Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part of the process?

Re:Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part... by nailer on Thursday July 19, 2018 @07:39AM (#17565391)

Skill isn't required to make or present something that has an emotional reaction. Major artists have often had external craftspeople - Leonardo Da Vinci had a workshop.

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Re:Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part... by extralego on Thursday July 19, 2018 @09:13AM (#17565896)

Can’t see your point at all. Leonardo is the most famous of all the artist/technologists.

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Re:Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part... by nailer on Thursday July 19, 2018 @09:39AM (#17566126)

OK. What specifically don't you understand? Leonardo being the most famous and still using craftspeople was my point.

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Re:Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part... by extralego on Thursday July 19, 2018 @03:32PM (#17569543)

“Craftspeople”? You mean his architectural work? He was, by all accounts I’m aware of, an incredibly hands-on artist. Having others help out is one thing. Having others execute is another. Having a workshop (as in, tools, bricks morter, etc.) is just par for the course.

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Re:Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday July 19, 2018 @11:35AM (#17567272)

Can you point out an artefact that he instructed someone to make and then labelled as his own artwork? Or indeed a piece still called a DaVinci that it's accepted he has no hands-on input to.

FWIW we're not taking about apprentices doing blocking-in, backgrounds, or minor characters.

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