How does technology mediate the artist's experience?

Technology has broadened the artist's possibilities immensely. Artists now have many more tools to use when creating art. Computers and technology have led the way to new art forms such as multimedia. Technology has not only opened the door to new tools and art forms but also an entire new way of making art public. The internet has allowed artists to create websites, blogs, etc in order to get their art out there. Because of technology, the art world itself has expanded and more and more people have become aware of art itself.

While technology has changed and expanded the artists experience, it has not caused an extinction in traditional art. Plenty of artists still use traditional tools such as charcoal, paint, brushes, pencils, and paper. This is different from other aspects of life that technology has drastically changed such as education and business. Technology has caused the use of typewriters, paper, etc to become almost extinct.

Thus, for the artist, technology has simply opened new doors and helped to expand the art world without eliminating any of its components.