as an artist i think your cat is cute with great colors and has a wonderful sense of fantasy. i don't understand why you're cutting it down. art is art. period. just cuz you can do something "better" doesn't mean that this painting isn't valid or worth being called art. stop ragging on your own work and give it to the world to appreciate in their own way. who are you to say what is "real" art and what is not?
I'm not really cutting down my own work - I'm demonstrating how this kind of spontaneous art isn't really that challenging to someone like myself who is an artist. This video is intended to speak to other artists rather than the general non-artist viewer.
I certainly have every right to say which of my own works are art or not. I also have every right to say what I think is art. As much right as you have to disagree with my opinion and point of view.
Nice art, nice video, bad advice. Your art advice seemed more an excuse to talk than anything with substance.
I have found that when you have a good foundation in what you do you can do your work quickly and it is good work. It has energy and vitality. Sometimes when you plan it out it too much it can be stiff and dull.
As an artist with a degree in art, I will pick the painting a good artist did off the cuff. Because shows his true skill and has energy and that something extra.
The talking in this video wasn't 'advice' it was simply raising questions and voicing my own opinions. My own art swings from the spontaneous to more carefully planned works and both approaches have produced, what I consider to be, my best artworks. As an artist I see a lot of spontaneous style art being produced that just doesn't give me anything to aspire to.
Oh, good, pleased the sound is better on your videos. My sound is still low if I play a DVD though.
Yes, I have heard of the 'Blue Poles!' I think we were living in Whyalla (70s) when that was shown on TV. Didn't think much to it - neither did anyone else, and there was alot of public outcry at the time about why the govt spent all that money on it when other things were more important! Still - anything's art these days, so maybe things are more acceptable since the 70s!
Oh, BTW...this video was coming over much louder than the others with my speakers. I didn't have to hold one up to my ear, as it is usually a bit low and muffled. Is that a larger mike you have clipped on there?
I actually bumped the volume up on the whole video (on top of the bumping up the volume I usually do for my voice). It's good to know you can hear it better now. :)
I haven't heard of Jackson Pollock, but I like your cat. Love the big feet!
I can't envisage drawing with a brush, I would have to draw it first, then paint it, as we did at school, though I know this isn't the usual way it's done. Are your sketches part of your paintings, or do you just copy them to canvas?
How about Rolf Harris, who does those 'quick' paintings on stage, or is this just for his show,because we know he does more relaxed paintings? They look better far away.
You may have heard of the painting 'Blue Poles' which the Australian govt. bought for about 1.2 million AU$ (I think) by Pollock. I usually copy my sketches to canvas before painting (as they have to be enlarged for the canvas). Rolf Harris does 'performance art' therefore his paintings need to be quick. People not familiar with his other painting might think his performance stuff is 'the best he can do'.
Mum60: please, Please PLEASE get some genuine education in what evidently is your chosen field! Whether you love him, hate him, or are completely indifferent -- which is NoT the same thing as being completely ignorant -- you need to spend a LoT MoRe TiMe in the Galleries/Museums + LeSS TiMe watching the Telly!!
LOL- that's how I do all my art- no sketches. However, I do have a picture of it in my head but it's all blurry and I don't really know what it's going to be like til it comes out. I think it flows better that way.
I've done a lot of my earlier art this way as well. In a sense it makes a painting feel more like a sculpture as you create it. You just put a bit of colour here and there and see what starts to emerge. But what if you took that finished painting and reworked it from scratch - fixing and refining anything that didn't quite work? Could you make it better do you think?
I love the comical cat, but I agree with what you're saying. Contemporary art is all about ideas, not skill; sometimes I don't even get what the idea is.
I don't get the 'idea' sometimes either. I'd like to see a little more priority given to skills and craftsmanship along side ideas in contemporary art.
I'm always aspiring to do better, a lot of the time I wont create a painting unless I know it's the best that I can do at the given moment. People always tell me JUST paint. But I really need to be inspired to do my best work. When I'm inspred, the painting sells fast!
I wish I could say the same thing about my art. Some of my best work I can't sell at all even though I know it is well liked by people who've seen it.
I too thought the cat was wimsical, and would sell very quickly, there are so many thoughts about what ART is. I mean... Jackson Pollock's No.5 recently sold for 142.7 million! Boggles my mind!People buy what they like.*shrug* Great video! Thought proviking.
I actually like looking at Jackson Pollock's work (though I wouldn't pay to own it). Artists of his caliber had a definite motivation for their style where as I think some of today's artists paint art quickly because they know it will sell. The pressure of earning a living?
I totally agree with what you said, however, call me a shallow artist - but I found your cat whimsical and it made me feel 'happy'. I hope you do more 'less thinking, unskilled' art. Love your work.
I'm happy you liked my artwork as I didn't set out to paint something deliberately 'bad'. I guess I'm just questioning my standards of what I think 'Art' should be - if that makes sense?
Awsome!
glaceonfrostorm 3 years ago
as an artist i think your cat is cute with great colors and has a wonderful sense of fantasy. i don't understand why you're cutting it down. art is art. period. just cuz you can do something "better" doesn't mean that this painting isn't valid or worth being called art. stop ragging on your own work and give it to the world to appreciate in their own way. who are you to say what is "real" art and what is not?
LakotaCat 3 years ago
I'm not really cutting down my own work - I'm demonstrating how this kind of spontaneous art isn't really that challenging to someone like myself who is an artist. This video is intended to speak to other artists rather than the general non-artist viewer.
