I have no opinion on choices creative folks make to create. I deeply value the freedom of living in a world where I'm free to create whatever I feel like (within obvious societal limits). The only hope I have is that honest representation of the art (or non-art, or stuff, or whatever) is delivered with the work. For example, as a photographer who prints in the inkjet medium, it is important that my clients understand the grey world of longevity--if they're interested in that as an integral value of their purchase. If part of the value of their purchase is in having the print last a long time, I tell them what I know, what the current state of the science is as I understand it, and where to get more information. These days I'm much more confident in the lasting nature of my prints than I was when I first started selling inkjet prints 8 years ago (still looking excellent on Arches Cold Press 90# watercolor paper). Prints from scanned 3-dimensional objects? Cool. They've been doing that since Xerox machines first appeared on the scene. Translucent objects are especially wild, I think. I hope to live to see the day when "what is art" ceases to be asked. It simply doesn't matter. It just is. On 4/16/05 10:52 AM, Marilyn wrote: > Hi PF Members, > > Some time ago there was a discussion about what to call a "print" made by > placing objects on a scanner and converting the scan to a print. There is > a festival in my area and in the photographic/fine arts area are prints > made just that way. A viewer of the prints does not know this is how the > prints are made. (I helped hang work in both areas and was told behind the > scenes.) > > It seems the creators of such prints don't want viewers of the work to know > this is how the prints are made, which indicates to me they don't feel > comfortable with the method. > > In actuality, the prints are very nice and have a distinct quality all their > own - an almost three dimensional look. Perhaps this method (scanning > objects) should be an art onto itself. However, photographers/artists (and > I have to admit - me too) are not too sure how to feel about this method of > printmaking. > > I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the subject. > > Marilyn > ________________________________ > > Leave gentle fingerprints on the > soul of another for the angels to read. > > Proverb > __________________________________ >
