The myth of the artist seems to be encapsulated from new media. While computer programmers and designers have their own 'myth,' the two have yet to seamlessly blend. That is not to say that similarities can't be drawn, and the myths may come from a similar social phrasing. This topic relates to 'counter-culture' as a whole. To be different/abstract/ or even complex from a norm invokes a primitive curiosity, and that attention is free advertising/selling points. To be different is to be desired, and to be desired relates directly to a supply v. demand relationship.
Question: Have we not seen the 'myth of the new media artist' because new media art is for lack of a better term, still so new? Or is it because 'artist' and 'programmer' are already core categories, and 'new media artist' is a subcategory?
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