X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,10730325ff30b3c6 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-31 22:50:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!intgwpad.nntp.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: Richard James Subject: Re: oooooh controversy! Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: <3cf82261.1443255@news.charter.net> Lines: 32 User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Message-ID: <7an9da.3hr.ln@server.techdrive.foo> Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 05:50:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.137.160.10 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1022910601 144.137.160.10 (Sat, 01 Jun 2002 15:50:01 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 15:50:01 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au) Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:17495 LGB wrote: > On Fri, 31 May 2002 20:32:30 -0000, slimmy@webjaz.net (slim) wrote: > >>I do understand, like I said before I'm still learning ANSI and ASCII.... >>:) either way you missed my point appearantly. It doesn't matter to me if >>its ANSI or ASCII I guess I'm just saying art is art and just when you >>think you >>can't break the mold someone will. I'm also saying be imaginative. There >>are ways. > > Art is art to the beholder and to the creator, but may not be art to > someone else. But to define a medium to display a form of art for > all to enjoy or view has happen in this group. A universal limited > character set displayed in a fix width font in a plain text document > from whatever background and font color one chooses to display the > ascii-art on his/hers screen. If I paint a white cat with watercolours is that watercolour art? I didn't use canvas but I did use watercolours. Maybe If I write ascii characters on a page by hand that is ascii art. But I don't think using non ascii on say a screen is ascii art. /\/\ (* *)_____/ \ +/ \ (______) /\ /\ Here kitty kitty. Richard :)