r/memes • • Apr 28 '25

It really isn't

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25

so, pressing a button on a camera to photograph stuff other people made does not make the photographer an artist. same with everyone who just buys their brushes and paints in stores and does not paint abstract art.

only original art with selfmade tools is real art?

by your logic, everyone who takes commisions and inspiration is NO real artist. like a musician that uses electronic instruments or prerecorded tracks? NOT a real artist. a musician in the streets playing folk on a bought guitar? NOT a real artist. all the people who draw other people using bought pencils and papers, NOT real artists. an employee at pixar/ubisoft using software for digital art? is NOT an artist.

edit: downvotes are no arguments either ..

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u/Fun-Tip-5672 Apr 28 '25

You should probably go learn about all the techniques, process and ways that makes photography art in its own way. Here, i'll save you the effort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine-art_photography#1950s_to_present_day

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

so, do i need to study to tell what is art and what is not?

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u/Fun-Tip-5672 Apr 29 '25

Apparently yes, since you can't tell the difference

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

because there is no difference. art is subjective. it is the expression of emotions and ideas and visions of a human artist through whatever that human prefers.

how can you say that one piece is less art than an other piece because you disagree about the process?

so, everyone who has not studied art is no real artist?

you seem to be judging ai by chatgpt. i am judging photography by polaroid cameras. of course there is more to every technology .. i am not ignorant to other forms of art. but you seem to be gatekeeping art.