Re: Conversions : Art or not ?

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"CeeJay" <new...@ceejay.cjb.nOt> wrote in message
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> > >This group rediddles many of the original posts .. do the diddles
become less
> of
> > >an artwork because they are not the original image ?
> > >No .. because they too require a skill and/or an idea.
> > >
> > >Besides how far do you have to be from the completed work when you
begin the
> > >work ?
> > >Leonardo observed many of the scenes for his paintings before he
painted
> them -
> > >Does that make him less of an artist than for example Picasso ? (who I
really
> > >hope didn't see the scenes as he painted them , but imagened most of
it)
> >
> > I see tali as kind of an "idea giver" to us... when theres a cool
> > image i'll try remaking it by hand with shade and so on to improve my
> > skills...
> >
> > say what you want, i aprechiate tali's work for us :) even if it
> > doesnt give any ideas but is just nice to look at.
>
> I DO appreciate the pieces that spings ideas.
> And I don't have a strong dislike for Tal's conversions, I'm just saying
they
> are not art , but ascii reproductions of an original image.
> I still enjoy looking at some of them (as long as she does'nt flood the
group
> with them)
>
> I have nothing personal against Tal either .. I like Tal .. I think she's
a
> weird nutcase .. but I like her.
> And hey .. most of us here are weird nuts - I know I am ;)
>
>