[eu-gene] Software / generative / whatever

[Antoine Schmitt]

I guess that on art lists, the Godwin law is a bit different than on  
other lists. It becomes :

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a statement  
about what is or is not art approaches 1."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Grrr

Le 6 janv. 12 à 23:27, isjtar a écrit :

> thanks for that, I was starting to wonder...
>
>> Who are we to judge what is art?
>
>
> anyone can, but there's some elitist drivel here that we can do  
> without.
>
> On 06 Jan 2012, at 22:17, John Clavin wrote:
>
>> Statements like: "Art is....." and "Design is less important than  
>> art" and "Some are enthusiasts and some are artists" are making me  
>> want to go to another planet.
>>
>> Can anyone here look at a work of generative art and tell if the  
>> artist was an artist or an enthisiast? Or if the work is design and  
>> not art.
>>
>> What kind of an elitist group is this! Who are we to judge what is  
>> art?
>>
>> John Clavin
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Gogins <michael.gogins at gmail.com>
>> To: generative art <eu-gene at generative.net>
>> Sent: Fri, Jan 6, 2012 7:15 am
>> Subject: Re: [eu-gene] Software / generative / whatever
>>
>> Design is less important than art, because design depends upon and
>> presupposes art. Art is what creates the template for "the human
>> world." Design fills out the template.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Philip Galanter <list at philipgalanter.com 
>> > wrote:
>> > Absolutely Rob.  I don't mean to be elitist in these comments at  
>> all. And for
>> that matter I have nothing but respect for great design. It's  
>> different than
>> art, but no less difficult or important.
>> >
>> > I guess the point I was making was that at this point, at least  
>> in the digital
>> realm, the making of generative art has gotten in front of the  
>> thinking about
>> generative art. And so more should be done to nurture criticism,  
>> theory, and
>> history work related to generative art. What can we do to make that  
>> happen?
>> >
>> > Phil
>> >
>> > On Jan 6, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Rob Myers wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 06/01/12 17:33, Marius Watz wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Most of the work is by enthusiasts, not artists,
>> >>
>> >> (Generative) Art For All! :-)
>> >>
>> >> - Rob.
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>> -- 
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