Wahnfried1959 opened this issue on Dec 05, 2004 ยท 56 posts
eyeland posted Sun, 05 December 2004 at 4:35 PM
Unless you can prove actual fraud, how can you complain about the results of a voting process that is open to everyone? Contrary to popular belief, democracy does not always produce the "best" or "fairest" result - just the most popular one. Great art can be popular, but popular art isn't necessarily great (otherwise, why would Thomas Kinkade be a multi-millionaire while Van Gogh died penniless?). Which is why I don't support the concept of voting for art on Renderosity. I often comment on art, but I have never voted for anyone's art (no matter how magnificent I thought it was), I have never solicited anyone's vote, & I have never commented favorably on anyone's art just because they happened to comment favorably on mine. IMHO, reducing art to a political contest is contrary to the spirit of creativity & individuality that art should be about & just encourages conformity & blandness. OK, I'm stepping off my soapbox now...
"Every child is an artist.
The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
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Picasso