DDevant opened this issue on Jan 24, 2007 · 140 posts
JenX posted Fri, 26 January 2007 at 8:40 AM
True, art is subjective. However, those who decide what is and isn't trash to them are those who buy work. And, usually, buyers don't pick through the garbage to find the pearls.
However, I'm absolutely sure that I could go through the galleries right now, make a "this is utter shit" list, and be a lot more hated than I am now. I could even give reasons why it's not aesthetically pleasing and technically wrong.
Hell, you can't even post actual constructive criticisms on a piece without most members here getting up in arms!!!! If you say something like "Great lighting, wonderful texture work, however her feet aren't on the floor, and she's not posed as if she's floating. Otherwise, great work", and you get RAILED on. Anything more than "ooh, that's gorgeous, VOTE!!!!!!" is regarded as Trolling.
But, well, art is subjective, right? And, we're not here to grow! We're here for kudos, and praise, and telling everyone how mad I am that I didn't make the art charts lat week, dammit, and it's rigged, and everyone else but me is shit, and.....do I need to go on?
Put on your big boy/girl (as necessary or wanted) pants and deal with it. It's called life. If you want cooing and oohing and "oh, you're so clever", print it out and put it on your mom's fridge. All artists grow in one way or another. It's actually gasp a part of being human. We grow. We change. Dare I say, we evolve? To learn is to grow. To refuse learning is to remain stagnant, and stagnant waters become putrid. If the "great" artists of our time can become known for what they do, great. While I'm not a fan of modern fine art, I understand that it is subjective.
Anyway, that was an unnecessary tangent. I need to take my pain meds and go back to bed.
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