Artists create content in the name of something. Whether to express love, horror, glee, thrills or simple escape and reflection. Devotion, too, has been a keen driving force in our narratives. We bow to culture and recreate it so perfectly that it is worthy enough of replacing our memories.
“Wow, I wish I had been there, in that place, when I was living at that time.”
We also bow in service of our gods. An image that always made me smile, both through laughter and respect, is that of Charlton Heston as Moses, holding those tablets. I’ve never seen the movie. Our prayers as moving image have always been with film, and all other mediums.
I am no success story, and for this reason, I have had lots of free time to think. I have also had the luxury of meeting people who are quite similar to myself. Sometimes they are trust fund babies (I never minded that William S. Boroughs had those opportunities) sometimes they are artists living as cheaply as possible so that they can afford themselves time to live, enjoy quiet days, and see friends while trying to be creative in their spare time. I must confess that I believe the artist lives in these socioeconomic moments. A point made more interesting when considering if this culture isn’t one that has been dramatically influenced toward art because the jobs available to them do not offer the fulltime possibilities they have in the past. Bloggers, who get paid, must write for three or four sites to make a living. My point is that the artist is born of inopportunity today. He or she may eventually get paid, but they find themselves here, broke, quite often.
This point leads to, I hope, the idea that our society is creating individuals who feel better about their lives by spending money on hardware and software that allow them to live broader lives. The achievements of this medium is so vast (technologically and economically, Moore’s Law) that they have given our generation an opportunity to experiment with very advanced tools at a very reasonable price.
Today, I watch busy artists manipulating these new tools, trying to harness them and create content that matches in intensity what their tool has inspired within them.
I watch as our culture obsesses with it new tools more than they obsess with the content they provide. This is not a failing; rather, it is a conversation, one that creates an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and create works of art we could not expect. On the other hand, we tend to value something “slick,” something that looks beautiful before we value its deeper text.
We live in a “bubble.” We look back and rediscover an older technology in response to the new technologies that are springing up around us. We grow nostalgic, confused, and impressed. It’s a wonderful time.
Content Beware 
and I, I am creating the old fashioned way, with oil & boar hairs
Which is just as interesting. Some people may chose to create this way because it is nostalgic or because they do not understand how new media/new mediums work. More interesting is the idea that you chose not to produce using new media because you’re not sure what it offers that the old medium does not, which suggests we don’t understand these new mediums well enough to create meaningful content for them. That being said, you use the Internet, have a Facebook account, and are, in many cases, thrilled by what new media offers. But right now, it is more spectacle, more summer-movie fun than anything else.
you forget that I only created by computer for many years and in face going back to oil & boar is a regression for me…
That suggests you’re more expert with the computer than the paintbrush, which I would argue against despite you obvious talent with PS.