art opinions pls
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- nmdtht0
"I believe that a work of fine art exists between the object and the viewer."
i guess we're just coming at this from different directions. that fine art needs a community -not necessarily a museum- to exist as such. it needs a group of people who say "X is significant". the more people who agree, the more artistically credible a piece becomes. the more a piece is marketed, the more people agree. even smithson's earthworks can't escape this. without a community that takes his work seriously as art work, you've just got a bunch of rocks in a lake. unless you believe they have intrinsic worth.
"The difference between that and what you're looking at in technology is that the resolution on monitors is greatly cheaper than photo reproduction which in turn is far worse than a physical object."
in what way is it worse?
"The web will eventually develop its own unique tools that allow it to do things that can't be found in clay or paint and in those areas it will eventually contribute significantly"
i agree w/ you that variables associated w/ online delivery can make a viewer's experience unpredictable, but is that necessarily prevent the medium from contributing to artistic endeavours? the web already possesses its own tools - e.g., the ability to be seen anywhere at anytime, the ability to change over time, the ability to interact w/ a viewer.
your right, though. over time our ability to make use of these tools will improve as the technology and infrastructure improves.