freedom and limitation

#21

Yeah but what kind of effort is to set up few parameters and press “generate” in one of those fractal programs? Personnally I enjoy alot this entry (below) because of its beauty and the technical and artistic skills needed to achieve it. Other franctals just dont have sense for me :shrug:

#22

its takes an eye for pattern! and eye for distortion…its a sort of visual vocabulary…and of course if you are like me and you spent a year slowly developing a library whilst you studied the pros and cons of the medium…it takes a bit of character to do something different…revise the way that the tool is used…and accept that with certain subjects and certain types of work that people will be ignorant to your efforts…and try and marginalize the creation as false or prefab…but if you are really into the work the creator of the work must continue to make it better…and maybe there is evolution on both sides.

there are still people in the world who dont recognize ANY digital media creation as art…and other who consider the fact the “they programs it themselves” to make their creation better than others…

I say that there is enough space for everybody…and we should be making all kinds of work for this competition…

I like the piece you have stated as well…but I would take the same measures to produce it…here is why:

too easy … hot composition of a stellar object…with an all roads lead to one…good tool to use…but not my cup of tea when it comes to art…I dont want to be like him…by finding a different voice I will make both of our work stronger.

the string likes forms are the dominant stroke…

again…strong motif…but not for me is this series of work…too easy…not enough exploration…for me…I like to have the patterns interact…and form synergies.

color palette: instantly likable…but for me this is also a major time consumer…I like to start with a tonal palette and work my way into color…again…tone and texure first…then color…

I am not really here to convince you to enjoy my work…but I will dialogue with you and the community about it.

BTWA thanks Daffydd

#23

Just keep on making art the way you want to man, that is totally up to you how you the way you want to present your idea’s. And try not to take it to personal, I mean I’ve read everything everyone said and it didn’t sound like personal attacks.

#24

thanks buddy 10-4 will do.

its not taken personally until its really no longer constructive…I can rap with anybody til the cow’s come home about art…what I can do is dialogue with some one who demands that art is connected to story…or somehow that makes another piece better than the other one.

when pieces are put for display: IMHO the idea should not be dismiss the bulk…they all look the same…or they were too easy to make…

if they are or they are not easy to make…that depends on the level of the person who made them…and what they aspire to achieve in that particular work…

so far I have seen a nice balance of work from all sides…and there really isnt “too” much algae in the pool.

there is a healthy range of abstract works in place on the forum.

we should make what we feel compelled to make.

if you dont like a piece…or better something about the content of the piece…we should focus on that…not to voice our preference/non preference of the tools…but to make the work better.

#25

Super Idea pal…

I really like it…
u can see my work at deviantart

I hope u like it…

#26

thanks man!

I saw thae work…but you know what…it seems classroom…not to throw spades…but what do you have to give us…more than taking a side…although I am appreciative of the complement…

what work would you have for this contest…to make it better…

ps.

I have I more week of fractals…before I have to make other fractal works.

big respect though…

and make abstract work to contribute.

thank u for supporting me.

#27

I’ve dropped off the forums because of the close-mindeness that gets so vociferous at times. If art isn’t about being open-minded and finding your own voice than I’m not interested in art.
When Bernd and Hilla Becher are asked if their work is really art, they respond that they simply don’t care.
But after all…All they do is click a shutter button, so it can’t possibly be art. Can it?

Keep making images and try to be happy when you piss someone off. I figure you must be doing something right

#28

I’m not sure what’s art. Digital art, above all. I think art is reached when one uses a lot of instruments to achieve beauty.
Everytime we use an instrument … far from what you know as a respectful and well known one… here it is… misunderstanding and suspect.
Where is art in reproducing the reality? Anyway there are a lot of skilled artists, now as in the past, who try to reproduce and interpretate the reality.
“Wha! He is using acrylic… Where are the amazing beauty of the oil paintings?”
“Wha! He is using mouse and that damned wired boxes! He CAN’T keep in hand the holy brush!”
“Oh! He is wondering with formulas and colors and just pressed a button…”

I don’t know the truth, but I think artists must have ‘eyes, hearth, personality, hands (even on mouse), brain, skills, curiosity, well known instruments and a bit of poet in him’
Oh! The artist every time goes on his way. Not on the others one.

PS: in this contest I saw a lot of strange and innovative and amazing and … beautiful things

#29

I like how you balancing this composition, from the big form to the bright (sun symbol) center of interest.

#30

thank you all for your kind remarks…I was at the beach and I came back to a huge amount of uploads from others…thank you all for your support!

happy new year!

#31

don’t worry about the “good comments”, your fractal work is great for me and for many people here, your comments in many posts are always constructive and in reference to the image as it should be…

good luck cgtalk’s friend :thumbsup:

#32

In my country corruption is almost epidemic, people don’t respect rules or laws. I put my faith in cgsociety prestige and entered this contest.
Watching the last comments made to the published finalists, I ask you to retire all my 26 entries with my finalist too, because I DON’T want to be part of this dirty contest, you can delete my account too.

#33

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