Where will this lead? Somewhere totally new. It is natural that visually gifted young artists today will take this veteran’s lead and want to draw on a screen as well as on paper, to play about with gifs and experiment in gif-iti. It is therefore fascinating that he finds the iPad such a useful instrument. Hockney is a real artist whose craft skills are beyond doubt. Are they masterpieces? That’s not the point. His iPad drawings are joyous responses to a new medium. No artist has been quicker or more successful than Hockney in using digital media. If you get sick of all the endless hype for silly animated gifs and other online “art” – the quotation marks really are required for a lot of this stuff – just close your eyes and think of David Hockney. The amazing opportunities offered by new technology are hardly something artists can or should ignore. It was this or another vodka-fountain ice sculpture.īut I haven’t the heart to get too angry about gif-iti. This is the kind of bollocks PR companies think is art. The giant cosmic gif was sponsored by a drinks company and has the feeling of a contrived publicity stunt invented by marketing folk. Whatever, the real record here is for the World’s Daftest Hyping of Digital Art. Rather the process of making it involved a colossal image. It seems inaccurate to call the gif gigantic. He has painted a repetitive horizontal graphic image large enough to be seen from space, which was filmed over two days from a satellite to create an animated gif. Now the British street artist (virtual street artist?) Insa, who specialises in gif-iti, has made media waves by creating “the world’s largest gif” in Brazil. And it’s now become a hugely popular “art form”.Ĭartoon dogs, flying babies, op art abstractions – all are being touted as the latest cool art in gif form. It allows brief pieces of animation to be easily shared online. The technology behind gifs – which stands for graphic interchange format – has been around since 1987. And because communication is at the heart of this historical leap, it instantly and constantly creates new opportunities and challenges for artists. The industrial revolution was a meandering process compared with today’s acceleration. We must be experiencing the fastest rate of technological change in human history. So where is art headed in the digital age? Can we see the future yet? Spoiler Formattingīegin your title with the tag "".This article titled “The world’s biggest gif? Art’s biggest hype more like” was written by Jonathan Jones, for on Monday 26th January 2015 15.04 UTC Players of all platforms are welcome here, bullying is not.įull Subreddit Rules For a list of retired suggestions, see our BungiePlz Wiki FiltersĬonfused? An exclusion filter allows a flair to be hidden from your browsing experience. Insults, personal attacks, condescension, or similar behavior relating to the merits of platform choice will not be tolerated. For more info on the rules of charity events see this page. For more info on the rules of giveaways see this page. Any user who wishes to make a giveaway, contest (with prizes), or charity post must receive approval from moderators BEFORE making the post. No advertising, selling, trying to buy, trading, or begging. Absolutely no linking to livestreams, except official Bungie streams or past broadcasts. Self-promotion should be thoughtful, limited, and consistently well received by the community. For further examples see our wiki.ĭon't spam. Examples include posts with spoilers in the title, comments with unmarked spoilers, clickbait titles, "Does Anyone Else" posts or posts with title tags. Marginal Content: Content must be properly flaired and formatted. Examples include LFG posts, memes, content relating to an Active Megathread, loot posts, Petition Posts or Technical Issues. Misplaced Content: Content must be posted to the correct Place. Moderator discretion may be used for this rule. Unsuitable Content: Posts that are subject to removal are: retired suggestions, not directly related personal stories, recent reposts, low-effort/low-quality posts or posts not directly related to Destiny. Report players to Bungie In-Game or via this contact form. Absolutely no harassment, witchhunting, sexism, racism or hate speech will be tolerated. Keep it civil and do not make personal attacks or use offensive language in addressing others. Keep it Civil: Follow proper Reddiquette when submitting and commenting. Weekly Reset in 0 days 15 hours 58 minutes Daily Reset in 15 hours 58 minutes Community Links Light Mode Become a Guardian of the Light Daily Reset Thread | Daily Questions | Bungie Plz | Bungie's New Player Guide (Lightfall) | Witch-Hunting: What "counts", and why it's not allowed. Perks and Abilities Spreadsheet with Numbers.Buffs and Debuffs - The Statistical Spreadsheet.Destiny 2: Known Issues (Comprehensive).Sunday Plz - Add a directional marker to the HUD.
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