It seems to me like a nigh-on impossible problem for the EA community to efficiently match collaborations between artists, yet imperative for the development of EA art.
I guess there’s also an important distinction to be made between art and craft. Craft is more akin to hard work that can be deployed in an arbitrary direction. Art is the thing that pours out of your soul, which EA doesn’t necessarily present a conduit for. My artistic side and EA side are two incoherent aspects of my personality and I’m almost glad my brain refuses to blend them. But it really comes down to what you feel passion for. Where they intersect is that they both are about changing the world in some direction that captures my aesthetic preferences.
No good answer from me but props for trying and bringing it up. I’m keen to discover similar answers as a sort-of musician who’s picked up drawing and likes writing stories but also has no tractable way of making this EA. There’s a (to-me-obvious?) instinct that trying too hard to be EA about art will almost certainly ruin the crucial spark that makes art compelling and valuable.
Hi Oli, I appreciate your thoughtful reply and share much of your sentiment. Indeed, we must protect the flame. The inner fire I have for positive impact (especially animal welfare) is equally critical, but I find it’s sometimes hard to give both the attention they need. Personally, I think it would improve my art to attend to both simultaneously, but probably not improve my impact (unless I come up with some better ideas).
It seems to me like a nigh-on impossible problem for the EA community to efficiently match collaborations between artists, yet imperative for the development of EA art.
I guess there’s also an important distinction to be made between art and craft. Craft is more akin to hard work that can be deployed in an arbitrary direction. Art is the thing that pours out of your soul, which EA doesn’t necessarily present a conduit for. My artistic side and EA side are two incoherent aspects of my personality and I’m almost glad my brain refuses to blend them. But it really comes down to what you feel passion for. Where they intersect is that they both are about changing the world in some direction that captures my aesthetic preferences.
No good answer from me but props for trying and bringing it up. I’m keen to discover similar answers as a sort-of musician who’s picked up drawing and likes writing stories but also has no tractable way of making this EA. There’s a (to-me-obvious?) instinct that trying too hard to be EA about art will almost certainly ruin the crucial spark that makes art compelling and valuable.
Hi Oli, I appreciate your thoughtful reply and share much of your sentiment. Indeed, we must protect the flame. The inner fire I have for positive impact (especially animal welfare) is equally critical, but I find it’s sometimes hard to give both the attention they need. Personally, I think it would improve my art to attend to both simultaneously, but probably not improve my impact (unless I come up with some better ideas).