etc. This is what probably makes cyberpunk more compelling than the majority of other science fiction subgenres, as much of it is already prevalent in our current society, such as the internet, social media, artificial limbs. and, more recently, virtual reality headsets. With this in mind, I think it's important to realize how much art has changed the Internet. Specifically, this new established path has given artists a collectively larger platform to become more recognized and celebrated by allowing them to create their own gallery and publish it online to expose their work to a larger audience. Through the integration of hashtags, Instagram usernames and Twitter handles. As a result, almost any beginning artist, whether someone creating a quick gif/meme related to a cultural event or someone who creates art daily, has the chance to become a success of the day to day. However, that being said, the Internet has also created another unfortunate ripple effect, which allows pretenders to claim an artist's original work as someone else's. Furthermore