tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post842598010608801983..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Is it art?: Distorting photo coloursBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-50106728037207821472009-09-17T05:32:41.563-04:002009-09-17T05:32:41.563-04:00Your question suggests that you consider the proce...Your question suggests that you consider the process used as important as, or perhaps more so, to the determination of whether to call the result Art. I don't think it should matter - it's about the result.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317856415005503598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-85583623354660736302009-09-15T14:24:56.657-04:002009-09-15T14:24:56.657-04:00I know it sounds as if I was giving my opinion abo...I know it sounds as if I was giving my opinion above, but I wasn't. I gave an opinion for twiddling with the photos in a darkroom, but I'm still thinking about it with respect to doing it with sliders on a computer. So I'm asking the question of others, not answering it for myself.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-12638288852434077012009-09-15T14:04:48.758-04:002009-09-15T14:04:48.758-04:00I think you're mixing up "art" and &...I think you're mixing up "art" and "skill" (or maybe "craft"). If a painter paints over or scrapes down his canvas, does that invalidate the result? If someone working in clay reshapes, is the resulting sculpture not "art"?<br /><br />Art is in the response, not the technique, at least in my opinion.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-48813170622963358122009-09-15T13:39:53.602-04:002009-09-15T13:39:53.602-04:00Some would say yes, anything you do for an aesthet...Some would say yes, anything you do for an aesthetic appeal is art. Others would say no. I think it doesn't matter. It looks cool, and if you enjoyed it, good for you.<br /><br />be well...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894596355489850355noreply@blogger.com