AT Last someone has said what I have debating saying for a long time but
didn't because I didn't want to start a war!

Well said Giles - If a picture does not contribute something to human
experience don't bother...

Guess I better start deleting some of the pictures from my website!!!

Mick Hazelgrove

Gilles Tran wrote in message <369DF610.A75EC6E4@inapg.inra.fr>...
>My 2 eurocents:
> I don't care about realism as long as the pic makes me feel something.
>IMHO, trying to mimic reality is a dead end because reality will always a
>head start... Top 3D "hyperrealistic" renderings may be impressive in terms
>of computer technology (and useful in all sorts of business situations) but
>many are pathetic attempts artistically speaking, unless the artist gives
it
>the personal twist that makes it unique. Interpretation is the keyword.
>
>As a kid, my favorite SF painter was UK cover artist Chris Foss, who made
>all kinds of different terrestrial or space skies, most of them in unusual,
>totally unrealistic colors.
>If you don't have his 1980 book "XXIth Century Foss", just have a look this
>page for inspiration :
>http://www.stl-online.net/vanya/fossart/fossvirtual.html
>BTW, anyone knows whether Foss is still active today ? He seems quite
>forgotten today. I couldn't find any recent info (>1991) on him.
>
>About city night skies, I live in a big city myself and rarely see the
>stars, planets and such. However, I find that the general hazy glow of a
>city is far from being dull and could be something pretty complex and
>interesting to model.
>
>Gilles Tran
>
>
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