joshua davis bashing by CR
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- animatedgif0
Think most of us are hating on him because he was a great innovator once, But he's just been doing the same dull stuff for years now.
Theres far more interesting people in the creative coding/design community now
- tOki0
Joshua Davis has a pretty awesome minecraft server. Deadmau5 often plays on it too.
- teh0
Josh has recruited a cute girl these days from ZSO
- oey0
So CR is not Cristiano Ronaldo?
- breadlegz0
We don't talk about Joshua Davis enough these days !!
- kelpie0
sugaRAPE would consider JD well futile
- babaganush0
Creative Review editorial meeting?
- kelpie0
no offence to anyone but ffs, since when did journalistic opinion pieces ever have to be objective and reflective of the general consensus?
well done JD for standing up for yourself, but christs sake, I'd run a mile from back up like you were getting in that thread ;)
- identity0
my two cents:
Everyone stop hating on Carson and Davis. Regardless about how you feel about their work, they were pioneers of their methods. Now, you might say (as i've heard on here COUNTLESS times) "I could totally do that!" well, I would argue that a lot of people could PROBABLY do Rothko or Picasso - but LIKE Carson and Davis - their work is at one point aesthetically pleasing, but MORE importantly, their work mark a shift in aesthetic, concept, technique, etc. If we hold all designers/artists up to the classification of "i can do that" than lets go to the top. Let's talk about Vermeer. Let's talk about Van Eyk. Lets talk about realism. Realism became less important with the introduction of the photograph - does it make it any less valuable today? no.
I would question most of the people that are arguing that "they could do this too" - "what" exactly can you do? copy a style? Try creating a fucking style/technique/movement. I'd love to see how easy that is.
- pascii0
why is this book called "designers are wankers"?
a. the act of masturbation (german: selbstbefriedigung) is central in our lives because we are so engaged in discussions, we can't get laid
b. self criticism is a no go, it's better to have a good ball massage every now and then
c. we are bitching a lot about others
- utopian0
PrayStation spent the last 2 hours reading ever last post...
*His head is going to explode
- iCanHazQBN0
Hey Josh, so how much ass do you really get being a big time desginer? Come on you can tell me.
- airey0
my cat's breath smells like catfood.
- Iggyboo0
I personally went to a symposium in Boston with a bunch of other creative talent a year or so ago and I got to witness Josh's alogorithym creative. I didn't think anything about it was stale. You need an eye to capture a still just the same as a photographer has to have an eye to capture the right shot out of 10 similar versions of the same thing. And to be totally fair what Josh's doing was innovative then it should have been taken to the next level if the economy hadn't tanked I bet you would have started to see more interactive algorhythm creative on television advertisements and more. It's cool stuff. It looked on screen like it was alive even though it really was just a program.
Anyways I guess I can see the relation sharing between shepard and Josh Davis, but frankly I don't think their of the same sort at all. Josh's work is out there.... for all of us and I think we can all appreciate that fringe, even if he comes off as the over zealous american.. I say judge him by his work and its some pretty sweet stuff.
- instrmntl0
wow, reading the article and this threas is a lot of work
- kult0
Regarding wanker.. Bob's you're uncle.
- TINKLDN0
Not my cup of tea personally, but I don't see how it is ever healthy to put someone down because you no longer consider them relative.
At the same time a well considered opinion is something that you should be allowed to share. That should be encouraged. The sycophantic shouting of hater that you see here is just as tiresome as the users that like to shout RIP or Sell out, or whatever else it is that makes them feel better about their own work.
- janne760
i share pasci's comment, couldn't have worded it better.
- janne760
this thread stinks.
art is always judged upon in the eye of the beholder, so it is subjective as fuck. so stop fucking whining.
jesus christ, discussing the meaning of art is like politics or religion.
one never wins.