I certainly have every right to say which of my own works are art or not. I also have every right to say what I think is art. As much right as you have to disagree with my opinion and point of view.
FYI: I sold the artwork in this video.
etourist2 3 years ago
Nice art, nice video, bad advice. Your art advice seemed more an excuse to talk than anything with substance.
I have found that when you have a good foundation in what you do you can do your work quickly and it is good work. It has energy and vitality. Sometimes when you plan it out it too much it can be stiff and dull.
As an artist with a degree in art, I will pick the painting a good artist did off the cuff. Because shows his true skill and has energy and that something extra.
BeMusedArt 3 years ago
The talking in this video wasn't 'advice' it was simply raising questions and voicing my own opinions. My own art swings from the spontaneous to more carefully planned works and both approaches have produced, what I consider to be, my best artworks. As an artist I see a lot of spontaneous style art being produced that just doesn't give me anything to aspire to.
etourist2 3 years ago
i am sorry to say that we are finding your artistic advice to be extremely depressing...
monjott 4 years ago
Oh, good, pleased the sound is better on your videos. My sound is still low if I play a DVD though.
Yes, I have heard of the 'Blue Poles!' I think we were living in Whyalla (70s) when that was shown on TV. Didn't think much to it - neither did anyone else, and there was alot of public outcry at the time about why the govt spent all that money on it when other things were more important! Still - anything's art these days, so maybe things are more acceptable since the 70s!
Mum60 4 years ago
Oh, BTW...this video was coming over much louder than the others with my speakers. I didn't have to hold one up to my ear, as it is usually a bit low and muffled. Is that a larger mike you have clipped on there?
Mum60 4 years ago
I actually bumped the volume up on the whole video (on top of the bumping up the volume I usually do for my voice). It's good to know you can hear it better now. :)
etourist2 4 years ago
I haven't heard of Jackson Pollock, but I like your cat. Love the big feet!
I can't envisage drawing with a brush, I would have to draw it first, then paint it, as we did at school, though I know this isn't the usual way it's done. Are your sketches part of your paintings, or do you just copy them to canvas?
How about Rolf Harris, who does those 'quick' paintings on stage, or is this just for his show,because we know he does more relaxed paintings? They look better far away.
Mum60 4 years ago
You may have heard of the painting 'Blue Poles' which the Australian govt. bought for about 1.2 million AU$ (I think) by Pollock. I usually copy my sketches to canvas before painting (as they have to be enlarged for the canvas). Rolf Harris does 'performance art' therefore his paintings need to be quick. People not familiar with his other painting might think his performance stuff is 'the best he can do'.
etourist2 4 years ago
Mum60: please, Please PLEASE get some genuine education in what evidently is your chosen field! Whether you love him, hate him, or are completely indifferent -- which is NoT the same thing as being completely ignorant -- you need to spend a LoT MoRe TiMe in the Galleries/Museums + LeSS TiMe watching the Telly!!
monjott 4 years ago
LOL- that's how I do all my art- no sketches. However, I do have a picture of it in my head but it's all blurry and I don't really know what it's going to be like til it comes out. I think it flows better that way.
It's hard to know when something is finished.
Elphyrafire 4 years ago
I've done a lot of my earlier art this way as well. In a sense it makes a painting feel more like a sculpture as you create it. You just put a bit of colour here and there and see what starts to emerge. But what if you took that finished painting and reworked it from scratch - fixing and refining anything that didn't quite work? Could you make it better do you think?
etourist2 4 years ago
it is art bud,quote"it's what I was feeling at the time"that's art I love it man
rokgod 4 years ago
I agree it is art but is it your best art? Could it be better if you worked the idea further than 'what you are feeling in the moment'?
etourist2 4 years ago
that question is what all us artist ask ourselves,I think that's what makes us better,
rokgod 4 years ago
I love the comical cat, but I agree with what you're saying. Contemporary art is all about ideas, not skill; sometimes I don't even get what the idea is.
muskndusk 4 years ago
I don't get the 'idea' sometimes either. I'd like to see a little more priority given to skills and craftsmanship along side ideas in contemporary art.
etourist2 4 years ago
I'm always aspiring to do better, a lot of the time I wont create a painting unless I know it's the best that I can do at the given moment. People always tell me JUST paint. But I really need to be inspired to do my best work. When I'm inspred, the painting sells fast!
sherriwestfall 4 years ago
I wish I could say the same thing about my art. Some of my best work I can't sell at all even though I know it is well liked by people who've seen it.
etourist2 4 years ago
I too thought the cat was wimsical, and would sell very quickly, there are so many thoughts about what ART is. I mean... Jackson Pollock's No.5 recently sold for 142.7 million! Boggles my mind!People buy what they like.*shrug* Great video! Thought proviking.
sherriwestfall 4 years ago
Thats supposed to say Thought provoking. lol
sherriwestfall 4 years ago
I actually like looking at Jackson Pollock's work (though I wouldn't pay to own it). Artists of his caliber had a definite motivation for their style where as I think some of today's artists paint art quickly because they know it will sell. The pressure of earning a living?
etourist2 4 years ago
I totally agree with what you said, however, call me a shallow artist - but I found your cat whimsical and it made me feel 'happy'. I hope you do more 'less thinking, unskilled' art. Love your work.
Annbroy 4 years ago
I'm happy you liked my artwork as I didn't set out to paint something deliberately 'bad'. I guess I'm just questioning my standards of what I think 'Art' should be - if that makes sense?
etourist2 4 years ago