从原始壁画到架上绘画，从摄影复制到计算机图像的拟像，在对图像的获取以及图像艺术的创造中，工具作为物性载体，随着技术的进步而不断更新。与工具的进化相对应，图像艺术在生成模式上经历了模仿、复制与生成的阶段。随着绘图软件与移动互联网的普及，模拟、复制与生成三种手段得以在同一平台上融合无间，呈现出前所未有的视觉图景，也带来更为复杂的美学思考。本文以绘图工具的变化为参考系，以技术物与人的关系为分析视角，对物性工具与艺术创造之间的关联做出思考。

From cavern fresco to easel painting, from photograph to computer-generated imagery (CGI), the physical instruments for capturing and creating images have constantly evolved thanks to the progress of technology. Accordingly, the development of image art has undergone three stages, that is, those of simulation, reproduction, and generation. Following the popularization of painting software and the Internet is the seamless integration of simulation, reproduction, and generation, which gives rise to an unprecedented prospect of visuality as well as more profound aesthetic thinking. This article, with a reference to the changes in drawing tools and a focus on the relationship between technical object and human beings, examines the connection of physical instruments to image art.