- what is Digital Art : Spoiler Digital art most commonly refers to art created on a computer in digital form. In an expanded sense, "digital art" is a term applied to contemporary art that uses the methods of mass production or digital media. Digital art is like any other art. It just is created using different tools than the more traditional arts. Art is not about the tools used to create it. It is about the vision, message, or emotion of the artist. Photography is a medium through which artist's may create art. Likewise, a computer is just a medium or tool through which an artist can express his/her vision of line, form, color, composition and rhythm. An artist chooses the medium (oils, watercolors, or pixels) she wants to use. When the digital artist, has mastery over the tools and technologies [software, equipment, etc.], she can go beyond "taking a digital picture" or "applying an effect" and create art - an individual expression of her vision. Digital Art falls into three basic categories: digital painting, digital photography & darkroom, and fractals. There are several subcategories and, of course, the artist can combine any and all to create their own unique vision. Below are descriptions from the Digital Fine Arts Society of New Mexico which accurately describes the various types of Digital Fine Art. Digital Photography, Photopainting, and Integrated Digital Art which characterize my work are, of course, discussed first. Digital Photograph The artist uses a digital or conventional camera. The photographs are digitized and translated to the computer environment where the artist uses image editing and special effects software to perform darkroom type manipulations. ... Photopainting This combines the disciplines of photography and painting. The artist uses image editing and paint software to go beyond dark room techniques to add further expression to the image. Digital Collage This is a technique of combining many images from varying sources into one image. This is most commonly achieved by the use of layering techniques in image editing and paint software. The artist may also use images from x-rays or radar to produce images that the eye does not normally see, which expands the realm of human perception. Integrated Digital Art This is the "mixed media" of the digital art world. Artists combine any number of the techniques to achieve unique results. The digital environment is much less restricted than conventional mediums in this type of integration and manipulation. Digital Painting 2D: The artist creates 2D images totally in the computer virtual environment with the use of painting tools that emulate natural media styles. Sometimes referred to as "Natural Media". 3D: The artist uses 3D modeling and rendering software to essentially sculpt in virtual space. This method also makes use of all of the other methods. Vector Drawing The artist uses vector drawing software and creates the image totally in the virtual environment. This makes use of shapes which are outlined and can be filled with various colors and patterns. This tends to produce a harder edged or graphic look. Algorithmic/Fractals This is art produced exclusively by mathematical manipulations. This is the so-called "computer generated" art. The art here lies in the invention of the mathematical formulas themselves and the way the programs are written to take advantage of the display capabilities of the hardware. The art also lies in the creative intentions and subsequent selections of the artist/mathematician. classic art/traditional art/fine art ... - Artemis, Ancient Greek marble sculpture. In 2007, a Roman-era bronze sculpture of "Artemis and the Stag" was sold at Sotheby's in New York for US$28.6 million, by far exceeding its estimates and setting the new record as the most expensive sculpture as well as work from antiquity ever sold at auction. - An 18th century Chinese meiping porcelain vase. Porcelain has long been a staple at art sales. In 2005, a 14th century Chinese porcelain piece was sold by the Christie's for £15.68 million, or $30.6 million. It set a world auction record for any ceramic work of art. - Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet," sold at a Christie's auction for $82.5 million in 1990 - Picasso's "Boy With A Pipe" ("Garçon a la Pipe") was sold to an anonymous bidder represented in the room by Warren Weitman of Sotheby's for $93 million. The fine-artist Edward Munch who made "The Scream" said : - I was walking along a path with two friends—the sun was setting—suddenly the sky turned blood red—I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence—there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city—my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety—and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature. ... about why he made it . - as you see ; artist needs this unique vision and skill to notice and to perceive the peak reflections of "nature"environment"thought"emotion"acting"human" terms into his/her soul,mind and body . so that , he or she can create "art" . - in other words , it isn't easy to make art , make artforms , make artpieces , make masterpieces . - "digital art maker artist" also struggles like Van Gogh or Picasso or Mozart within himself/herself . he or she feels the seductive pain of how "to reflect" or "to upload" the art he/she made from his/her imaginaryspace [his/her very own reality] to cyberspace by passing pure reality . - from imaginary to cyberspace via reality/real world . - ^^ does this make digital artforms very valuable ? - a unique non-copiable computer music , album , song , video game , wallpaper , software ... - can these digital artworks be sold for million dollars in future ? off-topic : Spoiler What makes art valuable These are the factors that I think influence people when buying art. I've listed them in descending order of importance. Artist Who did it? : (A small cheap pencil-drawing found at a second-hand shop by Van Gogh when he was 10 will be perceived very valuable only because of the artist) Exclusivity : How many exist? Is it a one-off? 10s, 100s, 1000s or more? Direct contact : Did the artist have direct contact with the paper (e.g., did they apply paint to it) or in the printing process (hand-made wood block from which a unique print was made) Size : How big is it? (The bigger the better.) Medium : Oil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, pencil, digital Effort : How long did it take to make? Five seconds, five years? Skill : How skilled the artist is in the chosen medium Venue : Where it's being sold - an art gallery or an outdoor fair Price : How much is it? Higher the price, higher the perceived value Rarity : Is the artist still alive and producing works or is this one of a limited set of works? Artistic merit : Is it a good picture?
