In 2025, the art world is likely to be shaped by a wide variety of trends. The most prominent of these will be the ever-growing focus on digital art, as technology progresses and continues to offer new ways for artists to create and share their work, such as NFT’s, Non Fungible Tokens.
We will also see a continued rise of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the art space, and the use of 3D printing and other cutting-edge technologies. Artists will increasingly explore the concept of “networked art,” creating works that are based on digital networks and can be experienced remotely.
In addition, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in creating art will become more widespread, with AI being used to generate images and other forms of art. This may create legal issues into the future regarding copyright since the images can be generated by scraping the web disregarding any copyrights at the time of writing this article.
At CodaCo we’ve been using AI tools for sometime now and we feel while their is a role for AI generative image technologies their is always the need for human intervention at every step of production. We have however been quite amazed at what can be produced in a very short amount of time.
A Global Crisis Driven By Greed And Stupidity
In terms of the physical realm, art trends in 2025 are likely to continue focusing on environmentalism and sustainability. Global warming is critical to all life on earth and urgent political action is needed to curb the trend. At the end of the day it’s political will to find solutions and implement them but it appears due to factional interests from multinational energy and defence companies around the world that greed and stupidity constantly win over sound scientific advice.
At CodaCo we are always trying to adopt better use of hardware, software and web hosting as well as providing sustainable methods of producing high quality products. It’s why we’ve adopted printing on demand business model rather then bulk printing and storing. It’s why we use zero carbon solutions for web hosting and why we use sustainable raw products.
We think visual and 3D artists will develop works that reflect their concerns over the climate crisis and cost of living for so many around the world, while also exploring the potential of 3D printing and other technologies to produce works that are more sustainable and recyclable.
Finally, the use of social media and other online platforms as a means to reach audiences and promote art exhibitions, NFT drops and artwork will remain a key trend in 2025. Artists will continue to find ways to use these platforms to reach wider audiences and build their fan base despite under 16 year olds being banned by Australian law from various platforms.
While this can protect young people from harmful content on these platforms, it can also inhibit their understanding of the global environment and human state around the world. It’s clearly up to parents to interpret these laws and how they should be applied in their own family.
Upon Reflection
I personally think it’s all about educating young people regarding these platforms and how they should be used since the platforms themselves appear unable to regulate harmful content displayed. I think a mandatory program across all high schools around the world educating students about online media should be implemented regardless of any ban. Subjects such as discrimination, bullying, terrorism, sexism and political propaganda should all be on the table. Knowledge is power.
