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Post by Ovi on May 15, 2009 0:28:17 GMT
I was just looking through Deviantart and marveling at some of the most beautiful stuff I've ever seen. I wonder if the best among them would be displayed in galleries and sold off for millions in auctions in a century or so. Maybe some of them will be the Michelangelos and Da Vincis of the future.
You think there is any possibility of that?
My personal opinion is that the inflation of great artists has made good digital art way too common place and it would never be cherished like oil paintings. But I'm interested in more perspectives on this.
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Post by Admin on May 29, 2009 16:25:48 GMT
I think it could be a possibility. It'd definitely be limited to the best of the best, but it could happen. I know there are a lot of digital artists, but that doesn't make them any less talented. I'd like to see this happen with photography as well.
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Post by now uc it on Jun 1, 2009 17:39:08 GMT
I think one of the biggest differences, though, is that many people don't bother getting their work produced. I could be completely wrong in the future, but aside from digital wallpapers, most people don't have a place to display their art unless it's printed-- and because there are still a large amount of computer illiterate people, it can go widely unseen otherwise. Perhaps if it were at least presented as a tangible display, it might be more recognizable to a larger amount of people.
And I definitely think there's a legitimate argument behind saying that art was more rare before... historically, there were less people able to dedicate their lives to art- and with those people gaining patrons who were not only given the means to publicize the artist, but also patrons who were entrusted to identify the best artists... they certainly had a structure more adapted to preserving what would become "famous" art.
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Post by cypher on Jun 2, 2009 5:54:11 GMT
I personally don't see current artists as Da Vincis of the future. Da Vinci had an obsession with knowing how the world worked. People these days are more off to spread a message (Marc Echo, Shepard Fairey, Banksy, etc) rather than gain knowledge.
I think the iconic artists of our past brought new genre's to the field of "Art" while today's artists merely bring there views to that created media.
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