It's the physical act of creating Analogue Art that makes it better for your health.
That is the main reason why I prefer Analogue Art above Digital Art for my own art practice.
The process of creating Analogue Art uses physical effort and materials like paint, clay, fabrics, printing plates, stone, wood, marble, the list is infinite. Conversely, the Digital Art creative process is the sedentary use of digital technology as an essential part of its creative process.
Digital imaging and design was part of my graphic design practice in the past. But I became increasingly disenchanted with that creative process along with the stress of continually learning the operation of the myriad digital Apps that my clients expected me to employ.
Also sitting at the computer for 10+ hours a day is just not healthy.
So I chose to move across to painting as an income stream.
I paint at an easel or over a canvas laid on the floor. I love to listen to music whilst painting so the odd dance is quite beneficial too.
Think about it.
Creating Analogue Art is physical. Moving is an integral part of the process which has to be good for the heart. Don't get me wrong. I am not a Luddite and I still spend far too much time at the computer writing boring BLOGS, processing my images ready for print and keeping my website and social media up to date.
I am just giving you food for thought.
What are the overall differences between Digital Art and Analogue Art?
This is a big topic which is clearly explained in this article from Adobe Inc. The article does a great job of looking at the pros and cons of both artistic processes.
New York art galleries are beginning to fill with Digital Art and Digital/Analogue hybrids so both are here to stay for the present time.
Exciting isn't it!
