Do you think the best Art came from the studios before they switched to computers?

Question

Thats an original way to view it kidindahat,
and there may be something in what you say.

Thats an original way to view it kidindahat,
and there may be something in what you say.

coppersmith, i think it also comes down to how original the Artist can be with the materials. Although i think computers have added something to Art, i also feel they give a very perfect finnish. With the old techniques you could see how the work was done, and this could create a style.

I must admit steve w, it does seem as if you needed more talent to use the old ways. Mixing colour , cutting a mask and then spraying was a long process in comparison. Not to mention the skill that had to be used.

Whispering Ron, I'm not trying to deny that computer Art has a place in the Art world.
It just seems to me that a lot of the Art from the studios had a certain style to it but a lot of modern Artist seem to be trying to produce photographic work.

Tricampeón Fafi, i agree with you that a good Artist should bring his own style to the medium he is using, and i think there are possibilities in computers as in some other Arts, But i think they may be more limiting than people consider.
Perfection cant always be said to create style.

Answer 1

Good art comes from good artists. It is about the artist not the media. I have seen artwork that was made by hand not worth the media it was done in. But I have also seen graphic art that has blown me away! Again, it is the heart and brains that manipulate the message and image, not the other way around.

Good question. Good luck. God speed.

Lourdes

Answer 2

Nothing could touch the old hand drawn animation of say, the Disney studios. Digital art is great but almost too perfect.You can also compare a modern cartoon to one that was drawn frame by frame and see a definite difference in style and overall quality of the backgrounds and the characters have a certain warmth to them that digitally produced images can't quite touch.
I like both, but prefer hand-made items more than the slickly produced computer generated variety. Computers are wonderful for effects though-you can't duplicate some things by hand that you can on a computer.
I suppose there's plenty of room for both in the world.

Answer 3

Yes by far! you cannot compare the two. there's a warmth to the older stuff. It has soul. Computer stuff is to perfect and plastic (fake).

I know guys that can do pretty cool stuff with a machine but you give them a piece of paper and a pencil and they'll be lucky to draw stick figures.

Real art comes from within and not from a box. Anyone can learn to punch buttons and make it look like something. but a true "artist" will take a lifetime to keep working on bettering themselves.

I'm not saying there's no place for computers but the older stuff will win me over everytime. Could you see Norman Rockwell using a computer?

Answer 4

Hey, not all of us use computers for our art. There is value in all mediums, but they need to be recognized as different.

CADD, Digital Cinema and Photography etc...all these things are new ways to approach art, but they don't negate the earlier methods.

The earlier masters mixed their own pigments (or had assistants to do it) most current painters buy tubes of paint, but that doesn't mean their work is the lesser for it.

What it all comes down to is how good an artist you are in your chosen medium, what ever that medium and the tools associated with it might be.

Answer 5

There can be good well produced 'Art' in whatever form it is presented, and, Art Studios do still of course exist and always will.
The differing skills required to produce "Computer Art" and that needed to produce traditional 'Art' .- Paintings, sculptures etc, cannot readily be compared but all Art is surely in the eye of the beholder.

Answer 6

You can do amazing work with computers but it can't beat original art. Even producing artwork by hand then scanning and manipulating is better than 100% computer generated.

Answer 7

No, an artist is defined by his/her brain and power of observation, dexterity and power of expression. Computer is a tool that can be a powerful tool for any good artist or illustrator. The computer just brings more possibilities to everyone, good or bad.

Answer 8

as likeness goes computers are great but i believe that its a small peice of the artist in that work when its out of a studio.

Answer 9

NOTHING SURPASSES NATURAL ART. IF YOU EVER GO TO
N.Y.C. CHECK OUT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,
AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN!!! NOTHING IS BETTER!!!
"THE ROOT OF NATURAL ARTS COME FROM THE HANDS"
BY "DELAVEGA"

Answer 10

I think art is art!
there is no "before" or "after" art!