Acrylic painting of a Moonlit Sea through a Rainy Window - by Ross Baines - eviltoast
  • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    With the skill level required for such precise detail and prep, I’m left wondering why the rest of the painting is below that mark.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Personally, I think it’s meant to be a deceptively simple painting. At first blush, it doesn’t look like much, but then you notice the streaks and then the drops and it pulls you in.

      I think it’s really clever.

      • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        To each their own. You may feel pulled in, but the fact that the artist offers nothing more at that point is the crux of my critique.

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            8 months ago

            Ah, I think you misunderstand my meaning, though in that I don’t disagree. Please refer to my previous comment, however.

            • angrystego@lemmy.world
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              8 months ago

              Yeah, art is wonderful, because someone might not be impressed by a painting and someone else might like it, and it doesn’t really matter.

              • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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                8 months ago

                Ah, so algebraically you’re saying: “art is wonderful…” because “it doesn’t really matter.” Interesting take. Like I said: to each their own.

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                  8 months ago

                  Yes, the nice thing is there’s no need to take it personally when someone doesn’t agree with you when it comes to art.

                  • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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                    8 months ago

                    I’m sorry if you misunderstood me, friend, but if you’ll kindly point out where in my comments above did this “taking it personally” occur, I believe I might better understand.

                    FYI, “To each their own” is not a derogatory phrase, and if that’s where your irritation lies… the irony in that alone is tragic.