[Discussion] Traditional artist will become extinct

[MidKnight]

I've come to find out that traditional artist like myself and others are the last of a dying breed (those of us who want careers as artist, to feed ourselves pay our bills etc). We will become extinct, and this modern world is to blame. Digital artist will be the death of us. I have read dozens and dozens of sad stories about modern day starving artist, and people who are traditional artist (even those with college degrees) struggle though such a tuff life just to hold on to their dream and their passion. We are a dying breed, there are no major jobs for us or long term careers. 80% of us are freelance artist (self employed) etc. Digital artist are taking ALL of the jobs and careers. Digital Media replaces traditional means everyday. Why draw or paint something by traditional means when you can do it digitally twice as fast twice as better looking? We will become what the cassette tape, and the vinyl is today just think about it. This is a sad story, SO SO many talented souls eventually have no choice but to stray away from traditional art, and do what is necssecary to feed their families and pay their bills, etc. This is the future yet to come, this is the cycle of evolution. Its just sad to know that this will one day be the destiny of all traditional artist.

 

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My paintbrush will always speak all the languages , afterall.... that's what art does ^_^

 

[izinagi54]

U_U im inclined to agree next its tradtional writing and then dancing

 

[Gatsuuga]

Like all art forms, painting changes overtime. At the moment the digital age is at a front. If people are not willing to adapt with the field they only have themselves to blame. I paint myself (not for a living) but if I could get my hands on some of the digital tools available I would be overjoyed. They are designed to make life easier, it is still art at the end of the day.

 

[OhReary]

We'll be one of a kind

 

[MidKnight]

We'll be one of a kind

Yeah, your right.

U_U im inclined to agree next its tradtional writing and then dancing

Yes, traditional means of writing is also in the same boat as traditional art.

Like all art forms, painting changes overtime. At the moment the digital age is at a front. If people are not willing to adapt with the field they only have themselves to blame. I paint myself (not for a living) but if I could get my hands on some of the digital tools available I would be overjoyed. They are designed to make life easier, it is still art at the end of the day.

Art isnt about being easy or taking the lazy way out (Digital Means) Art is something pure, and rare. Paper, pencil, brush, pen, eraser etc etc. THESE are the mediums used to express the purity and the spirit of art. Art is beautiful, and original, and this has been destroyed & polluted by the Digital Means of our generation. It is art at the end of the day, true. But yet a cheap, flant form of what art is. I feel highly offended by your comment.

 

[Naruto Ninetails]

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[izinagi54]

basically the point is this

the art we make is the visual impression of our soul when people start using digital tech the soul is removed and you get a "hollow" art work

 

[Unorthodox]

i im the next generations of rap remember unorthodox i have a shoutout to narutobase when im famous

 

[izinagi54]

i im the next generations of rap remember unorthodox i have a shoutout to narutobase when im famous

please gtfo this is trolling. rap is a modern digital type music nowa days and it's orginal form was poetry. if you don't belief me the lyrics ryme right with a underline message. here is the thing lyric poetry is the same thing yet more clean

 

[izinagi54]

and midknight thank you and this all true. where is the value of hard work on anything if you don't do it your self

 

[MidKnight]

basically the point is this

the art we make is the visual impression of our soul when people start using digital tech the soul is removed and you get a "hollow" art work

This is absoluteley correct. You just hit the nail on the head. There is no purity, no spirituality, in digital art. It is a form of art, but it is hollow like you just said.

 

[izinagi54]

This is absoluteley correct. You just hit the nail on the head. There is no purity, no spirituality, in digital art. It is a form of art, but it is hollow like you just said.

i have an avatar for every art form

poetry the expressed
art the visual
music the sound
dance the movement

its all you and not somthing else that makes these that iis why it is truly beautiful

 

[MidKnight]

i have an avatar for every art form

poetry the expressed
art the visual
music the sound
dance the movement

its all you and not somthing else that makes these that iis why it is truly beautiful

Yes, exactly. Finally someone who understands. Its that individual who makes poetry, and art, or dance, etc so unique and special and pure. Now that has been corrupted by this generation and it is pathetic. However, this is the cycle of evolution, and because of this eventually mankind will contradict itself. I feel that its the evolution itself as opposed to the people.

