Is Painting Relevant?
The following piece is an extract from an essay I wrote, termed "Is painting Dead". The full version will be published at a later date.
Today's art may be as various as the world that surrounds it, and painting may now co-exist with a multitude of new media such as installation, performance, and digital, yet this multifariousness does not prevent artists of all generations from embracing the traditional medium with gusto. Painting continues to prove irresistible to artists and collectors alike. However, no matter how much artists diversify, there is something infinitely seductive about paint. Both in the cultural messages that it sends out and in the sheer transformative qualities of the paint itself to conjure up an extraordinary range of illusions and effects. There is no reason to suppose that the trend will stop.
3 comments:
Many works in digital formats can now be considered art but the smell of dried paint, the raised textures of a hand painted canvas give it a stature unmatched. Also, a work's placement in a public forum such as an art gallery gives the artwork a greater cultural context, though while mostly paintings today, I do see a rise in "Digital Art Galleries" one day consisting of multi-media art on plasma screens hung on the wall instead of paintings. Hopefully at that point, traditional art and galleries can co-exist.
Yes, your right to state that there is a rise of digital "art", and no doubt that is the future. As an artist I have embraced digital art-I see no conflict between 'fine art' and 'digital'. Digital is just an other tool to express one's ideas, however, there are limitations, such as freedom of expression in digital work (though not imagination), solely by the constriction of the softwear and hardware (e.g. the mouse). Painting is freedom, tactility, engaging with the materials, smell, just that hands-on experience is unbeatable. Each has their place, I'm lucky that I can be in both worlds, so yes traditional art and digital art can co-exist and both forms can be seen in art galleries now, and will grow. However having said all that, the article is primarily a response to the post-modern dogma that 'painting, and indeed, art is dead' the shrill cry that everything has been done before, so 'what is the point'. When I publish the full article all will be made clear. In no way is it an attack on digital media.
very nice and thank you for sharing...
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