Re:Show HN: Koonchi – Convert Photo to Hand-Painted Painting...
by human20190310 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:12PM
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A commission from the Catholic Church during the Renaissance and a commission from a present-day random overseas person might be different things.
In the past, patrons were generally well-known or well-established in a way that would have made them meaningful to the artist before the work even began.
On the other hand, maybe "random overseas person" actually is meaningful as a category, if not as an individual.
It's hard to think about.
EDIT: It would be interesting to learn how the artists feel about this type of work after a few years of pursuing it.
In the past, patrons were generally well-known or well-established in a way that would have made them meaningful to the artist before the work even began.
On the other hand, maybe "random overseas person" actually is meaningful as a category, if not as an individual.
It's hard to think about.
EDIT: It would be interesting to learn how the artists feel about this type of work after a few years of pursuing it.