Just remember one thing when you talk about art and commerce: The Sistine Chapel ceiling was a commission job. It is possible, with the right opportunities, to create some 'real art' on the job. It may not happen often, and it certainly won't happen where hackwork is the status quo. But it can, and does. /jzero
ror, we are still artists, though we are "whoring our creativity" as you say. Was Michelangelo whoring his creativity when he was commissioned for the sistine chapel? I know that doesent compare with making port o potties for a racing game, but The fundamentals are the same. We as artists naturally have the right and duty…
I just have to chime in here and say that Ror already vocalized much of my response already. These guys are artists. The work they produce is done on their own time, with their own methods, in their own style, of their own ideas. None of which are really standard in this industry. Frequently, the personalities that make…
Im not entirely sure Michalengelo's Sistine Chapel is a good example. [ QUOTE ] In 1508, Julius transferred the artist to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Michelangelo accepted the commission, but right from the start he considered Pope Julius plans altogether too simple. It was something unheard of for a patron, to…