Despite the growing interest in contemporary art forms, limitations still remain. Contemporary art is gaining importance, but is only a facet of overall contemporary artistic production. Art inspired and in touch with today’s technological evolution is not part of the mainstream interest. From the very beginning, the Liedts-Meesen Foundation has clearly chosen to focus on these little-known forms of artistic expression. This deliberate choice is consistent with the foundation’s cross-border objectives.

This award is thus reserved for new technological art. What the word cannot interpret, what the letter cannot express is supplemented by artistic talent, but sustained expression was done through canvas and paint to create a two-dimensional image or by cutting and grinding stone or wood to arrive at three-dimensional objects.In the past, artists had few tools to express their emotions, commitment and values. New forms have emerged: architecture, music, choreography, photography, cinematography, broadcasting, multimedia, …. that have widened the boundaries of artistic expression and removed many limitations of the past.

Today, new sciences such as electronics, telecommunications, biology and genetics are being used and new materials such as steel, glass, art and fluids are being used.

We situate the new technological art in these fields. This presupposes the use of new technologies, processes or materials but only within the framework of an artistic creation that does not neglect aesthetics and artistic expression.