Journal VOL. 2 NO. 2, September. 2021, ISSN: 2811 - 2628
Interplay of Fine and Applied Arts and Information Technology in Covid-19 Pandemic Era
Ajayi Noah, Luckay Melanie
ABSTRACT
Fine and Applied Arts (FAAs) mirror and lights up every society by disseminating necessary information to the inhabitants of such society, Nigeria is not left out. FAAs has been the weapon for the awareness of COVID-19 pandemic and its preventions in Nigeria, Africa and the World at large irrespective of the digital technological artifacts (DTA) or physical technological artifacts (PTA) that is used to produce and project it. Therefore FAAs rule the World by informing and entertaining it. This study focused mainly on how Fine and Applied Arts (FAAs) information technology are used to inform and prevent COVID-19 in Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria and the community. The study used descriptive method to analyse the context within AOCOED community to understand the role of FAAs and technology in the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Therefore, the paper appraised the interplay between FAAs and technology in the COVID-19 era. The discussion and findings indicated that Fine and Applied Arts (FAAs) and technology exist together; they work in accord to disseminate information in this dispensation unlike the medieval and pre-modern times where physical technology are basic means of sending and spreading information. The findings further confirmed production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and personal protective materials (PPM) as objects of fine and applied arts created through hardware and software to prevent the spread of corona virus disease. The study also found that no special certificate or educational degree is required to understand visual information (visual literacy), like during the pandemic where signs and images are displayed in the community. This study finally recommended that upcoming and practicing artists (teachers and students) should be smart to encompass technological literacy development and innovation in advancing Fine and Applied Arts.
Keywords: COVID-19, Fine-Art, Applied-Arts, Technological-literacy, artifacts
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