Nature and Techonolgy

    

      I feel many artists working with technology use nature in their works because the idea of a nature-based machine seems to be a very popular goal. What I mean by that is the idea of creating machines that can think for themselves has been an idea of artists for over 30 years, and I say 30 because that's when the movie Blade Runner came out and that's a perfect example of the idea.
       Artists today are finding ways to leave the controls of machines in the hands of other aspects of nature such as a fly. The machine cant think for itself but at the same time people aren't controlling it either.
      The relationship between nature and technology is based on the fact that they could be considered opposites, the ultimate man made (technology) and something man is still unable to create (Nature). Like in a color wheel opposites are considered complementary, by using the logic of color theory nature and technology being opposites means that they complement each other.
            Also there is a constant struggle between technology and nature as of now nature will eventually take over any technology with time. A simple example is a car sitting out for years and years, it rusts and begins to break down to what it was made from. Many artists are creating the opposite, by using technology to harness nature, even though it’s only temporary it could be a look into the future of technology.  

-Alex Schwalbe