That article confuses me... While I'm seeing a lot of innovation and adaptation, and while both are often hallmarks of great art, neither is synonymous with quality purely by extension. Further, if it appears to be a digital image but, "they’re actually deeply unique 3D creations" then it's not a digital image -- it's a sculpture. And what the fark does "deeply unique" mean???
We're not looking into the future, we're looking into the minds of what appear to be some relatively unknown artists. The fact they were culled from some contest is no indicator of anything, really, beyond that.
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