oh ,my! 3D art in a museum!

Mime · Jan 2010

I've always wondered what would it take for 3d art to be put in a real gallery or a museum and not feel out of place.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=841909&utm_medium=plugblock&utm_source=cgtalk

Question answered...

ZacD · Jan 2010

I really want to see that in a museum. Someone needs to start a digital art museum.

moose · Jan 2010

3d art has been put in "real galleries" and museums for nearly a decade now. It isn't near the coolness of what this is, but it isn't like digital art hasn't been kicking for many many years. Most of it would need to be seen at a contemporary museum and could be tucked away behind all the blood paintings and sculptures of poo.

That huge piece there is definitely badass, and is cool he got an exhibition.

zac: there are.

http://moca.virtual.museum/about.htm
http://dam.org/dox/2315.aBbgc.H.1.De.php
http://www.amoda.org/

Not sure if the interpretation of "museum" means it has to be the thing your mommy takes you to to learn about cavemen and science in a big old building - but there are modern equivalents of the term and all it takes is a little digging to find stuff.

You can also submit art to SIGGRAPH for the yearly show, to get pieces into their gallery. I don't mean to go off-topic here, but its a petpeve of mine to read people's comments about "how there isnt anything for digital artists," and "someone should do this" when there are more than enough venues to push your work out through. All it takes is a little looking and some work to get it done. And hell, if there isn't, that "someone" should be you.

Tulkamir · Jan 2010

...Wow, that is freaking fantastic. I'd love to be able to see this thing in person.

NyneDown · Jan 2010

Looks pretty awesome man...congrats

bounchfx · Jan 2010

wow. fantastic!

bbob · Jan 2010

omfg, I need a cropped print of that.. amazing stuff

Mime · Jan 2010

moose wrote: »

3d art has been put in "real galleries" and museums for nearly a decade now. It isn't near the coolness of what this is, but it isn't like digital art hasn't been kicking for many many years. Most of it would need to be seen at a contemporary museum and could be tucked away behind all the blood paintings and sculptures of poo.

Been browsing those links you posted and i'm sorry to say that most of it is crap. Most of the works look like someone just pasted a few photos one on top of the other and then bashed their head against a list of filters. I mean in some of them the only thing that is missing is a lens flare.
Again emphasis on MOST. I did like a few. :P

moose · Jan 2010

yeah, most of the stuff that you'll find that has been in those, and other contemporary museums will be "crap," heh, im not a huge fan either. It's all a matter of taste, as well as personal devotion to get your stuff in, and how you can talk the art-lingo-bs of what your work means.

My point with the links was more that while we may think venues for digital art are nonexistent - they do exist and are out there. Achieving what this dude did is awesome, and probably happens more than we think! Helps his piece is fuckin rad too

konstruct · Jan 2010

I have a hunch thats not really *in* a museum. the pictures of it hung up look a bit too digital.

Zipfinator · Jan 2010

What I would love to see someday is a game art museum. Something that has in depth descriptions of the art styles of that game/series, concept sculptures, concept art, final 3D models on display and giant replicas of characters and such. It really wouldn't be that far fetched in 10 years or so. It really wouldn't be that far fetched in a year or two.

Unleashed · Jan 2010

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/08/smithsonian-exhibit-the-art-of-video-games-opens-in-2012/

thought it would be sometime this year

its a good sign though, hopefully will be a well done exhibit

roosterMAP · Jan 2010

FINALLY, some recognition. Last year, i got in a huge argument wth my mom. she said 3D wasnt art. WTF? is this how most people see CG art as?

arrangemonk · Jan 2010

my Dad claims im building monkeys everytime im doing something cg

motives · Jan 2010

CG isnt art. Art is art

a medium is just a medium

BradMyers82 · Jan 2010

Motives: forgive me if what you said just went right over my head, but what is your point. Is it that the actual Phrase “CG” does not contain the word “art”?
Not sure I understand what you are saying.
IMO just about anything can be broken down into an art form, so 3d ART (theres that word) definetly falls into this category.

Anyways I love the overall design of this especially how everything is desaturated and then you have that explosion of red.

Desktop background for the win!

oh ,my! 3D art in a museum!

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