Re: Art, math, realism, ascii (Re: PARASITES INSIDE OF
From Christopher Beattie <chr...@central.keywest.mpgn.com>
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· 6 Aug 1994 21:15 · View full thread
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In article <FLE...@colossus.cse.psu.edu> fle...@cse.psu.edu (Felix Lee) writes: >From: fle...@cse.psu.edu (Felix Lee) >Subject: Re: Art, math, realism, ascii (Re: PARASITES INSIDE OF >Date: 02 Aug 1994 17:30:50 GMT >> And, that "intent" can switch as time goes by. When da Vinci did the >>Mona Lisa, that female face was the highest dot per square cm >>resolution of any painting on Earth. But now we can do better than >>that. The highest resolution photograph of a beautiful female face >>excels the Mona Lisa. But the intent of the Mona Lisa has now switched >>from resolution of female face to big time money for auctioneers. Put >>the best resolution photograph of a female human next to the Mona Lisa >>into a museum of advanced aliens from another planet and the Mona Lisa >>is second rate in comparison. The Mona Lisa is not great because it was a precision drawing, (although the Mona Lisa does have to give a little of its modern day populatity to its creator's name, but only a little) but because of the expression on her face, the way the light reacts, and so forth. After all, protrait painters were a dime a dozen. As are photographers today. | --- --/ /-\ /-\ | Christopher Beattie | Disclamer: | | | / | | | / | Tantalus @ Key West | My opinions are mine. | | | /-- \-/ | \ | chr...@central.keywest.mpgn.com |
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