Re: Conversions : Art or not ?

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, CeeJay wrote:

> I think that it can only be considered art if it requires at least some 
> measure of skill (or luck).
> Something anyone can do, is not really art.

	Then you are not going to like my opinion of ascii-art: I *do* 
think that anyone can do it.  One just has to learn which pieces look
better instead of others.  There isn't a lot of skill in that.

> I think all straight conversions aren't really art because you just input an
> image (someone elses art) 

	At present, yes, they are graphics that are often made by
others -- but not always.  I would use more of own original art had I a
scanner of any type.  :/  For now, the images of mine that I have
converted were made on the computer.

> So I dont consider the conversions made by TAL art, because they require no
> skill to make.
> I appreciate however that she does not tag theese images and tell people they
> are conversion unlike so many I have seen trying to pass themselves off as
> "l33t" artists with rad ascii skillz, by showing of their "art".

	[**nods**]  It would be dishonesty and that's not my style.

> The ones she tag TAL and have been diddled by hand can be considered art 
> though and I'd like to see more of thoose - And less of the plain
> conversions 

	As I've said before: the ratio of "free-hand" ASCII pics to
converted pics would be higher if it did not take me so long.  You will
see the free-hand ones whenever I finish them and no sooner.  In the
meantime, I will continue to share what converted pics I think others
would like.  If you don't like them, that is too bad...

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