I did see your point. I just don't agree. 3D graphics may be a new media but this should not be confused with being a new art. Your argument is not new either but has been going on for longer than we both have lived. It has already been tested and rejected by the art world. Marcel Duchamp was a painter, intellectual and theorist who's works and opinions had an enormous influence on art. Here's a direct quotation of his circa 1917. "It is not important whether 'Mr. Mutt' had made the work with his own hands; what mattered was that he had chosen it. Therefore the creation was not important but the idea and selection was." He was a leading member of the Dada school, which subsequently led to Surrealism. Though Surrealism died as a movement in the late 40s- early 50s its influence can still be seen almost everywhere. As such, Duchamp cannot be lightly dismissed. How sad to witness the rise of 3D graphics as a contemporary expression of art yet see it held back by old prejudices. I could go on for page after page just listing the titles and artists of works that are well regarded even though based on the work of others. But why bother? I think I'll just drop out of this now.