PROF. YASUYUKI SAEGUSA 

Born in 1958 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. In 1985 he established design studio „Drawing Sense – LUNACY”. Since 2000, he has been a professor at Sojo University (in the Department of Design at the Faculty of Art). In the last years he became Professor Emeritus at the Sojo University and established Research Institute for Culture and Representation (RICR).  
 
ABSTRAKT 

IN TODAY’S WORLD, THERE IS A REALITY THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AHEAD AND CONCEPT IS CHASING  

The emergence of AI is the externalization or mechanization of human capabilities, and generative AI is the „creative act that is the main core of human nature” (philosophy is the concept, art is the creation), by means of a mechanism without a subject. We are actually showing you the possibility of replacing it. Ultimately, it can be said that we are facing a crisis of losing the meaning of human life and losing our aura.  

abstract of a twenty-minute speech in session  

Art is an important means of thinking about the impact of imagination and creativity on society. In today’s society, where the need for social change is increasing, art provides new ideas and values, and changes people’s awareness and behavior. Here, I will present how art functions as a tool for social change, citing experiential examples.  
First, I would like to give some examples as tools of social change in general. 
1. Political art 
2. Community art 
3. Environmental and Sustainability Art 
4. The art of cultural diversity and inclusion 

The above are only a few, and the impact of the power of art on social change is wide-ranging.  
Examples include Genesis Origin Exhibition / Artist in Aso / Street Art-plex / etc.  
As a contemporary problem, we must include the impact of AI on art.