This week in class we raised questions such as: is there room for creativity in this postmodern world that seems inevitable? I personally have a hard time placing myself on either side; Thinking about the discourse of creations, whether it is artistic or scientific has made me realize how expansive our creative level has gotten. Yes it is true that the past lives in the present, but i rather look at the past for fundamental purposes and not as a source for recreation on something that has already been done. Like everything else in life, history is the source to many new achievements; in an industry like music, where great ones like Mozart and Beethoven have set a very high bar, one would say that these genius creations are the roots for many music artist these days. Same goes for art, especially with technology and scientific research, the past has not only been a base for us to build on but to excel at, because of the mistakes made in the past we are able to fix them and create better.

Instead of questioning authenticity and room for the innovative, i think it is more a question of taste, which of course varies from person to person. There is no doubt that The Eiffel Tower or even the Great Wall of China are not out of this world creations; and honestly no, nothing can top them off, they are no doubt the great ones for when they were invented, but what about jets like the SR-71 Blackbird (fastest known jet airplane) or the Emirates office tower in Dubai and even the IPhone. These are all inventions that have progessively change for the better and given us art. Art exist in many forms and shapes, in some cases what is not considered art it still is art, so instead of critiquing postmodernism and questioning room for creation, society should be more appreciative of what artists are offering us; one could appreciate the past and the future at the same time, and if you really think about it, at the end of the day there is no such a thing as "good taste" and because we live in a postmodern world, we can practice human agency and decide for ourselves.