@jamiegourlay@motiondesign_01 I agree that technical execution alone is not enough and that any artwork should not rest simply on the fact of its having been made a certain way — it still needs to be good (to someone, somewhere)
@jamiegourlay@motiondesign_01 Example: some of the earliest works of computer art, devoid of any context, appear unremarkable.
With context and understanding the limitations of the nascent practice of computer art at that time, those same artworks are elevated to “excellent”
@jamiegourlay@motiondesign_01 Understanding the process, materials, and context of the work doesn’t mean it’s held to a lower standard — it deepens our ability to connect with, converse, and appreciate the scope of the work
Otherwise we’re just talking about eye candy
@motiondesign_01@jamiegourlay He doesn’t need to get the lines of code and how they build an image. But he should know an image was painted with code vs a physical brush, no?
@jamiegourlay and i think removing any mention of technique, material, approach, is the 'gimmick' - almost feels like tricking people into appreciating code-based or prompt-based art
@jamiegourlay that's ultimately up to the viewer's assessment but its crucial context to the artwork nonetheless. and removing consideration of technique does no one justice
knowing whether a painting is by a human's hand or AI prompt informs a viewer's perception of 'excellence'
@jamiegourlay some works of art ARE exceptional because they're made w/ code - that is part of their magic
just like a city skyline drawn from memory off of one glance is exceptional, even if the subject matter isn't interesting on its own
context is crucial to artwork...
@jamiegourlay this line of thinking is reductivist & harmful + slightly insulting to audiences. reducing all materials, practices, skillsets, techniques, to "art" or "excellent" flattens the context of said art, which is just as much a part of the art as the aesthetic.
why dumb it down?
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punevyr owns glyph #1 and would love to trade it with you! if you wanna play, here are the rules:
1. quote this tweet w/ your glyph + one sentence about why it's special (must include an animated recording of your glyph - no still images!)
2. @punevyr will choose his favorite entry in 48hrs & will trade for glyph #1
here's glyph #1 in all its glory:
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with over 274K glyphs collected, there's are bound to be some spectacular entries - glhf!
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