I think this is something that needs to be more heavily addressed, for, in talking with someone who's opinion I value very highly, his comment was, "if someone took it and were using it, that would be like a compliment because they think it is cool." Fair enough, and from an outside perpective, i can see where one might think that.
On the other hand, could you for a moment, imagine the one thing you are good at, the one thing you take pride in doing, and which requires you to pour out all your emotions and time and passions to do.... something which when it is complete, almost brings you to tears because when you look at it you are proud of your accomplishment, and also because of the emotional burden attached to it.
And then imagine that someone took that from you and sold it to Jerry Springer and you saw it whored out in the cheapest manner for all the world to see, but not in the way you meant it, and not with any ounce of credit for all your hard work and dedication - your talents spread across the media, flayed out and naked - not the sacred love of your life anymore but merely a cheap prostitute.
Would you be sad? Angry? Dismayed? Heartbroken? Yeah.... so think of that the next time you right click/save an image off Photobucket or any other private art site, and think of the person who created that artwork and what they were trying to do when they posted it. If you want to use it ASK first... i'm sure they would be thrilled to know they have a fan, but be considerate - remember, karma strikes when you least expect it.
I think it is about balance, share what you can and are willing to. Art can be a host for your ideas and if it is your hope to communicate to a wider audience then allow the public to consume it. At the very least you will end up with your message being heard, and you may end up with helpful feedback.
ReplyDeleteBUT! Guard the more precious items with your life.
I am a notorious right clicker, but I only ever use it for personal gratification...*shifty eyes* That didn't sound right.
ahhhh so it seems i need to work my conversionary skills on you....
ReplyDeleteyou see, my work is ALL precious to me, so there are no "throwaway" items or works that i would want being consumed by the masses, like a McDonalds cheeseburger (blech)
not to mention that i am a perfectionist, so only the best reaches anyone's eyes at all - i wouldn't post sub par work to be viewed as an appendage of me and my talent.
art isn't just an expression to me, it's my blood, and my life - i guess i'm just not willing to sacrifice or cheapen my works by allowing them to become public domain.
Never said anything about it being a throw away item...i believe I said art with a purpose accompanied with a desire for public consumption.
ReplyDeleteI fully understand where you are coming from... i have a great deal of difficulty with making my writing public.
I guess I don't see public consumption as a cheapening of the art... but a way to share. Yes there are many people who will not understand or appreciate it, but it could profoundly impact others...and that would be...quite something.
hmmm i do see your point.... however in order to be able to create work for the PURPOSE of public consumption, i would have to radically change my views and intentions when creating - likely it would be less from the heart and more generic, which is why i would have labeled it as cheap.
ReplyDeleteI suppose were one able to find a balance, there would be harmony but alas... i might be too old and crusty for such changes - we shall see LOL.
Then your art is your own, and the purpose of it is for your own consumption. Understood and accepted. But it would be a sad world if all artists felt the same...a world with only private art... I feel is akin to a world without art.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is through viewing the art of others that we are inspired to create our own... i don't mean copy theirs or modify...but be encouraged by.
We all know you are old and crusty Panda...but it is good and a mark of a woman that is self-realized.
when once upon a time, all art was commissioned, it was available for viewing in the person's home or in local galleries - given the reverence it deserved as well as inspiring both delight and critique - as it should do.
ReplyDeleteI value that, and i hope someday the internet can be the worldwide gallery for artists and art lovers everywhere, where art is given its due respect, but if someone tries to walk out the door with a painting under the arm, he gets clubbed by a security guard LOL.
I don't mind being an old crusty Panda - as long as someone still thinks i'm cute and cuddly ^__^
*vomits* She is all your Onyx...the moment the cute and cuddly comes out I lose interest.
ReplyDeleteStay crusty...like a fine sourdough bread, crusty on the outside, tangy on the inside. A mind that stings is a mind worth listening to. Heads up, take notice. I hear you. *tucks Symon's blog entry under arm and walks out*.
HAHA... everyone has multiple sides, even you, my sourdough friend - don't worry, i will keep the cute and cuddly to private moments, which i will try not to allow you to witness ^_^ Forget not though, that it is those qualities we despise most in others, which we see in ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI am and always will be a sourdough, do not worry, and if you find me worth listening to, then i consider that a compliment indeed ^_^.
Im just going to post this on my blog and call it a day.
ReplyDeleteLOL, you do that... hehe.
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