From Rasa to Algorithms: A Philosafari Through Technology, Art and Creativity

Abstract

Art has always flourished along the pathways of imagination and invention. Every epoch of human civilization has expressed its aesthetic vision through the technological possibilities available to it. The chisel once shaped the world of sculpture; the printing press and photography transformed literature and visual representation; cinema expanded narrative imagination in ways previously unimaginable. In the twenty-first century, however, a technologically driven metanoia propelled by artificial intelligence, digital networks, immersive media and algorithmic systems reconfigures not only the tools of artistic production but also the very understanding of creativity itself. What, then, is creativity? It may be described as the capacity to reformulate the familiar into novel and meaningful forms. If this is so, it becomes fitting to examine how art is being transformed under technological influence. This inquiry unfolds as what the Journal of Dharma calls a Philosafari: a reflective journey into the inner caves of thought and imagination