You see, that's what I like about art in some forms is that it leaves itself open for the viewer to interpret. Granted, when I do something with that intention it's kind of a more literal depiction of a location or event, but I want the viewer to feel like they're a part of the scene, that they're standing alongside the subjects or beneath an impressive structure. I don't want to just show off a scene, I want to capture its essence and share it with the world.
The problem on that side is the fact that, like big dumb american said, the artist can give it no meaning at all and people will go wild because they think he's deep. If that happens once, I've known a lot of people to fall into the lull of "If I make it, they will come" mindsets and just do stupid stuff figuring someone will like it and they'll get some attention/money/whatever for doing what they consider to be jack-shit. Great that someone likes the work, but it saddens me when I see ar[i]teests[/i] brandishing their big expensive lifestyles then saying they could care less about their art.
I had one of those assholes as a teacher for a [i]basic[/i] graphic design class, he continually gave us retarded amounts of work compared to the other teacher for that class (who was following the lesson plan). His excuse was that "that's the life of a graphic artist". He fails to understand the training part, and just thought we'd jump on a computer, know how to use everything in illustrator, and get better at doing things faster by doing 45 re-designs of a single logo using every tool we can find.
I know you're a scrawny dude right now, so you'll get stronger by doing fifty reps on this 200 lb barbell today. This is the life of a pro body builder, tough luck if you don't like it.
[QUOTE=daijitsu;27580004]The problem on that side is the fact that, like big dumb american said, the artist can give it no meaning at all and people will go wild because they think he's deep. If that happens once, I've known a lot of people to fall into the lull of "If I make it, they will come" mindsets and just do stupid stuff figuring someone will like it and they'll get some attention/money/whatever for doing what they consider to be jack-shit. Great that someone likes the work, but it saddens me when I see ar[i]teests[/i] brandishing their big expensive lifestyles then saying they could care less about their art. .[/QUOTE]
Sometimes when artists do just "make" an artwork without any intended meaning they are focusing on the visual instead of the meaning. However, creating an artwork with no meaning is also entirely valid since the audience is guaranteed to make on for themselves. You can't view an artwork without making some form of interpretation.
Andy Warhol did jack shit and people love him because he was doing something unusual, it is safe to say stuff like that is passe nowadays though.
[QUOTE=cdejong;27558200]I would be hesitant to say that. Concept art borrows from mythology, but in a very topical way. Abstraction, probably. A lot of concepts look pretty dumb though, because younger artists keep copying and making designs even more silly. What's with all the pouches and glowing lights? I've got a few friends in the industry and even they make fun of it. I still like some concept art, though. It can be well made for what it is, but the really great pieces are few and far between.
[editline]21st January 2011[/editline]
Regular pencil on paper, cast study:
[img_thumb]http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z152/sebbonaparte/CIMG1195.jpg[/img_thumb]
Very WIP figure drawing:
[img_thumb]http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z152/sebbonaparte/43a8f536fe4200575e9f5cfb7794d0c3.png[/img_thumb]
Quick pelvis study:
[img_thumb]http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z152/sebbonaparte/CIMG1039.jpg[/img_thumb]
I'm not pretending to be very good, just trying to educate and prove a point here. If it helps validate what I'm saying at all, then that'd be nice, though.[/QUOTE]
Don't blame the industry, it's all fucking Liefeld's fault. And everyone else's for buying his shit. Guns and pouches out the ass.
But for all of that, there's lots of great stuff out there. For example, my newest obsession, From Dust.
[img]http://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/project-dust/_Client/Styles/Images/project_dust1.jpg[/img]
And of course the good shit is few and far between you fool, if good shit were common then it would just be average.
The From Dust artwork is gorgeous. I've been meaning to get back into painting since I haven't done any since finishing a-level art, so I'm planning to do an Army of Darkness poster study and maybe I'll do some of the work from From Dust. :dance:
i feel a bit overwhelmed by all the art in this thread to be honest.
[QUOTE=Inacio;27711548]Is it weird that I read the title as Artpreciation Thread?[/QUOTE]
I just realised that your avatar is animated... that's pretty cool.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;27555518]See, this is the kind of art that I just don't "get."
