Is digital art? - Beyond Tiki

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Tue, Jan 17, 2006 2:27 AM Speaking of Aquarj and digital art, here's someone that, I think, would consider himself a digital artist. His name is Nick Pugh and he painted this collage of images directly on a laptop. He calls it digital plein air painting or digital impressionism. http://www.nickpugh.com/ The reason I chose this group of images to show is that if you look in the lower right-hand corner, you will find that our own Aquarj has been immortalized in this digital art. On another note, when modern photography first came about in 1839, it was seen mainly as a tool for painters to record studies from which to paint. Certain artists of the late 1800s were the first to see photography as a new art medium. Unfortunately, to this day, you still see a clear delineation in art galleries between "artists" and "photographers." (a pet peeve of mine.) Perhaps this is because of the mechanical assistance of the camera vs art by a brush. There are some that would refer to art using the medium of photography as "photo art," but more often than not, the majority still see a separation. I think it will be some time before computer-based art will be accepted by the mainstream as well as traditional art has because of that same perception of the mechanical assistance of the computer just as it was with the camera. Luckily, I am fortunate to see, firsthand, the emergence of digital artists who are doing more than just applying a filter in Photoshop and actually using a more raw artistic talent and original style to convey expression with computers.

Speaking of Aquarj and digital art, here's someone that, I think, would consider himself a digital artist. His name is Nick Pugh and he painted this collage of images directly on a laptop. He calls it digital plein air painting or digital impressionism.
http://www.nickpugh.com/
The reason I chose this group of images to show is that if you look in the lower right-hand corner, you will find that our own Aquarj has been immortalized in this digital art.

On another note, when modern photography first came about in 1839, it was seen mainly as a tool for painters to record studies from which to paint. Certain artists of the late 1800s were the first to see photography as a new art medium. Unfortunately, to this day, you still see a clear delineation in art galleries between "artists" and "photographers." (a pet peeve of mine.) Perhaps this is because of the mechanical assistance of the camera vs art by a brush. There are some that would refer to art using the medium of photography as "photo art," but more often than not, the majority still see a separation. I think it will be some time before computer-based art will be accepted by the mainstream as well as traditional art has because of that same perception of the mechanical assistance of the computer just as it was with the camera. Luckily, I am fortunate to see, firsthand, the emergence of digital artists who are doing more than just applying a filter in Photoshop and actually using a more raw artistic talent and original style to convey expression with computers.

Post #208063 by vintagegirl on Tue, Jan 17, 2006 2:27 AM