Reading Blog #1

After reading “'The Most Expensive GIF of All Time' Is Being Sold for $5,800”, I have a new perspective on the true value of digital art and the future of art in general. Michael Green is trying to sell his “Balloon Dog Deflated” gif for $5,800, which is insane to me. I think it is crazy that Green thinks the gif is worth that much especially because it was a rework of Jeff Koons’s “Balloon Dog” sculpture and in my opinion it is not very original artwork because he basically copied another artist’s work in a different medium. On the other hand, I think it is reasonable that the gif is priced at $5,800 in comparison to the $58 million dollar worth of the sculpture. The “Balloon Dog Deflated” gif does have a good concept behind it in that it represents the deflation of physical art as we know it and a shift to more modern technological art. I liked how the author mentioned how the internet is a modern day museum and I fully agree with that statement, however I personally hope that actual museums and artwork never go away because I really appreciate physical things. The article does pose an interesting point about the future of art and it makes readers question the worth of digital art as compared to the worth of physical art. When I read the title of this article, I thought the price of the gif was bogus, but after finishing the article, I understand the reasoning behind the artist’s price point.