Are "old-fashioned" forms of art really inadequate for capturing the elements of contemporary life?

Before the boom of technology in the 20th century, this "old-fashioned" art was all that people had. In the 20th century, technology gave a new light to art allowing people to interact with this new-age art. Since "old-fashioned" art was the only form of art around, it was adequate enough to capture the speed, energy and contradictions of contemporary life. However, advances in technology allowed art to move from music from an instrument or a picture on a canvas to a interactive piece on a computer. "Old-fashioned" art can be executed in a way to look like speed and energy. However, because the advance of technology in art this art will not look or feel as sufficient in portraying energy and speed.