I was trained as a fine artist.
Which meant I had to face a blank canvas
and "make" a picture.
Decisions had to be made about subject, color, composition, etc.
By way of contrast cameras "take" pictures.
What's the difference between taking a picture
and making a picture?
It's a question I faced with the advent of computers
and
was the bridge.
The first time I experimented with it I thought,
...damn, I wish I could paint like that.
My first impression was there are limitations
to it. My second was that within those limitations
were infinite possibilities.
Here are some samples about how the fine
artist transitioned and adapted to the computer
and the digital age.
How to make a picture from taking a picture. Carrying
it to the level of fine art.
This is my daughter Sabrina
Ipolani the other daughter
Scroll down on the right to categories and
click on digital for more.
This brings us to another subject. The
business of creating an image by painting
on canvas is history and by extension
the galleries that show them are on their way out.
Nobody has the time to learn to draw freehand.
Even if you do a drawing it has to be digitalized and posted on-line to be seen. So why not do it on-line
to begin with. The logistics of viewing art in physical
space is prohibited.
There are programs just for that. They're a little
crude right now but they will advance.
It take's a lot of time and energy to learn to draw.
Nobody has that kind of time especially when you can do it on a computer. Put the time into the computer instead of the old fashion pencil.
Trouble is now there's nothing to sell. Just like
music. There is so much that is free why would you want to spend money on vinyl?
Then you poses something in physical space. It needs to
be taken care of. Stored and moved and it is deteriorating all the time.
Why get dressed, ride across town, locate parking and
go into a gallery. Eat some cheese, drink some wine,
talk to some people and look at thirty canvases.
Then go home, get undressed, smoke a dube and sit in front of your computer and look at thousands upon thousands of stunning images absolutely free till your eyes fall out.
Fifteen galleries have come and gone in the last three to four years here in Asbury Park.
The handwriting is on the wall.
Your looking at the future.
......Capt Flash