54 hours till internet's back. Got much to share! Till then, I guess I'll just have to talk.
Film. Photography. Due to convenience of technology these were hardly considered art forms. It was all too easy. Pressing button and getting a result more realistic and high-quality than any form of animation or painting back in those days. Times have moved on and now they are popular and widely accepted art forms.
More recently, we've also experienced a revolution in design. Design in advertising, magazines, websites or design as simple as how text is arranged on a page. Is this art or not?
There seems to be some sort of stigma when "art" becomes to easy or profitable. True, there are people who exploit it purely for these purposes, but it doesn't make it any less valuable or skillful.
I used to hate manga/anime forms of art. It seemed to get all the attention. No problem, but when something that appeared so easy and simple gets ahead of truly skilful and unappreciated artwork.
I've also heard concerns from another when photographers are merely just young girls with an expensive camera and basic editing skills taking random pictures of friends or the same boring subject over and over again.
But simplicity does not mean it is any easier to do!
In my opinion, art is a construction of ideas and material, with a purpose to stimulate emotion and feedback from the audience. Many address the requirement of just being 'pleasing'. It takes a bit of thought and knowledge to create something harmonious or attractive. As long as the artist applies thought, effort and creativity and most importantly-learns and improves from the experience, the artist and his art are definitely legitimate.
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