I look at it and all I see it some colored squares, or a bunch of paint-splatters. I'm sure I'll be torn apart for saying this, but know that I'm not saying it to be offensive or to provoke anybody. I've heard a thousand different definitions of art, and as far as I can determine, art is any expression of ideal or emotion or fact made real in a new way, no matter the medium. I can certainly respect that everybody has their own way of expressing themselves, and that art speaks to everybody differently, but this style of art, "abstract expressionism," just totally goes over my head. It's pleasing to look at I suppose, but if it's expressing anything other than pretty shapes and colors, then I've missed the point.
I once painted a single small circle in the center of the paper when I forgot to do an assignment for art class in high school. I did it jokingly, figuring I'd get my "F" and lick my wounds, but the teacher went nuts over it. I smiled and nodded at her praise of thinking outside the box, of expressing such a bold message in so simple a way, but there was no great artistic revelation in me with that dot. The only message I was trying to portray was how silly it seemed to me that images like those above are toted as complex and emotional pieces of art, and she either praised me because she got the point, or because the irony of that painting was lost on her.
I'm sorry if I offended anybody, it's not my intention. I hate to sound like an art snob, because truth be told I'm not as passionate about visual art as most of you undoubtedly are. I just figured I'd weigh in, try to add something worthwhile.[/QUOTE]
Big Dumb American: really is a big dumb american
I fucking love Doug Chiang.
[img]http://www.kenspublishing.com/author_images/large/Chiang.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.linesandcolors.com/images/2005-11/chiang_450.jpg[/img]
[img_thumb]http://consequentialart.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/chiang1.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://consequentialart.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/chiang3.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2037/2245384847_186ecaf3c3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/219/6/7/Ribbons_by_winst.jpg[/img]
Winst has a pretty crazy method of painting which I love
[img]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/280/c/2/Rape_Me_by_KatjaFaith.jpg[/img]
Katja's illustrations are amazing
[img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/308/4/c/golondrina_by_derrewyn-d326ql2.jpg[/img]
Derrwyn too
[QUOTE=Habsburg;27882990][img_thumb]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/219/6/7/Ribbons_by_winst.jpg[/img_thumb]
Winst has a pretty crazy method of painting which I love
[img_thumb]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs36/f/2008/280/c/2/Rape_Me_by_KatjaFaith.jpg[/img_thumb]
Katja's illustrations are amazing
[img_thumb]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/308/4/c/golondrina_by_derrewyn-d326ql2.jpg[/img_thumb]
Derrwyn too[/QUOTE]
God I love that first painting.
[editline]6th February 2011[/editline]
Let's get some Calder up in this thread.
[img]http://www.kassmeridian.com/calder/calder2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kfvtjN2MmDI/TCpl0lCoR4I/AAAAAAAAAhM/OsHdFQcl8e0/s1600/calder039.jpg[/img]
[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_looLRBi8hxI/SMHp7MAEhhI/AAAAAAAAABM/z0E0TKHkcz0/s400/calder1.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.herndonfineart.com/images/Calder/calder_black_man.jpg[/img]
[img]http://rogallery.com/_RG-Images/Calder/w-268/Calder-Autumn_Harvest.jpg[/img]
[img]http://rogallery.com/_RG-Images/w-219/Calder/calder-2halfdiscs.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.djtfineart.com/images/artwork/full/calder012.jpg[/img]
I just love his bold approach and use of the most basic colors.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;27187661]Kilian Eng.
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/GNwcw.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/FQ9A2.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/pa3Ky.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/Twez2.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/mlHU8.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/emXAb.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Source on a page with those pictures?
Just came upon this, love it.
[url=http://ijyt.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d396gpl][img_thumb]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/040/a/8/dancing_ribbons_by_orbmeup-d396gpl.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[QUOTE=ijyt;27959679]Just came upon this, love it.
