Of Bookish Things<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://zirk.us/@Paperposts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Paperposts</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://vis.social/@LauraKerrArt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LauraKerrArt</span></a></span> When I first set up my Mastodon account last year on Masto*Art, was:</p><p>1) there really wasn't a wide range of experimental <a href="https://c.im/tags/MassMediaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMediaArt</span></a> ~ <a href="https://c.im/tags/CollageArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollageArt</span></a>, such as <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vispo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vispo</span></a> ~ <a href="https://c.im/tags/VisualPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisualPoetry</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/AsemicArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsemicArt</span></a> ~ <a href="https://c.im/tags/AsemicWritng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsemicWritng</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/AsemicPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsemicPoetry</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/DadaistProsePoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DadaistProsePoetry</span></a>, or <a href="https://c.im/tags/CollagePoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollagePoetry</span></a> ~ <a href="https://c.im/tags/CollageProsePoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollageProsePoem</span></a> </p><p>and</p><p>2) Even though <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hashtags</span></a> were greatly encouraged, many in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> were using them sparingly. For example, I would see posts with collage art, asemic art, and mixed media art that were only tagged as art. 🥴 </p><p>There may be similar issues on other platforms.</p><p>Have you noticed that most art seems to be digital drawing, game art? It is skewed to young folks whose art experience and background see art in this context. :skp904: </p><p>May the Art (experimental and staid) be with you. :ablobcatbongokeyboard:</p>