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• general:
• level: user
• personal:
• first name: Dan
• last name: Hammonds
• cdcs:
• cdc #1: ARTE by Sanity
• cdc #2: Sound Vision by Reflect
• cdc #3: Track One by Fairlight [web]
• cdc #4: Fascination 2 - Into the Neon Rain by Traction [web] & Brainstorm [web]
• cdc #5: HBC-00004: Field Trip by ½-bit Cheese [web]

• wild Animation/Video CUTS by Gaspode
• The amount of painstaking work, time and patience this must've took is insane. Truly amazing!
• rulezadded on the 2011-08-15 17:10:31
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Pixtur: You're a class act man. Seriously, I admire the fact that you approached this demo with caution and humility and saw it as a risk, rather than insulting people who don't like it.
  
  Although I remain very cynical when it comes to minimalism and I really don't like this demo (or the original art), I know you are immensly talented are just as capable of doing something epic and complex too.
  
  It's great to experiment with different styles and break out of one's comfort zone. This one didn't work for me, but maybe your next one will. :)
• isokadded on the 2011-08-15 15:03:03
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Quote:

  Says the guy who likes Rebecca Black and Tron...
  
  It's pretty childish to think that there are millions of people who just pretend to like something because they want to seem "deep" and "artsy". And you always fall back on the emperor's clothes "argument", which is pretty weak. What I see in you, is just plain insecurity. Do you even realize the contradictions you just said? You are just as worse as the people with "blind faith".
  
  Nothing wrong with disliking something, but it's just ignorant to dismiss all merits of a piece of work just because you have such principles.

  
  
  haha. I did like Tron Legacy, but I was joking about Rebecca Black.
  
  Well, I've never seen any decent comeback for the Emporer's New Clothes argument so it can't be that weak.
  
  If anyone can sell this demo (or any minimalist demo) for the same price as the original pieces of art, I will admit I am wrong.
  
  My point is, if the value of minimalism is truly in the visual quality and impact of the art, then an art lover will be willing to buy it based on those merits alone.
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 17:51:27
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Quote:

  Why are you discussing with Wade about art? Check what he does and you'll see if you can agree about art with him, that's all about it. I suggest you all click on his name, go to his website, see what he calls art and then, you might avoid any discussion about art with him.

  
  
  I'm more of an illustrator than an "artist" really, although there are a few of paintings I've done I would definitely stand by as meaninful pieces of art.
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 17:22:40
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Quote:

  Seriously, if minimalism is such a big insult to your senses and you yourself have admitted that you don't understand it, why do you keep on watching and commenting on it?

  
  
  I didn't see a disclaimer before I watched the demo. Besides, imagine how pointless the story of The Emporer's New Clothes would have been if nobody pointed out he was actually naked.
  
  Personally, I'm among those who believe that minimalism (like many art forms) is a mere product of clever marketing. The appreciation of it is not much different to that of the latest Hollywood blockbuster or boyband sensation. The marketers and promoters spread the hype and the consumers get caught up in it.
  
  You could say that the trumpet background here on Pouet is minimalism, but without the hype and promotion, it's nothing more than a generic web background.
  
  I gave up blind faith the same time I gave up religion.
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 17:20:48
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Zavie: Well, that's all I see. Why would I pretend I see more or get more out of it? To fit in with the crowd perhaps? To appear more intelligent?
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 16:37:13
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Psonice: I assumed they were vector tracings, but either way they aren't particularly complicated. Now if they could recreate Vallejo works in code I'd be very impressed! :D
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 16:33:25
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• Psonice: ok, I see your point about giving credit. But I really don't see they've done all that much to these images here except a bit of distortion.
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 15:58:34
• demo Windows Beta by Still [web]
• When Smash or Slyspy take inspiration for their demos from music videos or motion graphics, or when pixellers copy works of Boris Vallejo, they're accused of ripping and copying, but when someone copies minimalist art, it is hailed as a great demo.
  
  I'll never understand the collective mind of demoscene.
• isokadded on the 2011-08-14 15:31:07
• demo invitation Windows My Buenzli - The Demodays 2011 Invitation
• It's very rare I get scene humour, but this one really made me laugh. The soundtrack was very well done and reminded me a little of Lite Funky Ones. haha.
• rulezadded on the 2011-08-14 15:06:30