The Art Thread

[Rabid Headbanger]

Anyone else here think the mona lisa is terribly ugly?

 

[The Ozzman]

Let's not forget about all those math, physics, and engineering students.

That's what I meant. I was going to pull out people like Stephen Hawking and such.

 

[Susperia]

Maybe if I went to more art galleries, or did more painting myself, I might feel the same way. As it is, though, I have about 99.9% of my visual art experiences on the computer. So, as long as the digital art is realistic enough, I get just as much out of it as I do with hand-painted art -- and usually more.

If you've ever looked at a painting on a computer screen, and then saw the same one in real life up close, you'd know what I'm talking about.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Anyone else here think the mona lisa is terribly ugly?

Not so much ugly as just really fucking creepy.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

If you've ever looked at a painting on a computer screen, and then saw the same one in real life up close, you'd know what I'm talking about.

Metal posters look so much better on one's wall then on a computer screen.

 

[AchrisK]

No. Most people are fucking idiots.

Artists tend to be of a higher level of intelligence and thought-process and "awareness" than the average Joe. Not all obviously. But most. Hence what makes them "forward thinkers". Hence them being ARTISTS.
Students however... not all of them are even any good. Plenty are crap. A lot of weeding out goes on in art school.


edit: To above ^.

I agree that artists possess some areas of thought processes that many non-artists do not have an aptitude for or have not developed to the same degree. But I am not sure I would call it intelligence. Or if I did, I would distinguish it as being a different kind of intelligence. There are plenty of artists who may be brilliant and excel at creating, but cannot make ends meet and are not willing to do what's necessary to make a living like the rest of society. This could be seen as a lack of intelligence. I know it's a choice, so I am not saying it is a lack of inelligence, but neither will I say an artist is more intelligent than a hard working individual with skills that are in an area more in line with making money. But I am glad that there are people who have a drvie to create art.

 

[Susperia]

Anyone else here think the mona lisa is terribly ugly?

Are you talking about the woman in the painting or the painting as a whole?? If you're talking about the painting you're "terribly" mistaken.

 

[Susperia]

I agree that artists possess some areas of thought processes that many non-artists do not have an aptitude for or have not developed to the same degree. But I am not sure I would call it intelligence. Or if I did, I would distinguish it as being a different kind of intelligence. There are plenty of artists who may be brilliant and excel at creating, but cannot make ends meet and are not willing to do what's necessary to make a living like the rest of society. This could be seen as a lack of intelligence. I know it's a choice, so I am not saying it is a lack of inelligence, but neither will I say an artist is more intelligent than a hard working individual with skills that are in an area more in line with making money. But I am glad that there are people who have a drvie to create art.

If "making ends meet" means sacrificing the time to be able to paint and produce their work-----Which takes A LOT OF TIME, then fine. I guess we're stupid. But it's a very frustrating life to live when you don't have enough time or energy to paint because you've just come home from your 9-5 office job...As I am doing every day now.

I wish I had more time to paint.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

 

[The Ozzman]

Are you talking about the woman in the painting or the painting as a whole?? If you're talking about the painting you're "terribly" mistaken.

Yeah, because artistic taste isn't subjective at all

 

[Susperia]

^This is the art thread, not the crappy photoshop thread.

edit to Ozzman: Not when you're an art history minor.

 

[AchrisK]

If "making ends meet" means sacrificing the time to be able to paint and produce their work-----Which takes A LOT OF TIME, then fine. I guess we're stupid. But it's a very frustrating life to live when you don't have enough time or energy to paint because you've just come home from your 9-5 office job...As I am doing every day now.

I wish I had more time to paint.

No, read my post again. I am not calling it stupid, I am just saying it is not fair to call other intelligent people less intelligent than artists because their skills lie in other areas.

 

[The Ozzman]

^This is the art thread, not the crappy photoshop thread.

edit to Ozzman: Not when you're an art history minor.

It's still subjective, but less so to people more versed in art than I am (which is not at all).

No, read my post again. I am not calling it stupid, I am just saying it is not fair to call other intelligent people less intelligent than artists because their skills lie in other areas.

Yeah, Stephen Hawking is nowhere near stupid. Same goes for Warren Buffett.

 

[AchrisK]

That's dumb

 

[DarkBliss]

Isn't it true that when painting the Mona Lisa Da Vinci inserted some of his own facial features into the painting? Some say that he actually painted the feminine side of himself.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

That's dumb

You just hate satan.

 

[The Ozzman]

Isn't it true that when painting the Mona Lisa Da Vinci inserted some of his own facial features into the painting? Some say that he actually painted the feminine side of himself.

Apparently her face is actually his.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

I draw shit on loose sheets of paper whenever I'm particualrily moved. How does that make me different then some bitch with a canvas and oil paints?

 

[AchrisK]

You just hate satan.

 

[Susperia]

It's still subjective, but less so to people more versed in art than I am (which is not at all).

I'm all for subjectivity, trust me, it's what my profession is based on. But when some little shit "metalhead" on the internet tries to call DaVinci's most famous work of art as "terrible" I'm sorry but I am NOT going to stand up for his right to be a fucking second-rate low-life.