Art Talks About Stuff - Tumblr Posts
With the never ending debate over the significance of intention by the maker versus response from the media, it can be even more difficult to analyze the problematic nature of both. Whether an artist intends for there to be certain subject matter perceived in a specific way or not, they become somewhat responsible for the reception of their work by the public. Measuring the negative nature of this is not something objective, and with public analysis being so broad and unpredictable, it is almost impossible to foresee the problems that will come out of the art we make and display, let alone stop them from existing. I think artistic interpretation, whether from an uninvolved audience or fellow artists, is incredibly problematic, as it acts as a vulnerable and raw space for us to project ourselves onto the art we see. However, I think the creation of art is most commonly used as a way to self soothe, explain away the negatives we experience, act as exposure therapy and yes, even solve political and social problems we face as a larger community. I think one of the beautiful things about art is that it feeds its own production, and when we are unhappy with a work of art, we as artists can create in response to it, making a visual dialogue that serves the same purpose as verbal conflict and debate. Just as many other things exist, art is fed through the ideas of its creator, making the well-known “separation of art and artist” a difficult thing to tackle. When the artist exists as a problem within their specific environment, or thinks in a way that is problematic, their art will display that. To put the identity of controversial and troublesome onto the piece itself, makes for a literal and metaphorical yelling at the wall. This being said, I think creating a blame based narrative in a culture that does not allow for growth or apologeticness, makes it so that those who create what we consider problems are unable to be a part of the solution.
Do you ever just stop and think about how all the old famous artists (especially of any renaissance) would probably be upset that their art is so hard to see?
I’m not a painter, I’ve never had talent (or much joy) for physical arts, and museums honestly bore me, but I dance (semi-professionally) and I love musical theater and I can’t believe how expensive it is to see and learn art…
A Twitter thread on how to protect your Art from Tumblr's agreement to sell it off to Artificial Intelligence data gathering pools, please protect yourselves!
The replies include how to do it depending on your platform.
Makin art is so fun :] i have the power to create absolutely anything i want. All this power at my fingertips to create monstrosities mankind has never known. I feel so.. powerful. [Not saying it will be good in quality]
The only thing that's holding me back is mercy, and I've lost all of it. [Other than skill, i dont have any of that, or money, but you dont always need that ^^] now off on my merry way to just draw some fellas! [maybe some spicy art il incinerate, though to be honest i have a sweet tooth and no spice tolerance]
There's been a trend of 3 artists, 3 characters, and that's cool and all, but how about we make drawing multiple characters like "1 artist, 4 characters. Can they handle them all before the deadline? Find out on the next episode of art attack. " That would make it sound so much cooler, ya know?
Can anybody give me tips about hair
Like more for dudes cause all i can think of is eddsworld everytime i wanna draw hair
I like to draw men pregnant.