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If, in an alternative universe, we had no cameras, there would be a lot more painters for portraits, news pieces, books, travel guides, etc. A notable wedding o
by e1g 4y ago
If, in an alternative universe, we had no cameras, there would be a lot more painters for portraits, news pieces, books, travel guides, etc. A notable wedding or a summit would have 5-10 artists capturing key moments. So yes, cameras did replace painters in the same way cars replaced horses. Not a total elimination, but close by comparison to what would be.
- palata 4y agoIt replaced "utilitarian" (if that's a word) paintings, right? Not "artistic" paintings. Of course, maybe the same people were doing both and had to adapt. My point was about art. I don't think that cameras made it harder to make artistic paintings, did they?
- e1g 4y agoCameras paved the way to Hollywood and YouTube. The word “artist” also has become much broader in the wake of that fractal innovation, but I posit that if we had no movies or digital media, there would be many more Art Basels everywhere.