>Colored photographs occupy an undeservedly questionable situation: the artist curls his lip at them, and the photographer regards them with a sneer. The one says they are no paintings, the other that they are no photographs; thus the art of photographic coloring, unrecognized by either
This reminds me of the early days of computer graphics. I remember many traditional artists looking down on the technology, while many digital artists got started without much traditional background. These days though, much art is made as a combination of both and in the end, most art most people see these days end up being represented as scanned digital images on the internet.
I remember Clifford Pickover describe computer art being beneath the artists because they didn’t like the “plastic guts aesthetic” of early procedural renders.
Just a chance to highly recommend a subscription to Lapham’s Quarterly. A few back issues helped considerably with my experience of the lockdown (the first one, in case we have to start numbering them).
This reminds me of the early days of computer graphics. I remember many traditional artists looking down on the technology, while many digital artists got started without much traditional background. These days though, much art is made as a combination of both and in the end, most art most people see these days end up being represented as scanned digital images on the internet.