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08-20-08, 10:03 PM
these are in order from newest to oldest. the first two aren't totally finished as i need to some magnets to add the smiley faces i made for them (i'm going to make it to where the faces can be taken on and off).
i really thought i had done more than this. i will probably spend more time painting this semester alone than i have over the past year. i've only been painting a year if you don't count the car painting that was done 9 months before (there was a red close up version of it too, but it was stolen.)
the first two in differen't lighting conditions to show how they effect the way it looks. these pictures aren't totally accurate. i'm not sure why.
oh, and i've decided there are two reasons to make a painting.
1) for looking at (this can be just for fun like 1 and 2)
2) for getting a point across.
here's my thinking (i may need to spruce this up a bit)
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Clever?
What is clever? Is it to put something on the wall, something that no one knows what it is?
Is it clever to make the viewer's reaction somehow part of this cleverness?
Is it clever to to make people think of art highly because the understanding of it is rather exclusive?
No.
It's clever to put something on the wall, or wherever, bluntly.
To bluntly get your point across.
And to still make it interesting.
It's clever to get people to think, not “what the hell is that”, but, gee, that's a subject I should think about.
It's clever to inspire and direct thought.
To purposely confuse people in order to make it seem as though you've something to speak of is dumb, lame, cheap... etc...
For a good idea, an interesting idea, why, this is something that need not be hid behind the veil of confusion.
It is strong enough to stand on it's own.
Although, the point in making the art instead of writing the idea does seem to contradict the previous sentence... well... for art... it may not.
The art is to entice. There are many subjects for a viewer to see. Why, they could just sit down and watch idiots on TV!
So, the art should be made for fun! To entice the viewer away from that boring old lame ass comedy about a man ***** named Ramond.
Through this seduction, not only is the likely-hood of liberating the viewers money from his pocket to yours increased, the likely-hood of actually getting the viewer out from behind that filthy old advertising cube is increased as respect for the medium, the gallery, is increased.
So, pay not attention to the old fogey's who blather on about sophistication through their convoluted, inarticulate, and alienating vernacular. No, pay attention to the concept of conveying something plainly while using a little beauty to seduce the potential viewer.
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1
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3774_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3764_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3768_edited-1.jpg
2
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3772_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3732_edited-1.jpg
3
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3775_edited-1.jpg
4
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3776_edited-1.jpg
5
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3728_edited-1.jpg
6
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3727_edited-1.jpg
i really thought i had done more than this. i will probably spend more time painting this semester alone than i have over the past year. i've only been painting a year if you don't count the car painting that was done 9 months before (there was a red close up version of it too, but it was stolen.)
the first two in differen't lighting conditions to show how they effect the way it looks. these pictures aren't totally accurate. i'm not sure why.
oh, and i've decided there are two reasons to make a painting.
1) for looking at (this can be just for fun like 1 and 2)
2) for getting a point across.
here's my thinking (i may need to spruce this up a bit)
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Clever?
What is clever? Is it to put something on the wall, something that no one knows what it is?
Is it clever to make the viewer's reaction somehow part of this cleverness?
Is it clever to to make people think of art highly because the understanding of it is rather exclusive?
No.
It's clever to put something on the wall, or wherever, bluntly.
To bluntly get your point across.
And to still make it interesting.
It's clever to get people to think, not “what the hell is that”, but, gee, that's a subject I should think about.
It's clever to inspire and direct thought.
To purposely confuse people in order to make it seem as though you've something to speak of is dumb, lame, cheap... etc...
For a good idea, an interesting idea, why, this is something that need not be hid behind the veil of confusion.
It is strong enough to stand on it's own.
Although, the point in making the art instead of writing the idea does seem to contradict the previous sentence... well... for art... it may not.
The art is to entice. There are many subjects for a viewer to see. Why, they could just sit down and watch idiots on TV!
So, the art should be made for fun! To entice the viewer away from that boring old lame ass comedy about a man ***** named Ramond.
Through this seduction, not only is the likely-hood of liberating the viewers money from his pocket to yours increased, the likely-hood of actually getting the viewer out from behind that filthy old advertising cube is increased as respect for the medium, the gallery, is increased.
So, pay not attention to the old fogey's who blather on about sophistication through their convoluted, inarticulate, and alienating vernacular. No, pay attention to the concept of conveying something plainly while using a little beauty to seduce the potential viewer.
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1
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3774_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3764_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3768_edited-1.jpg
2
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3772_edited-1.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3732_edited-1.jpg
3
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3775_edited-1.jpg
4
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/IMGP3776_edited-1.jpg
5
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3728_edited-1.jpg
6
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/CACTEX/_IGP3727_edited-1.jpg