I personally do not believe that painting has died as an art form, people say that painting is dead because painting as a tradition is a fallacy for whatever other form of art they are promoting instead. In actuality, people will keep painting in addition to, for instance, taking photographs, creating conceptual art, digital art, etc. Art forms only die if people stop doing them.
Though I can offer likely reasons some may be saying this. First though, this has been said before. When photography was being developed, it was thought to be the end of the painter.
It took many decades for photography to evolve, and it is still in process. In the early stages of photography, it was only black and white. Painters and illustrators were still needed. Later, color photography still had a different feel from painting so the latter survived.
Even in the advanced stage in which this art
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Now, a more recent threat to traditional painting has arisen. Digital painting with Photoshop and other digital image editors are blurring the lines between computer imaging and traditional painting and illustration.
For the first few years of such programs, it was pretty easy to tell which images were digital and which were traditional painting. Now it is getting more and more difficult.
I have to ask, if we cannot tell whether an image is a digital "painting" or a traditional one, why should we care? If it is an interesting image, the only difference is the device the artist is using. Who cares how they did it?, What many fail to understand is, the computer is merely a tool, it cannot make "instant artists" out of those otherwise unable to draw or paint. So the only difference is the medium. Those wielding these different tools are still artists, and still must have many of the same skills artists have always
are depicted with the same degree of variation. To understand such a diverse set of paintings –
Man has been painting since the beginning of existence. In fact, it was one of the very first methods of expression and communication ever used by humans. Art has been used to represent diverse kinds of religion, beliefs, and points of from all around the world as a form of expression that could last forever and speak every language.
“I don 't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” – Henri Matisse
Photography developed as an art form primarily in the mid to late 19 th century, partially as an alternative to lengthy sittings for a painted portrait. As a result, many of the early photographs were formal, posed still portraits. Some view...
It appears to me that pictures have been over-valued; held up by a blind admiration as ideal things, and almost as standards by which nature is to be judged rather than the reverse; and this false estimate has been sanctioned by the extravagant epithets that have been applied to painters, and "the divine," "the inspired," and so forth. Yet in reality, what are the most sublime productions of the pencil but selections of some of the forms of nature, and copies of a few of her evanescent effects, and this is the result, not of inspiration, but of long and patient study, under the instruction of much good sense…
...g digital museums already exists, because it would allow more people to discover works of art that are much in demand, without having to queue and be surrounded by people. The progresses in digital imagery are going to get even more faultless, but one should remember that it remains a copy, and that nothing is worth being transported by the emotion and the magic of contemplating the work of art itself.
Universally, the medium is a significant component in the media frequently used to convey a particular message in the world of art. This is particularly true of one of the most prestigious, world renowned paintings. Research has been conducted on artworks focusing on the origins of a piece rather than understanding the meaning of recreating an artwork. Frequently used methods, such as visual technologies, reproduction images, and the copy of works, are ways of sharing works in mass media. The Mona Lisa, a painting created sometime between 1503 and 1506 by Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most celebrated, extraordinary, paintings in the world. This is an excellent example of an artwork that demonstrates the process of continuous reproduction. The Mona Lisa became a revolutionary ideology of mass media in popular culture. In this case study discussion, the Mona Lisa oil painting will be used as an example of reproduced works, how the painting developed its prestigious reputation, and how it has dramatically influenced society and culture throughout modernity.
where people decided to reproduce art as a picture of what was going on. Instead, this artistic
“Visualization is enabled and mediated through technology” (pg.179). With different apps you can download on your mobile phone to share pictures or contexts, it is easier for media to spread around to people of all ages. Reproduction of original images is also easier to do now because with the click of your side buttons on your phone you can own it. Like what Walter Benjamin said in his essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, no image is truly unique. There are plenty of side by sides of films or photographs that show that there is no unique idea or placement inside them but it is merely a copy of something else and the pattern continues forward with time. In his essay, Benjamin said “An original artwork’s meaning changes
From the creation of art to its modern understanding, artists have strived to perform and perfect a photo realistic painting with the use of complex lines, blend of colors, and captivating subjects. This is not the case anymore due to the invention of the camera in 1827, since it will always be the ultimate form of realism. Due to this, artists had the opportunities to branch away from the classical formation of realism, and venture into new forms such as what is known today as modern art. In the examination of two well known artists, Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock, we can see that the artist doesn’t only intend for the painting to be just a painting, but more of a form of telling a scene through challenging thoughts, and expressing of the artists emotion in their creation.
Digital art has a fifty-year history of innovation and experimentation with new technology. The Pioneers of digital art were not artists but people who were exploring new visions through computers and the writing of computer programs. According to the Digital Art Museum, which is a joint venture between London Guildhall University and two independent art galleries, digital art can currently be classified according to three phases Phase I of digital art was from 1956-1986. The Paintbox Era, the second phase, lasted from 1986-1996. Art software became readily available and attracted more artists to the new media. Especially useful was the paint program and devices such as the scanner and film recorder. Phase III, 1996-2006, is called the Multimedia Era because of the increase in technology and Internet access allowing the digital media artist interactivity with many art forms. The widespread availability of computers and software has allowed the digital artist to create distinctive works of art. Digital art is able to combine and transform more traditional types of art such as painting, sculpture, photography, animation and filmmaking. Digital technology allows the artist to create and manipulate color, images, and texture, instantly. Images can be made to appear, disappear and even combine or morph.
There are generally two types of paintings- representational and abstract. While representational painting portrays recognizable objects, abstract painting does not look like a particular object. Instead, abstract art is made up of designs, shapes and colors. (http://www.harley.com/art/abstract-art/ ) The meaning of abstract art is, in its most simplified form, art that relies on the emotions of the artist and the elements of design rather than exact representation. This broad definition allows artists almost unlimited freedom of expression. Some abstract artists create compositions that have no precedent in nature. Other abstract artists work from nature and then interpret their subjects in a nonrepresentational manner. In other words, as found on Wikipedia by Answers.com, when abstract art represents the natural world, it “does so by capturing something of its immutable intrinsic qualities rather than by imitating its external appearance.” (http://www.answers.com/topic/abstract-art)
In the 1950's, the idea of creating artworks and motion graphics through the use of computers seemed a little strange. Computers then were new and could only do what they had been programmed to do. The evolution of computer generated imagery has accordingly progressed with the evolution of the computer. A computer generated image or C.G.I. can be an already existing image which can be scanned into a computer or it can be an image or animation completely made within a computer by specially designed software. Once an image is scanned or uploaded into a computer, the image can be altered or moulded to suit a desired effect. The manipulated image can then be “combined with live-action footage and rescanned back onto film.”(Abbot, 2006)
There was a time when the only way to capture a moment or surrounding was by a painting. Joseph Nicephore Niepce created the first photograph ever in 1827. Photography went thru many beneficial changes since then only improving and
When dealing with reality, I think a photograph may represent an actual physical recollection of a person or object, but a painting created from scratch adds the reality of perception to the equation. Reality is always open to a different observation and interpretation.