The Intersection of Technology and Arts: New Mediums for Expression

Kakungulu Samuel J.

Faculty of Education, Kampala International University, Uganda

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the dynamic convergence of technology and artistic expression, highlighting how new digital tools and platforms have reshaped creativity, communication, and cultural production. By tracing historical shifts from traditional to media-based and digital art forms, it examines how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive media are influencing contemporary artistic practices. Artists and technologists are collaborating to blur the boundaries between creator and audience, digital and physical, real and virtual. Topics covered include digital and web-based art, the role of artificial intelligence in creation, social media’s impact on art distribution, the emergence of NFTs, and interactive installations that engage audiences in novel ways. Through these lenses, the study discusses the philosophical, technical, and social implications of a technologically mediated artistic future. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue in shaping a more inclusive and innovative arts ecosystem.

Keywords: Digital Art, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Interactive Installations, New Media, Social Media.

CITE AS: Kakungulu Samuel J. (2025). The Intersection of Technology and Arts: New Mediums for Expression. RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION 5(1):45-52. https://doi.org/10.59298/RIJRE/2025/514552