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I do not criticise any style since each artist express their passion of painting with different medium in different ways.
I got my style, someone else can be abstract which I do not do but respect immensely, as I do respect all other styles.
You have just started a thread after that I have had my art criticised by an artist who paints freely in semi abstract way, I have never passes a comment or judged this artist but the same person has said that my kind of work was something that she did not want to know !
Photorealism is for some the search in achievement with perfection. No wrong in it if they are happy. There is a public for every kind of art.
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Hi Howard Terpning is a brilliant artist indeed as is any painter who paints to photo reality painting.I am always in awe of such artists.
I feel that to establish oneself in this way takes a very long time indeed. This type of paintings do take a very long time to produce and therefore you need to command the price to make it woth while selling.
Robert Bateman is another exceptional artist that i admire too. I was at patchings 2 years ago and there was an artist there who was a Photo quality artist and wow lovely work.
So in a nutshell if you can accomplish that level of realism go for it i love it.
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I agree that Tibbles work is stunning stuff, but I still see artistry in it, recognisable as a painting and not a photograph. I have seen work on the Saatchi site that looks just like a photograph, and to me, that takes away something... (yet to figure out!).
I too have had negative comments on my work, and getting over that sort of thing is difficult. Some of my work used to be in a local gallery that sold all kinds of other things too. I sold a bit of stuff there, but the shop was closed last year. I have had people come right up to me and say how crap they thought I was! I was so shocked that I actually burst out laughing, but it does not stop the hurt. I believe that we are never so great as artists as to not have our feelings hurt in one way or another. We have to learn to get over it, or make our art acceptable to our chosen market and do the other stuff just for ourselves, and I don't think that any of it is really easy.
I am lucky that I have supportive friends, and this art-site and forum should also be about having supportive friends. The artworld is a hard place sometimes, but I would not change what I do and pursue as a living, despite having to temp work for income now and then.
We can offer constructive criticism, if we truly understand the work being evaluated, but more often than not, the improvement has to be in us as individuals, and not necessarily a technical aspect of our work. We can learn to see 'art' in everyone's work if we really try, or we can be crappy little individuals who are mean and horrid or jealous. Oooh! I better not get started on that!
It is nice to chat about all kinds of aspects of art.
Thanks everyone.
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Jean Paul Tibbles? Mel. takes a look...agrees stunning portraits...and I will always admire any portrait painter...IF IMHO there was a criticism, some of his subjects seem to be too close to the background...that common mistake of having the sitter against the wall in a very amateur photograph?
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I have come with a phylosophy :
A painting is like a garden.
Gardeners like either to design : A cottage garden - Japanese garden - grand garden - modern look garden, etc...
Who ever walk through these gardens would admire them since it is made with the beauty of nature. As for the designers I am sure that they have explored all aspects of design within gardening and would respect each other.
I hope that you understand my meaning. We paint entirely with our HEARTS and the style does not matter. If we all painted the same way it would be dead boring ! Respect for each other is the word
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We paint entirely with our HEARTS and the style does not matter. If we all painted the same way it would be dead boring ! Respect for each other is the wordSo true. Many paintings are not easy to view or even begin to understand. Without Respect you will never try to get into a particularly difficult work. You will miss many interesting and sometimes inspiring ideas.
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I was reminded today while viewing the SWAc Exhibition that while we all have preferences for what we like to paint and see in the work of others, it is still possible to appreciate what we don't do. I don't do abstract but I marvel at the thought, planning and care that artist's put into such work. Most of the effort while painting comes from our inner feelings and a love for what we are doing.
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I quite like a bit of abstract, enjoying the process myself from time to time. The only thing that I don't like, and I don't tolerate very well are lazy artists!
There is a chap in the North who sells lots of work, and I like the idea of us all earning a buck or two, but he had one thing to say about his art when asked and it was this:
"If the punters are stupid enough to pay £600 for these, I will paint them. I use a decorating brush and they take me ten minutes. People are just so stupid!"
At this point, I was not amused, and walked out of the gallery. There are lots of this chaps paintings all over the place or people who cannot try to think an original thought (another thread) and who copy this stuff. I guess I am not really enamoured! I tend to refer to these as the slash/art stuff, because that is all that he paints. He paints the background, and then puts a slash of colour diagonally in the middle, or maybe even two or three colours, but this is just lazy 'art' by a conman who thinks it is OK.
In this instance, there is nothing artistic, lovely or interesting in the work.
Abstract it may be, but there is no artistic execution and no emotional effort involved at all. Quite bad really... Gah!
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Interesting that the artist is happy to paint what the punters will buy, mind you how much of that is hype that has created the demand for his work. Rather like some recent 'acclaimed' artists who present any old rubbish and win the Turner Prize. I appreciate artists who have served their dues and paint in whatever style. I have to confess whilst I acknowledge the skill in super photo realistic art, I can't honestly see the point, it has to have something more, emotion for me. I strive to be realistic, not with outstanding success I might add, but hopefully evoke some emotion in the viewer. I've just had a comment following a commission from a client who said it made her cry so hopefully I've captured the emtion about her late pet.
You can see my work on my website www.artyman.co.uk
You can see my work on my website www.artyman.co.uk
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