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ienigma777 -> RE: Nude on Lunchtime TV (7/10/2009 1:03:52 AM)
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Aneirin: sorry for my delay in responding to you. The thing is, art, using the word in a vocational term...is a business, as you are now aware. Historically, it has always been a business, throughout time, the statues in Egypt, were commissioned by the rulers of the time, and the artists were paid a fee. In the time of Rembrant, Art was a thriving business, he was a successful artist and procured a wealthy clientel and contracts from the city/state. THe point is, the stuff we see in the history books are all commercial artworks, someone commissioned the art.
Now, art, in a single created sense is a personal endeavour, which could be just for one's own pleasure, or can be sold, or gifted. It still, on the support, has it's own validity as a work of art.
If the artist is persuaded to sell his artpiece, his creation, it is a great validation of the artist's skill of his/her craft. But, not being sold, does not in any way invalidate the created work, nor the artist.
I did everything by hand, my personal stuff is still by hand, I love the oil, and love the power of creation. Now, commercially, I did everything by hand, showed the client blueline sketches first, then executed, by hand, the finished work, mediums in airbrush, full color, black & white, pen & ink, quach, oils...the only medium that stimies me is serious watercolor; but in cartoon work, no problem.
Then arose like a demon, the computer; and the clients wanted to see what the stuff looked like.....finished. No more blue line layout pencil sketches. But I gave up, slowly, and fought it, the computer.
So, to stay alive I had to learn CGI, and I did, and excell at it, in an elimentary program. CADCAM, and the specialized programs, ICE, and whatever, I can't afford.
I use photography, and am a fairly decent photographer, always using mid format film.......Last week, I take my 120 cartridges to the pro processor....they dumped their film processing service, gone, no more...just digital now.
So, since photography is also part of art...I now have bought a Mamiya 645, and a valeo leaf digital back, and a macintosh and the stuff that goes along with it.
The times they are a changing. I'm too old for the changes.
In some things, the old fashion way is best. I adore the creative process, hand done, ancient tried and tested tools.
Good luck to you my friend.
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