The Potential for Art in Cyberspace

While I initially struggled to understand it, my interpretation of Pierre Levy's article could be summed up by saying that there is potential for cyperspace to truly become an artist's canvas and platform for new levels of communication.  Though none of the "great works" have been created yet, this does not mean that cyberspace cannot be an arena for art.  However, if I understand him correctly, there are certain conditions which must be right in order for artists to take this media to the next level and let it not merely be a distributed toy of sorts.

In addition, Levy also makes the point that web 2.0 has begun to truly redefine our daily activities.  For example, when I was in Guatemala this winter break, my friends and I took pictures to remember our trip.  Throughout the trip we joked about how the way we judge a picture is by whether or not it is "facebook usable."  And though we rolled our eyes and laughed at how important a facet facebook has become in our lives, the truth remains that this web 2.0 site has impacted our life outside of cyberspace.  Already having come a long way in a short amount of time, cyberspace has the potential to reach new limits of art and communication.