Well said, Robert.
It is interesting that some works are penalized for having too much verisimilitude.
When viewing photorealistic imagery, it is not always possible to determine which parts are created from the artists imagination and which parts are copied from a photograph. Some photorealistic works are not derived from any photographic reference.
Well Robert, I have to say thank you. I forced myself to read through both threads (your words in particular stood out). I did this because the original thread was old and I wanted to see if there was any shift in attitude.
Oddly there was, but not in the way I expected. Instead of being more accepted as the community matured, it seems hyper-realism has become less so. Odd as so many of us in the CG world stive for perfection... hyper-realism.
I seems I might be the one and only person to come to mpmumau's defense. While I agree his words were harsh and not very politically correct for the CG forum, I was pretty much thinking along the same lines as him about many of the attitudes expressed towards one man's art.
I wonder how good some of the other artists here would feel if their work was cirtisized as heavily as Mr. Blair's? Not too good I suspect. And by his peers (other artists) none the less.
Where is the critical examination of his technique? If you looked at it, you might discover that it is fascinating and actually has serious ramifications for CG art generation (we all use the aribrush tool, don't we?). I learned a whole heck of a lot from his site and techniques he describes and I also noted that many of the same techniques and problems he talked about I see daily in photoshop.
I also have to agree that the only defense made against mpmumau's words were character attacks. I do not think mpmumau looks foolish. Not when compared to the venom toward one mans art, venom toward an artistic style, and venom toward people some don't agree with.
This isn't a very good reflection on the community that was so forcefully defended, is it?
Being the kind of person I am, I took a look at the sites of the persons who were the main detractors of the Tica picture. Including yours Robert. I am glad you have come to the conclusions you have recently come to. It shows wisdom, particularly in light of your own work (very nice by the way).
Art is more than technique. Art is more than style.
Art is passion. Art is self. Art is heart. Who are we to judge the worth of one man's expression of it?
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