X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,10730325ff30b3c6 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-31 12:22:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.neo.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jill S" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: Subject: Re: oooooh controversy! Lines: 51 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 19:27:34 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.27.223.76 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.neo.rr.com 1022873254 65.27.223.76 (Fri, 31 May 2002 15:27:34 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 15:27:34 EDT Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online -- Northeast Ohio Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:17483 Point taken. And a good one it is. But the thing is, if you try to paint a watercolor with acryllics, it's no longer watercolor. It's still art, and it could still be very nice, but it's not watercolor. It's that kind of situation I think. I, myself, have no problem with an extra few bytes of text on my screen, and I daresay it wouldn't be a huge problem for people who don't want it to ignore it. I'd say go for it :) -- -Jill S. "slim" wrote in message news:uffecbleeqef0b@corp.supernews.com... > First of all....I'm an artist. I do the old fashion oil paintings, digital > art and so on. I attended one of the top art colleges in the USA. It was > told to us there that nobody decides what art really is about. The artist > himself/herself determines what art is about. If ascii art is black and white > and thats acceptable than that is fine, but the best artist in the world where > people who went against the grain. Those people like Picasso, Brock, Georgia > O'Keefe and Andy Warhol. They all broke the mold, so to speak. So it is my > believe that if art is guided or structured by people who only want to see it > a certain way then its not really art to them. In this case ASCII art I do > believe could be a very interesting art form black/white or color. Either > way, I've seen some tremendous artwork posted in here. bug is one,I feel, has > a huge amount of talent and Tran Q. Nguyen needs calm down :) Seriously bug > Great Work! and to all I say keep exploring this new art medium. It could > explode in a few years. I know I'll be exploring it. Its all new to me and > when I feel comfortable to show you my art I will. > > bigcat@meeow.co.uk (N. Thornton) wrote: > >Hi all. > > > >Been reading this a while now, like it. I have lots of goodies to > >post, but Am I going to get moaned at if I post ascii art wi colour > >codes along side the plain versions? > > > >Regards, NT > > >