 

[UzumakiZoey]

Classic/traditional artist mostly live humbly because they have their art. it's their passion, it doesn't matter if they make money out of it or not. you paint because you were inspired or feeling something. not because you have to sell it. IMO!

 

[MidKnight]

Classic/traditional artist mostly live humbly because they have their art. it's their passion, it doesn't matter if they make money out of it or not. you paint because you were inspired or feeling something. not because you have to sell it. IMO!

Every artist has used their craft to feed themselves, cloth themselves, etc. If you dont eat or make living conditions for yourself then you either become homeless or die. And if your homeless or dead, then how the heck can you be an artist let alone anything? You obviously didnt read my post thoroughly.

 

[izinagi54]

the thing i found intresting is this. digital art is not art and its not hard to do. sit a kid at the age of 6 now and teach him to this he'll get it a few weeks. now teach the kid tradtional he'll think it is hard and rather do somthing else.
people have forgotten what art and the soul is. i have not i was born in 1995 near the coming of the digital age and yet i refuse to give in because i want my soul whole not hollow when i work.

for those that follow
let them swallow
the pride they proclaim to stride
for the light is not night
and the day not dark
don't give into the hollow mark
that is like a shark
smelling the blood prey
to its victims dismay

 

[Escorpiius]

U_U im inclined to agree next its tradtional writing and then dancing

I agree for writing but didn't understood for dancing.

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OT: Anyways, it's part of the Evolution phases. Like Internet, Downloads, Planes, SMS, E-Books, 3D Movies, Online Dating, Online Shopping, The GFX forms ect...

But like all Evolution processes, each of these have disadvantages and advantages. Same for GFX replacing traditional arts. Sure, that makes Traditional artist a dying breed. A sad truth but GFX also has numerous advantages that we shouldn't oversee.

There are 2 facts; worth mentioning on your topic:

1. We, as human, are curious species, that'll keep try to discover new things, change things to evolutionary phases.

2. Given our life span, we're going to see both beautiful and ugly faces of evolution but we'll never see the end of it. Our life will end but evolution won't.

Sure, I deeply regret the upcoming plights of traditional artists, traditional writers, gardeners, postmen ect...

I think it's an eternal topic that: Is Evolution a Bloom or Doom to the World?

Thus, going by personal opinion, I see evolution as a normal thing whereby I try to see the positive out of it cause' afterall optimism is a great quality. ​

 

[MidKnight]

the thing i found intresting is this. digital art is not art and its not hard to do. sit a kid at the age of 6 now and teach him to this he'll get it a few weeks. now teach the kid tradtional he'll think it is hard and rather do somthing else.
people have forgotten what art and the soul is. i have not i was born in 1995 near the coming of the digital age and yet i refuse to give in because i want my soul whole not hollow when i work.

for those that follow
let them swallow
the pride they proclaim to stride
for the light is not night
and the day not dark
don't give into the hollow mark
that is like a shark
smelling the blood prey
to its victims dismay

This^. People have lost touch with themselves, and people have stripped the purity and meaning out of SO many things and art is one of the main things victim to this. People dont want to learn and perfect their craft. They only want to do what is the easiest and fastest. A majority of digital "artist" choose digital media as opposed to traditional media simply because its faster and easier. They aren't doing ANYTHING, the damn computer or whatever software they are using is doing it for them. There is abosoluteley NO purity or spirit in that whatsoever.

 

[izinagi54]

This^. People have lost touch with themselves, and people have stripped the purity and meaning out of SO many things and art is one of the main things victim to this. People dont want to learn and perfect their craft. They only want to do what is the easiest and fastest. A majority of digital "artist" choose digital media as opposed to traditional media simply because its faster and easier. They aren't doing ANYTHING, the damn computer or whatever software they are using is doing it for them. There is abosoluteley NO purity or spirit in that whatsoever.

i rather die then let my work have no soul. because where would it be non hollow to make somthing easy in 5 min and not put effort into it. then work on somthing for hours and have the satifaction that you just worked on somthing you love and done a job that you can consider beautiful.

a major problem
todays world is build upon tech and whats the next best thing its never about. the love or the will to do it any more.