Iâm not concerned with âsounding hip.â I literally post comics, art I make, literature refs, dorky jokes, and history, etc. I wear glasses and comic book tee shirts every day, sometimes with paint stains on them. Sometimes I run a brush through my hair. I donât care if I look or sound hip. I sound like me, and that is all. I simply see what youâve done exactly as I expressed it - you clipped the art, it lost an aspect of its quality and what makes it enjoyable. It is like cutting off the last portion of a painting, wherein there is a signature. Itâs like taking the meaning out of a song.
The art by Tumblr artists does not belong to Tumblr. The artists retain ownership. Posting the work online allows Tumblr the license for distribution, in the form of reblogs. That is literally in the posting guidelines, which is one of the reasons I chose to publish my work on Tumblr.
Uploading work online does not validate a creator as an artist - the fact that they create art validates them as artists. There is no such thing as âjust a Tumblr artist.â
The license allows for users to alter the comments on content; the artist asked that you retained her comment for credit and context, thereby indicating that she didnât appreciate the work taken out of context and would like credit for her effort and creation. Wherein the comment is part of the art posted. Art galleries even publish an artistâs statement in support or explanation of their work - this is something that is standard in publishing and circulating the work of artists. She simply asked that you not remove her comment, and you defended your removal with âyouâre just a Tumblr artistâ - and I disagree with that opinion. There is no such thing as âjustâ a Tumblr artist. Posting their work on Tumblr does not in any way diminish their efforts or achievements, or right to their work, which is what your comment implies.
As you have requested that I âstay humbleâ - I humbly request that you reconsider your position. Courtesy to artists costs nothing, deviates from no respectable social norm, their comments donât take up any more room on your blog than their work does, and consideration for the creator can only endear you to the artist and the members who would like to know the source of the work and what they have to say about it, when they post it.
You may feel defensive and angry, at the moment, but my original statement is simply - we like the artists, we want to support them, we want to hear what they have to say about their art especially when itâs relevant to a particular piece/post and leads back to their blog, so we can see more of the work and others that pertain to it, without having to trace its origin.Â
That may not be hip, but itâs considerate, and courtesy will never go out of style.
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