When you imagine a great work of art, paintings, sculptures, or photography typically come to mind. Yet as digital technologies become increasingly a part of our daily lives, so they become integrated into our conceptions of artwork. No artist illustrates the seamless combination of new technologies with art better than
Alan Rath, a pioneer who’s been working with electronics, machines, and robots since the 1980s. Technology is no longer just a facet of our lives; it has become part of us — as Rath puts it, “To be human is to be a technological animal.”