Comments on: From the Biblical to the Digital: New Art by Israeli Artist Mike Darnell http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/ "If you design it, it is no dream" Mon, 14 May 2012 21:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mike darnell http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-367 mike darnell Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:57:28 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-367 Hi Joyce, Thank you so much for loving my art - this is exactly the type of feedback that gives me the strength I need to continue down my path : ) Mike Hi Joyce,

Thank you so much for loving my art – this is exactly the type of feedback that gives me the strength I need to continue down my path : )

Mike

]]> By: Joyce Rubenstein http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Joyce Rubenstein Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:58:57 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-365 Mike, I love your art ,whatever it is. I just want you to know that. I respect your opinion. It is not dribble. Mike, I love your art ,whatever it is. I just want you to know that. I respect your opinion. It is not dribble.

]]> By: mike darnell http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-363 mike darnell Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:14:41 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-363 I have no illusions that any drivel of mine has the power to convince even the most accepting of connoisseurs ... Such is the nature of the beast - as an artist I have learned to accept and indeed love it. It is said that Love tames even the wildest of beasts... : ) Mike I have no illusions that any drivel of mine has the power to convince even the most accepting of connoisseurs …

Such is the nature of the beast – as an artist I have learned to accept and indeed love it. It is said that Love tames even the wildest of beasts…

: )
Mike

]]> By: Joyce Rubenstein http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Joyce Rubenstein Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:03:30 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-362 Mike, Thanks for your comments. I will share with my photo friends, who love to put labels on forms of art. Maybe this will end the "the great debate". Mike, Thanks for your comments. I will share with my photo friends, who love to put labels on forms of art. Maybe this will end the “the great debate”.

]]> By: Mike Darnell http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Mike Darnell Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:41:40 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-353 Does it really matter? When asked I usually describe my giclee prints as "Digital Collages" because they are rarely composed of a single image. However, in my humble opinion, people tend to place far too much emphasis on the medium. As if it really makes a difference... We have this need to classify in order to feel that we are achieving comprehension. The subjects of our efforts do not require our comprehension, or our classification, - they simply are. This is obviously not an original thought: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2). I think Shakespeare shows us the inherent fallacy of attempting to grant meaning to our own attempts at ordering the universe by naming it. The history of art is in many respects the story of a succession of struggles by champions of new and unfamiliar mediums to "prove" their medium's worth to what, paradoxically, is a very conservative audience. One would expect that "Art Lovers" be more accepting of the avant-garde, but this is not the case. Photography, Cinema, Video, Installation , etc. etc., all have had to transcend their initial "curio" status in order to gain the acceptance of the traditional art world. Digital Art is uniwue in the respect that it has a far wider grass-roots appeal and if far more accessible than any art-form before it. In essence, it really doesn't matter what the art-world thinks anymore (thank God...). Youtube, myspace, facebook, etc., have long sealed the debate in Digital Art's favor... Mike http://www.DigitalArtPrintGallery.com Does it really matter?

When asked I usually describe my giclee prints as “Digital Collages” because they are rarely composed of a single image.

However, in my humble opinion, people tend to place far too much emphasis on the medium.
As if it really makes a difference…

We have this need to classify in order to feel that we are achieving comprehension. The subjects of our efforts do not require our comprehension, or our classification, – they simply are.

This is obviously not an original thought: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2).

I think Shakespeare shows us the inherent fallacy of attempting to grant meaning to our own attempts at ordering the universe by naming it.

The history of art is in many respects the story of a succession of struggles by champions of new and unfamiliar mediums to “prove” their medium’s worth to what, paradoxically, is a very conservative audience. One would expect that “Art Lovers” be more accepting of the avant-garde, but this is not the case.
Photography, Cinema, Video, Installation , etc. etc., all have had to transcend their initial “curio” status in order to gain the acceptance of the traditional art world. Digital Art is uniwue in the respect that it has a far wider grass-roots appeal and if far more accessible than any art-form before it.

In essence, it really doesn’t matter what the art-world thinks anymore (thank God…).
Youtube, myspace, facebook, etc., have long sealed the debate in Digital Art’s favor…

Mike
http://www.DigitalArtPrintGallery.com

]]> By: Ziva http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Ziva Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:33:06 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-351 I wouldn't necessarily wonder whether it counts as photography because both photography and digital art are both categories and practices of fine art. I don't think that manipulating photographs - as in changing contrasts, color or sharpness - changes the category of the work's art (ie. photographs are still photographs). And I do think that the category of digital art encompasses a range of practices and technologies that make it a separate art form. Does that answer your question? Anyone else wanna take a stab? Mike? I wouldn’t necessarily wonder whether it counts as photography because both photography and digital art are both categories and practices of fine art. I don’t think that manipulating photographs – as in changing contrasts, color or sharpness – changes the category of the work’s art (ie. photographs are still photographs). And I do think that the category of digital art encompasses a range of practices and technologies that make it a separate art form. Does that answer your question? Anyone else wanna take a stab? Mike?

]]> By: Mike Darnell http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Mike Darnell Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:16:32 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-347 thx for the write up : ) video and photos from the opening of the exhibition "Digital Zion" are now available: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39215&l=0baa0&id=535785604 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39222&l=99a7c&id=535785604 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39624&l=10d47&id=535785604 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39213&l=6dbf5&id=535785604 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=St94boLJkFs Best regards : ) Mike Darnell thx for the write up : )

video and photos from the opening of the exhibition “Digital Zion” are now available:

http://www.facebook.com/album......=535785604
http://www.facebook.com/album......=535785604
http://www.facebook.com/album......=535785604
http://www.facebook.com/album......=535785604

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=St94boLJkFs

Best regards : )
Mike Darnell

]]> By: Joyce Rubenstein http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Joyce Rubenstein Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:44:17 +0000 http://designistdream.com/2008/02/21/from-the-biblical-to-the-digital-new-art-by-israeli-artist-mike-darnell/#comment-346 Do yoiu believe that this is a form of photography since the images were first photographed then reconfigured on the computer? Many of my friends at camera club feel that it is a form of photography. We disagree. What is your take on this issue? Do yoiu believe that this is a form of photography since the images were first photographed then reconfigured on the computer? Many of my friends at camera club feel that it is a form of photography. We disagree. What is your take on this issue?

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