Here is a copy of a simple photograph I took of the branches of a bare tree.
http://pics.livejournal.com/unmired/pic/0004dscz/g57
With the aid of Coral Paint I clicked on the ‘photo negative’ button. Then clicked on the ‘page curl’ button. And guess what? Instant, two-click art.
But is it really art? Does having the ability to take a stupid picture of a stupid bare tree, then clicking two commands into a computer software program make it as substantial, as profound, as unique as original paintings?
And who should get the credit for these photographic masterpieces? The person who can ‘doctor’ a photograph or the creator and designer of the software program?
Wouldn’t it be nice if we painters could duplicate our paintings a dozen different times and then select the ‘best’ copy to call art and discard the other copies? Does anyone else here think photography is too easy?
2007-03-19
16:42:32
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Doc Watson
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