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Dobmatt Posted at 2017-11-17 19:16
Nicely said. As I mentioned, however, artistic input of tiny planets creators is limited to positioning the camera above targeted landscapes. The procedure no different from taking a burst of images, good or bad, average or fascinating. With the advance of drones technology (Spark in this case) the entire series of necessary images is taken automatically with the push of a button. No creative pain involved here. Few mouse clicks later in computer environment, boom ... another ridiculous, hairy ball is made. How many these balls you would manufacture before it'll became totally boring?
But that's not the point. My skepticism is based on rather mediocre results of this computer generated imagery. Let's go back to the beginning of this entertaining discussion: create an truly fantastic tiny planet with proper sun shadowing (night and day sides), surrounded by a layer of atmosphere and suspended in deep black space with stars. This indeed will require creativeness, skills and time, but I may call it ART and eventually take my hat off ...
So, what you're saying is that you've set your own 'bar' of what you will call art. I've been looking at examples of 'art' all week for several photographic exhibitions that I'm interested in. I can assure you that some of these tiny planets are much more appealing (to me) than much of what I saw looking at 'real art'.
'Art' Is in the eye (or heart) of the viewer. You mention 'a few clicks on a computer'. So, digital artists aren't artists? In my humble opinion; art is art - the tools and medium don't matter.
Is a painter on canvas more of an artist than a sculptor? Both begin with a blank nothingness and created something that didn't exist before. In much the same fashion, the tiny planet imagery takes a bit more skill that your giving it credit for. That's why the reactions of other posters have been so positive. Try one yourself and you'll see that they aren't all that easy to do well.
Tiny planet's may not be your 'cup of tea' and they may not be 'art' in the opinion of the bulk of viewers, however, that isn't the final word on the topic. If the artist presents them as art.... then I say they are. In his opinion at least. And his is really the only opinion that matters. |
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