Is art digitally altered still art?(BUSINESS)(TECHNOLOGY)

Byline: Fred Reed, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

I have concluded that reality is no longer relevant, at least in the arts. The reason is that software makes it unnecessary.

Most people have heard of Photoshop, the photo-manipulation software from Adobe. It is the industry standard, and deserves to be. A lot of people think of it as touch-up software for fixing red-eye.

It goes far beyond. Today, you cannot believe that any photo is a depiction of reality. In the hands of a pro, it can be used to construct any picture you can imagine. And the manipulation isn't detectable by eye. ...