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Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

Art is not about skill anymore in the (post-)modern world.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

There's nothing wrong with doing anything, just hope (expect?) compensation to match. If this is something anyone can do, expect compensation to be low; If compensation isn't low, expect the task to not be something anyone can do (whether you know why, or not).

To add a few spicy observations:

- I'm often unsympathetic to complains of low pay by artists (or people complaining on their behalf). It's well know art comes with a high risk of low pay, it's a difficult endeavour - any adult should know this going in.

- not to say that investment in arts isn't low - it's a different thing. But it's also the same thing: the idea of investment is upfront capital today, payday later, to get over that "initial hump" of high overhead art. If there is no later payoff proportionate to upfront costs, it's logical that something is underfunded.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

You need to come up with it in the first place. That is certainly a skill. Go through with it. Another skill. And if the result is pleasant to look at, yes then you were successful.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

I always find i kinda sad when someone develops a cool new technique but then just uses it to produce versions of famous paintings like the Mona Lisa or the Notorious BIG image.I really like the outcomes, and exploring different media/techniques is always worthwhile. But if you're just rendering other people's images...Not Art.

I get why someone would do this. It's much easier for people to notice and appreciate what's going by incorporating a reference image that's widely familiar, and without his work would be much more likely to be overlooked. But still.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

Writing python code to do that is a special skill. It just seems like it isn't because that's the bread and butter for a large part of the HN readership.

Is sculpting art? All it takes is pushing clay around.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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It's indeed a lovely work this artist creates. Should be quite satisfying to work with bubble wrap like that, and earn a living.

Good News Network in general has content that elicits good feelings. Not such good news and good feeling are the 11 trackers on the page. But I guess they also have to earn a living.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

Writing python code to do that is a special skill. It just seems like it isn't because that's the bread and butter for a large part of the HN readership. Is sculpting art? All it takes is pushing clay around.

Writing algorithms for pixellating images to required granularity is a specialized skill. However, using a library that does that, is a much more common skill.

I wouldn't be surprised if, in the future, sculptures will also be CNC machine assisted.

It is possible, now , to use a CNC machine to rough cut sculptures and then fine cut them with hand.

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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post #6

I love art like this, but does it require any special skill? Color data for each bubble can be generated using a python script. Palette can also be generated computationally. I am not diminishing the artists work or effort, but in the future, will art be prized for skill and novelty? Or will it be dismissed as "anyone can do that" ?

Anyone can do art!

Try it!

Re: Bubble Wrap Artist Creates Masterpieces by Injecting Paint into Each Bubble

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Writing python code to do that is a special skill. It just seems like it isn't because that's the bread and butter for a large part of the HN readership. Is sculpting art? All it takes is pushing clay around.

Writing algorithms for pixellating images to required granularity is a specialized skill. However, using a library that does that, is a much more common skill. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the future, sculptures will also be CNC machine assisted. It is possible, now , to use a CNC machine to rough cut sculptures and then fine cut them with hand.

Resampling raster images to different resultions is pretty straightforward for anyone with coding skills. Nearest neighbour or linear resampling only takes a few lines of code.
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