From the early 20th century art movements, we can learn the importance of constantly challenging ourselves and finding new value in the face of technological and social change. During the early 20th century, innovations such as Kodak portable camera and the motion picture camera transformed how people saw and recorded reality. Traditional painting, especially realist painting suddenly lost its unique position.
Instead of simply continuing the same role, painting evolved. Cubism broke objects into multiple perspectives, Futurism embraced the energy of machines and speed… These movements show how art shifted from reproducing reality to creating new ways of seeing and thinking. To me, this shows that creativity often begins when we are forced to rethink our role and search for meaning beyond familiar boundaries.
As people living in 21st century, these art movements teach us how to face the new wave of technologies led by AI. Just as the arrival of the camera and film pushed artists to move beyond realism, today we are also challenged to rethink the meaning of creativity and work. We can use AI to complete repetitive or technical tasks more efficiently, but real creativity goes further than generating outputs from patterns. What makes human creativity distinct is the intention, emotion, and cultural meaning behind our work — qualities that AI, no matter how advanced, cannot fully replicate.
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