Material Valuation Engine

Exploration of how the choice of physical materials—from precious metals to digital media—influences the meaning and value of artwork. Material Valuation Engine turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

Exploration of how the choice of physical materials—from precious metals to digital media—influences the meaning and value of artwork. It focuses on Intrinsic vs. Monetary Value, Spolia, Artistic Medium, Materiality, Technical Application from the “Significance of Materials and Media” section.

The “Historical Era”, “Material Rarity (Intrinsic)”, “Artist Prestige (Skill/Genius)” sliders change the key inputs. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of art as a diverse range of human activities involving the creation of visual, auditory, and performing artifacts. It covers the fundamental elements and principles of d… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Significance of Materials and Media” section. Open the full Art course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/art-88f56009-339e-48a7-bd5a-f35637351b60 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Intrinsic vs. Monetary Value, Spolia, Artistic Medium, Materiality, Technical Application — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Art alone.