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The Digital Tool for artists, summary by Gila Paris
The digital medium always represents a challenge, in a global view perhaps less, but in a context of Luxembourg ... Hereby I understand Digital Art as .... Read more
Comment to Gila's article by Nelly Rohel, France
“I agree with your thoughts about digital art. Sure, the PC and the mouse … are only new tools as the brush, canvas, knife, collages …The tool itself will not produce the art unless it is guided by an artist, who firstly has to know how to use it as well as having, more importantly, a creative soul. However the difficulty of recognizing digital art as a discipline in the art world is not this..." Read the complete comment
New comment to the article's comment by Frank Shifreen, New York
"Nelly Rohel makes a good point but I disagree. I started thinking about these issues and I apologize to Nelly for expanding it beyond her critique. Everything starts with the original, but the original what? Why should a handmade art object have more value, per se, than a reproduced object. Although a painting is a unique piece of art, and a carved marble is a unique piece of art, much of the art that is shown and sold today are not unique pieces of artist fabrication. The process of manufacture in all areas expands and yet narrows our options in individualizing what we make. Walter Benjamin ...." Read the complete comment
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