There are distinct advantages of the digital medium over the physical one when it comes to art-making but there’s one feeling I can quite get from digital, no matter how much I try. With physical materials, I feel like I’m making a dent in the universe – the physical artefact a manipulation of the environment around me. With digital, it often feels like I’m just adding to the pile of space junk.
Am I a software designer who practices art ‘on the side’ or is it the other way around?
Might I make better work if, at the end of everyday, I put everything back in its place – just like they do in commercial kitchens?
Are artists under threat from generative artificial intelligence? Or is the ‘competition’ we see just misunderstood?
What happens to an idea if I’m too scared to draw it? If I don’t feel skilled enough? If I’m just not ready?
Should artists aspire for robotic-like accurate and consistency like those who are the best in their sport?
