Hipstamatics Rule

There are some great images on view at www.hipstamatics.com at the moment, which were all created with an iPhone app which simulates the Polaroid snaps which many of us will remember from the 1970s. This started online and is now showcased in an exhibition at the Orange Dot Gallery in London. What I like about this one is the way that new technology changes our way of looking at the world in general and photography in particular. Everyone can compose at least one piece of music, write at least one poem, paint at least one picture or take at least one photograph that captures your attention. Look at children’s art and see what I mean. Of course it doesn’t turn everyone into artists or poets, musicians or professional photographers. But that’s the point. We enjoy the work of a great musician but there’s also something captivating about the work of the amateur. Outsider Art. Folk Art. Art Brut. Art as an activity not as an occupation or a career. Discuss. :-)