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RE: What Distinguishes a Good Artist from a Bad One? [Dedicated to @opheliafu]

in #art8 years ago

Summary by @tldr:

This post is dedicated to @opheliafu, whose artworks give me joy and optimism every time I come in contact with them.
What has always stuck with me when I'm spending too long on trying to get the details accurate rather than putting myself into that moment are the words of one of my tutors ' why are you trying to copy it, use a camera for that.'
He may speak correctly about important things, but if his intonation, gestures or appearance seem unpleasant to the listeners, they may consider the performance a failure.
In other words, the inner part (the content) of the performance consists of emotions, which may show in gestures, body movements and intonation.
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Pablo Picasso When an artist paints a picture, he subconsciously puts his emotions in it.
Once, I found out that people sold the drawings of small children for great sums of money.


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