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"Call it art"

I am amused at how lightly people from cultures other than my own -- especially angloparlants -- use the term "art". For me, Art is like History: something big and abstract. At times, even distant. What I do -- well, I call them "designs", because that is what technically they are. Doodles, would be more accurate, some times.

Besides, there is a lot of crap out there. I'm not saying that mine is any better, mind you -- but I don't claim it to be "art". They're just doodles, drawings, designs I made. I've seen people call themselves "artists" and I still think that such one is too high a claim, for any of us. It should be people, and time, the ones who decide what is art, and what is not.

Copyright (c) 2004: Gatonegro deseño.

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If I win any of the prices, I'll try to negotiate a copyleft licensing for the work with DeviantART. If I do not win any of the prices, I'll license the designs under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license, and will gladly provide anyone with the SVG sourcecode for the pictures (or, if you prefer, in PDF). Should you want to print them for profit, we can tie an agreement.

Made with Inkscape, Free Software (as in "freedom").
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~p--wack Dec 11, 2006
Yeah!

100% agree, almost every time I'm an operator, not an artist.

I wan this T-Shirt!

(great job BTW ^_^)
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~Anarres Feb 3, 2007
It seems that I am not alone, then.

I've wanted it for a while too. I may just end up doing a homemade version of it, or submitting it to some printing service for people to order copies.

Thank you for your comment and the compliment, by the way! ;)
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~xaph Mar 23, 2006
True, there are too many people who label themselves artists these days, which, unfortunately, reduces the prestige associated with the title. Oh, and I love the splatter design on the shirt, by the way.
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~Anarres Feb 3, 2007
Thank you!

I think that part of the problem is that in english, the term is used liberally to describe anyone who draws or designs or paints or does something of the sorts. So everyone preparing textures or designing is a 'graphic artist', while they could call themselves 'designers', or something equally (more) descriptive.
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~jennee Feb 25, 2005
Hehe, I was thinking along those same lines about some people.. Everyone's an artist nowadays... I got called 'artist' and people won't get that I'm only playing when I'm taking photos, nothing else. Oh well. You inkblot thing is interesting, though :D
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~Anarres Feb 25, 2005
Yep, to be an inkblot it came out pretty well. :)

Come to think on it: since it is a simulated inkblot (it's done with vector graphics), and traditionally art has been a representation of reality -- does that mean that this inkblot is, indeed, art? :paranoid:
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~jennee Feb 27, 2005
Yes. DA needs a new section, Inkblot art.
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~jennee Feb 27, 2005
Yes. DA needs a new section, Inkblot art.
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~Splic Jan 11, 2005
Ooh, even better than the spaghetti one, I'd buy this!
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~Anarres Jan 11, 2005
Thanks. I'm glad you like it.
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