Why is BallPoint Pen Art the most undeveloped art movement in history?

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Why is BallPoint Pen Art the most undeveloped art movement in history?

The inventor of a ballpoint pen was Mr. John J. Load a citizen of the United States, residing at Weymonth, in the county of Norfolk and Common Wealth of Massachusetts, patented the first ballpoint pen. J.J. Load patented the first American ballpoint pen on Oct. 30, 1888, registration No. 392,046. In 1938 the Hungarian Biro brothers out of Argentina retooled and manufactured such an instrument worldwide.

The Bic Pen Company bought out that Biro patent and thus far sold 100 billion of those ballpoint pens worldwide. Needless to say Bic redesigned that pen and today it out sells all other models. A ballpoint pen is the most sold, used or popular writing or drawing instrument in history yet undeveloped as an art medium or movement. How can the most used art medium or instrument in history go unrecognized?

A ballpoint pen has the subtlest half-tone line, longest flowing lines and darkest rich multi-colored inks in history plus billions of users. How can such a great art medium go undeveloped?

Answer 1

Pen and Ink has been around fore the past four thousand years unlike other art mediums or movements. Pens have elevated all realms of society not just the fine art world. Literature, science, mathematics, graphics, commercial art, cartooning, advertising, marketing, sales, public relations and many other important aspects of society have been improved or elevated via pen and ink!

The Bible, all old manuscripts, books, documents, reports and many drawings were completed thousands of years before other art mediums came into existence. Society or mankind has benefited from the usage of Pen and Ink. Therefore, comparing other mediums such as paint is rather absurd if facts or realism is to be considered. How many treaties, checks, documents or books are drafted with paint?

The most used, sold or popular instrument is always the greatest medium if statistics plays into practice? History is defined by such facts because it’s real and something people go by! Bic alone has sold over one billion ballpoint pens not to mention all other companies involved. A ballpoint pen is one of the world’s greatest selling items therefore among the most popular or practical products in history.

The value of such is therefore remarkable or unparalleled. Over looking such facts or materials certainly is a silly notion or concept to say the least! A ballpoint pen’s extra-fine or fine line is the subtlest in history. No other camera-ready art medium can make that statement and be factually correct. The ballpoint pen also produces the longest flowing lines in history, which is fantastic, if spontaneous ness is important as an artist! ISO or DIN archival rated ballpoint pen inks are now on the market and that’s extremely important because of their brilliant colors and steadfastness.

BallPoint Pen art or drawings are undeveloped because the art world is slow to recognize new mediums. It’s also lacking artists willing to speck-out or present what they have!

Answer 2

As a drawing tool, the ballpoint pen is usually confined to the sketch pad and "back of the napkin" doodles. However, like everything, there are artists who can elevate just about any tool above it's mundane reputation. There are groups out there that take ballpoint pens more seriously as a drawing tool than most of your respondents here.

Here are some links:

http://groups.msn.com/ballpointpenart/
On this MSN Group you will find plenty of examples of why many people DON'T think much of ballpoint pen art, but you will also find some remarkable standouts.

http://www.biro-art.com/

http://www.denniscarlisle.com/

Answer 3

Of course it can be considered art. Art is not about medium. An artist can use ball point pens, charcoal, paint...it really doesn't matter. Have you ever seen the artist who paints with chocolate? Is it any different from found objects? Artists have be representing photographic images using various media for years now and it will continue to happen as artists find other tools to use.

Answer 4

Because sometimes it doesn't flow right and you get a big clump of ink coming out instead of a nice flowing, liquid line

Answer 5

its ideal for writting words. Not drawing pictures. it's not good for shading - NO pens are an ideal form for artwork. also theres only a few colors of bic ink and your finished product would look poor....

Answer 6

Because it's cheap, it looks cheap and no one would pay a hundred bucks for something that their 3 year old kid can do

Answer 7

Because if a person actually has talent they can surely do the same thing on a canvas.

Answer 8

Nothing compares to painting.

Answer 9

They've just been waiting for you to draw something!

Answer 10

paint