I think that what you have seen is a case of people that think the computer is doing the work and not the artist and therefore they think it is not art.
One question to ask is at what point to they consider something art and something not art. For Instance my dad does black and white photography. He uses machines (camera & enalrger) to make his photos. No one would argue that that is art. Ansel Adams is perhaps the best known black and white photographer in the world. No one would say that he is not an artist. So therefore you can't say the use of a machine to help create your work makes it not art.
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I think that what you have seen is a case of people that think the computer is doing the work and not the artist and therefore they think it is not art.
One question to ask is at what point to they consider something art and something not art. For Instance my dad does black and white photography. He uses machines (camera & enalrger) to make his photos. No one would argue that that is art. Ansel Adams is perhaps the best known black and white photographer in the world. No one would say that he is not an artist. So therefore you can't say the use of a machine to help create your work makes it not art.
Just my $0.02