Fil,
> If you didn't know the sketch was generated by computer, would you
> have thought differently?
No. The pretense of artiness is hardly exclusive to computers and
their programmers. I see tons of that sort of crap from humans all of
the time.
> If you are raised on KFC and McDonald's, you will likely find "fine
> cuisine"
> not to your liking.
I was not meaning to attack the Colonel or Ronald McDonald. I was
talking about ersatz "authentic" food foisted on tourists. And I
wasn't attacking that food so much as noting that asking the tourists
whether it's "real" is silly, just as claiming that "like a street
artist might rustle up for tourists" might not be relevant information
to claims about quality of drawing.
> I find the Fembot remark a
> little out of place here.
My FemBot comment was not meant to be a general slur against science
geeks but rather a general slur against the tendency to present
reflections of a silly sci fi view of technology as if it were
important science. It is the technologists' version of the equally
obnoxious therapy as art stuff we see so much of.
BTW, the whole "art mark" thing is an interesting problem for graphic
designers. We are often asked to somehow encapsulate the idea of "art"
in, say, a trademark for an arts organization. The result is a glut of
logos with brush strokes, splashes, or squiggles that are no better
than the computer sketch.
Gunnar
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On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:18 AM, Filippo A. Salustri wrote:
> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think it is the viewer that
> gives
> meaning. If you didn't know the sketch was generated by computer,
> would you
> have thought differently?
>
> If you are raised on KFC and McDonald's, you will likely find "fine
> cuisine"
> not to your liking. And chefs can make food that may taste good but
> is very
> bad for your health.
>
> And as a science geek myself - who has also enjoyed several visits
> to some
> of the more impressive art museums of Europe - I find the Fembot
> remark a
> little out of place here.
>
> Cheers.
> Fil
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