Artists have control of their galleries again (or at least the illusion thereof).

This was never about "art theft" or "copyright infringement" - it was about how and where one is willing to show their art; and it's also not about being snobby or elitist, but an issue of perception - who might appreciate or understand what is being presented, and who might reject it. If within dA itself people "don't" get what is shown, who in their right minds can expect that "outsiders" would?

Also, this has been a haven for emotional venting through art, a deeply personal and intimate presentation. After having seen some reactions to such expressions, I completely back anyone who said "i dont want to share"... In the brick and mortar world, any artist chooses where and when his or her art is displayed, and to whom. Not everyone WANTS to become ultra-famous or rich. They just want to express something to a public that would understand it. For those that say that "if that's what you want, then dont post on the internet..." i'll just say, your ignorance of art is showing. dA origins WERE a closed circuit, in that you HAD to prove you were an ADULT to be able to enroll (yes, people would get around that, as they do with anything that is restricted) BUT for anyone who wanted to do something NOT in the mainstream, not "gallery presentable", and surely violations of some laws in certain jurisdictions, THIS was the place to be.

The fact that people had to put galleries into storage or delete them, showed that the issue was a very hard deal-breaker. Add to that the fact that gallery directors, senior members and others who were in favor of indiscriminate expansion not only downplayed concerns, but were downright offensive about it, did not help matters. I guess they had to see hard statistics regarding the amount of people slowing down activity, and the volume of protests, to decide to do something THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN OPTION IN THE FIRST PLACE. This was never dA administration's choice - it is the ARTIST's choice.

keep shootin' - i am...

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Los artistas tenemos el control de nuestras galerias de vuelta (o por lo menos la ilusion de tenerla)

Este tema nunca se trato de "robo de arte" o "violacion de derechos de autor" - era del como y donde uno esta dispuesto a mostrar su arte; y tampoco se trata de un asunto de ser elitista pero uno de percepcion - si hay trabajos aqui que la gente de dA no entiende, como alguien con una onza de raciocinio puede esperar que alguien "afuera" lo entienda?

Tambien hay que aceptar el hecho que este es un santuario para expresiones o catarsis emocionales para algunos artistas, algunas veces una presentacion intima y emocional. Despues de haber visto reacciones a dichas expresiones artisticas, puedo apoyar a cualquiera que dice "no quiero compartir..." En el mundo de ladrillos, un artista escoje donde y cuando su arte es mostrado, y a que publico. No todos DESEAN ser ultra-famosos o ricos. Solo desean expresar algo a un publico que saben que va a tratar de entender. Para aquellos que dicen "si no quieres compartir, no lo pongas en la internet..." solo les dire que su ignorancia la esta cagando. El origen de dA era un circuito cerrado, donde para poder inscribirse uno TENIA que demostrar que era un ADULTO (si, se que alguna gente lograba colarse, como la gente siempre se cuela donde hay algo restringido) PERO para alguien que queria hacer algo diferente de la tendencia comun, algo no presentable en galerias, o algo que definitivamente es una violacion de alguna ley en su jurisdiccion, ESTE era el lugar.

El hecho de que muchas personas sintieron la necesidad de borrar o almacenar sus galerias, indica que el asunto era algo que sentian violaba esa esperanza. Sumen la forma en que algunos directores de galeria, miembros antiguos y otros no solo trataron el tema con menosprecio, sino con depravada crueldad, no ayudo en nada. Creo que les tomo ver la disminucion de actividad, y la cantidad de protesta, para decidir hacer algo QUE DEBIO DE SER UNA OPCION DESDE UN PRINCIPIO. Esa nunca fue una opcion de la administracion de dA - siempre ha sido la opcion del ARTISTA.

sigan foteando - yo lo hago...