Re: oooooh controversy!
From Richard James <thi...@all.will.it>
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· 1 Jun 2002 05:50 · View full thread
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LGB wrote: > On Fri, 31 May 2002 20:32:30 -0000, sli...@webjaz.net (slim) wrote: > >>I do understand, like I said before I'm still learning ANSI and ASCII.... >>:) either way you missed my point appearantly. It doesn't matter to me if >>its ANSI or ASCII I guess I'm just saying art is art and just when you >>think you >>can't break the mold someone will. I'm also saying be imaginative. There >>are ways. > > Art is art to the beholder and to the creator, but may not be art to > someone else. But to define a medium to display a form of art for > all to enjoy or view has happen in this group. A universal limited > character set displayed in a fix width font in a plain text document > from whatever background and font color one chooses to display the > ascii-art on his/hers screen. If I paint a white cat with watercolours is that watercolour art? I didn't use canvas but I did use watercolours. Maybe If I write ascii characters on a page by hand that is ascii art. But I don't think using non ascii on say a screen is ascii art. /\/\ (* *)_____/ \ +/ \ (______) /\ /\ Here kitty kitty. Richard :)
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