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Automated Existence Illustrations (UPDATE)

Tetsuya Ishida Depicts Humanity as a Victim of Progress

— June 10, 2012 — Art & Design
Tetsuya Ishida's artwork depicts a world in which the inhabitants are literally defined by their environments. The Japanese painter portrayed individuals absorbed into their surrounding habitat, taking on the qualities and aesthetics of the repetitive, mundane tasks they face everyday.

The paintings have a Kafka-esq feel to them, waking up one day to discover that you've been morphed into a human/object hybrid. One painting portrays a man sitting in a beetle-shaped chair; the imagery is reminiscent of Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis.'

As technology and the economy continue to grow in complexity, the role of humanity within an ever-evolving environment becomes more regressive. Tetsuya Ishida's work illustrates humanity as a victim of their supposed progress, the developments aimed at improving life turns day-to-day existence into an automated process.
Trend Themes
1. Automated Existence - The rise of intelligent automation technology is disrupting the workforce and leading to a more automated existence, like the one depicted in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
2. Morphed Reality - Augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality tech is rapidly advancing, leading to a more integrated and morphed reality like the ones portrayed in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
3. Technological Regression - As technology continues to advance, there is an increasing risk of technological regression as humans become more reliant on automated processes and lose touch with their own innate abilities and skills, as depicted in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
Industry Implications
1. Art - The art industry can leverage technology to create new forms of art that reflect and comment on our increasingly automated existence, as depicted in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
2. Technology - The technology industry has an opportunity to develop more human-centered and ethical technologies that enhance human capabilities rather than replace them, as depicted in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
3. Education - The education industry can adapt to teach new skills and abilities that will be necessary for individuals to thrive in a world of increasing automation, as depicted in Tetsuya Ishida's paintings.
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