[url=http://ijyt.deviantart.com/favourites/#/d396gpl][img_thumb]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/040/a/8/dancing_ribbons_by_orbmeup-d396gpl.jpg[/img_thumb][/url][/QUOTE]
:pcgaming:
that's pretty cool
my girlfriend is in her second semester at art school and this is the kind of stuff she's been doing, she has a lot more on her DA ([url]http://epicturtlecataclysm.deviantart.com/[/url])
scratch board
[img]http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/112/f/4/Fenrir_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
Graphite and colored pencil on bristol
[img]http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/102/c/1/Judah_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
acrylics on a canvas (looks better in person, its hanging on my wall)
[img]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/057/f/9/In_Space_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
White charcoal on mat board
[img]http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/025/7/b/addiction_by_epicturtlecataclysm-d380edt.jpg[/img]
The base paper is bristol with colored pencil, then she layered random pieces of different colored charcoal paper and switched mediums on each one: tan paper - charcoal; brown paper - chalk pastels; grey paper - graphite
[img]http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/014/a/0/Not_Charizard_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
Scratchboard
[img]http://th08.deviantart.net/fs51/PRE/i/2009/328/0/5/Big__White__and_Fluffy_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
Charcoal
[img]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2009/341/a/a/Portrait_2_by_epicturtlecataclysm.jpg[/img]
I'm very impressed by the white charcoal on matte board.
[img]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/037/a/f/young_justice_boys_by_cris_art-d38x240.jpg[/img]
[url=http://cris-art.deviantart.com/]Cris-art[/url] has a thing for colours.
favorite picture of lady gaga. no idea who the photog is :sigh: ignoring the watermarks, it looks good in 16:9 crop.
[media]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5455761973_02df831694_b.jpg[/media]
original: [media]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5456360272_3319cf6ecb_o.jpg[/media]
Went and saw the Ed Muybridge exhibit a few weeks back now. Was pretty awesome -I came for the motion studies, stayed for the landscapes
[img]http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1868/muybridge255b1255d.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6956/muybridge3.jpg[/img]
Just came across this:
[img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/060/4/8/katie_sketches_by_lunalouise-d3apk6d.jpg[/img]
[url]http://lunalouise.deviantart.com/[/url]
I love this Mystique cover by Mike Mayhew:
[img]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcze6hGAE1qaedaoo1_500.jpg[/img]
Even as an underpainting thing...
[img]http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_1293/subcat_11311/Mike%20Mayhew%20-%20Mystique%20Prelim%20Cover%20to%20Issue%2011.jpg[/img]
Oh! Adam Hughes is also amazing:
[img]http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/8/6/8618_400x600.jpg[/img]
[img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcjpyiixTY1qe59oxo1_400.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.justsayah.com/images/JokerSketch.jpg[/img]
I'm not going to pretend like I know a thing about art, but I found [url=http://www.artpad.org/]this guy's[/url] stuff pretty cool:
[img_thumb]http://www.artpad.org/picture/pvp%20loading%20screenlr.jpg?pictureId=5733542&asThumbnail=false[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.artpad.org/picture/coastline2.jpg?pictureId=5733526&asThumbnail=false[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.artpad.org/picture/progenitus.jpg?pictureId=5726634&asThumbnail=false[/img_thumb]
Holy fucking shit [url=http://www.annhe.com/]this girl[/url] is only 16. maximum jelly :smithicide:
[img]http://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/130372/0x550_1293991624.JPG[/img]
[img]http://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/130374/0x550_1293991654.JPG[/img]
[img]http://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/130200/0x550_1293986887.jpg[/img]
[img]http://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/130309/0x550_1293990554.jpg[/img]
[img]http://4ormat-asset.s3.amazonaws.com/resources/130421/0x550_1293992586.jpg[/img]
[img]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/139/a/9/a92414b53549ca170767ea744ad79707-d3gnslg.png[/img]
Best rendition of Roy Harper as Red Arrow EVER!
[url=http://sean-izaakse.deviantart.com/]sean-izaakse[/url]
Let's get some Rembrant up this bitch
[IMG]http://garywallin.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/rembrant-prodigal-son.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.wikinut.com/img/1t.dwk8f-u9lemk0/jpeg/0/Rembrant-Self-Portrait.jpeg[/IMG]
and Vermeer
[IMG]http://www.harkeyahh.com/harkgall/Jan%20Vermeer/Vermeer%20Geographer%201668.jpg[/Img]
[IMg]http://www.artunframed.com/images/NewFolder2/vermeer27.jpg[/IMG]
And Dürer
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Durer_Young_Hare.jpg[/IMg]
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