Is Dubstep Art.

[milly_muso13]

Hello, I'm new to this so please play nice....I'm about to start a 3000 word essay on "the art of dubstep".....Anyone got any idea's where I can find links to a dubstep artist....as in visual artist....maybe someone who paints for flyers in a specific style for dubstep, or a photographer who only captures dubstep gigs?
Your help will be muchos appreciated

[Roflrilla]

Music is a form of art.

End of your dissertation right there.

However, theres a guy from Bristol who VJed for Headhunter I believe, and Letty from Super Dubpressure used to dabble in it at the old Dubpressure nights at the volks.

[milly_muso13]

awesome thanks, I'll look them up....and you're right music is a form of art....unfortunately these art college types want to see it not hear it!!!
so I just need to throw a load of pictures at them and say it's inspired by dubstep in a waffly arty type fashion!!! thanks again for your feedback!

[jackbass]

try ashes57

he does all the flyers for Dubwar

[milly_muso13]

thank you

[boy_arena]

also check a dsf member by the name of monsta, makes some pretty cool canvases and has charactered most of the top names in the scene.

[matthew_]

There are photographers who do a lot in the dubstep world. Not sure how many ONLY do dubstep based work, since they wouldnt actually make any money! haha I remember seeing some southern bird in a youtube video that was photographing the london scene, but that was a few years back.

[DFRNT]

So it's not so much "Is dubstep art" but "has dubstep influenced art" - which is more of an interesting subject anyway I feel.

music influences art, so most would assume that if you're in to dubstep, it's likely had an influence on your life in some way.

You might want to mention the notion that for music producers it can be the other way around - does other art influence the way producers create dubstep (which in turn is an art its self)

Without defining "art" (which I challenge anyone to do succinctly) you can pretty much present any argument in any form and find reasons and situations.

[bobby_dozen]

In terms of the music you could discuss Kant's distinction between art and craft in his theory of aesthetics and see which category the music fits in? My guess is probably the latter...

[deamonds]

ashes57 is a girl.

[DRTY]

Guy called horse in here.... http://www.dubstepforum.com/now-availab ... lit=winter

http://www.dubstepforum.com/art-on-viny ... 93716.html

http://www.dubstepforum.com/the-artwork ... 22951.html

Guessing you know..... but if you're re-producing anyone's work make sure you get permission

good luck

[jackbass]

ashes57 is a girl.

my fault.

[Roflrilla]

There are photographers who do a lot in the dubstep world. Not sure how many ONLY do dubstep based work, since they wouldnt actually make any money! haha I remember seeing some southern bird in a youtube video that was photographing the london scene, but that was a few years back.

Georgina Cook I believe. More commonly known as Drums of the south (Dots)

[milly_muso13]

also check a dsf member by the name of monsta, makes some pretty cool canvases and has charactered most of the top names in the scene.

cheers for that!

[milly_muso13]

There are photographers who do a lot in the dubstep world. Not sure how many ONLY do dubstep based work, since they wouldnt actually make any money! haha I remember seeing some southern bird in a youtube video that was photographing the london scene, but that was a few years back.

I think I saw a documentary about her....on some obscure bbc internet channel! she can't have made much money out of it though...and mostly took photo's of the crowd, as I guess it's difficult to capture a lot about how the music makes other people feel by focusing just on the DJ's.

[milly_muso13]

So it's not so much "Is dubstep art" but "has dubstep influenced art" - which is more of an interesting subject anyway I feel.

music influences art, so most would assume that if you're in to dubstep, it's likely had an influence on your life in some way.

You might want to mention the notion that for music producers it can be the other way around - does other art influence the way producers create dubstep (which in turn is an art its self)

Without defining "art" (which I challenge anyone to do succinctly) you can pretty much present any argument in any form and find reasons and situations.

Defining art I would say is near on impossible, I've tried to just argue that the music is art in itself for me personally anyway! The images it congers (sp?) to the listener are immense and music on the whole is art. But to cover the brief I have to focus on the visual scene....and yes to put it the way you have and ask "has dubstep influenced art?" makes for even more discovery into the genre and peoples visions after hearing it....transferred onto paper, canvas or through the lens.....interesting indeed! Thank you for your input on this, it's given me a lot to think about!

[milly_muso13]

ashes57 is a girl.

my fault.

does this make a difference?

[milly_muso13]

Wicked thanks for all your input people! I'm really getting some great ideas and info! Be interesting to see what I manage to come up with!