Do you think computer generated art/graphics is "true art" Why? What does art have to have to be "True art"?

Who and what defines "true Art"? Why or why not is Computer generated art, "true art"?

Do you think computer generated art/graphics is "true art" Why? What does art have to have to be "True art"?
I create digital art and I believe that it is just like any other type of medium. The people that think that just because they have Photoshop they can create professional looking art are sadly mistaken. That would be like someone that has a paintbrush and some paint thinking that they can create something that people would want hanging in their homes. While they may create art, would anyone buy it. If they want to just do it for themselves more power to them, but you have to understand the medium before you can be considered an artist using it. That is why digital art is real art. There are those (and I like to think I am one) who understand the programs, but not only the programs they also understand the basic principles and elements of art that you have to know whether your a watercolorist or a sculptor or a digital artist. I used to teach art at the high school level and the most important thing next to creativity is understanding the rules. If people are upset because you can print as many copies of your digital art piece as you want then I ask them to look at printmaking as an artform, it has the same general principle, you can make multiple prints from a silk-screen or lithographic printing but yet those are still considered art. Photography is another great example, still art but can be massed produced. While I have nothing against traditional methods, I think it is great that a new medium has been introduced in the last few decades.
Reply:yes,


it still takes talent and practice also 75% of computer art is started by hand with an old fashion paper and pencil.
Reply:It's the idea that counts and the skill with which it is executed. A computer is just a tool. I've seen a bunch of really great computer generated art, and I've also seen a lot of terrible "paintings". Art is something that makes you go, WOW!
Reply:Many people use "Tablets" to create art, painting pieces in photoshop. The tablet acts as a virtual canvas and can recognize brush stroke pressure as well. If you saw some pieces done using these tablets its diffcult to tell if they are acrylic/watercolo or photoshop.
Reply:I think computer generated art can be true art if the artist puts enough creativity into it and doesn't just stick to stamps, models and very little imput.





My husband uses Photoshop, Painter, Poser, Illustrator, and Bryce and most of his pictures take about 2 months of 3 hours a day work. I call it art. However at artshows, they only call it art if you sign it and state on the work that you will not make multiple copies. (Multiple copies change it from original work to "prints.")
Reply:I think that a work that required thought to make and has beauty is art. The danger with computer-generated art is that some people will hastily produce pictures, and as a result they are of poor quality. Computers also allow many people without artistic talent to produce things. There is some very good quality CG art though. Deviantart.com (the deviant doesn't mean it's bad or anything) is a good place to look for high-quality CG art
Reply:I sure do...I can't do it to save my life...I work in what many calll more traditional art, but I envy those with the talent and patience to work digitally.