That's the nature of existing if you ask me. Everything you are and everything you will become is from the teachings of those before that programmed you.
Black people fell in love with Eurocentric art. It's still major in our community. In fact we historically never painted or created realism. That's European art standards. Africans created abstract art. The African mask, fertility figures..are all abstract art. It wasn't until the damn Greeks and Romans started creating art that they went to rhyperrealism. See Greek sculptures for evidence and compare to African figurines.
It's def true. Greeks and Romans mastered anatomy to the levels that wasn't seen. They took what the Egyptians did and further expounded upon it. The Egyptians were masters of the frieze, sculptures and relief sculpture: static and kinetic. (Not to sure if the 2nd name of their sculpture is kinetic. Been forever since I talked about sculpture lol).
What you thinking breh? This is a safe space. Let's talk about it.
I’ve been wanting to learn how to draw. I keep getting to drawing a decent eye and then line art but then I stop
Then do it. If you search the Coli you can find my art tutorial thread. I gave up on it cause thecoli doesn't seem to appreciate fine art en masse like I was hoping it would.
It's def true. Greeks and Romans mastered anatomy to the levels that wasn't seen. They took what the Egyptians did and further expounded upon it. The Egyptians were masters of the frieze, sculptures and relief sculpture: static and kinetic. (Not to sure if the 2nd name of their sculpture is kinetic. Been forever since I talked about sculpture lol).
Realism is eurocentric and it's takes away from the true genesis of art. I can do realism and hyperrealism is a waste of time because you are literally a walking camera. Outside of the technical skill, it's seen as nothing more than a "oh he can draw!!!" it's not eye catching because it looks like a damn photograph. The subject was the art and you copied.
The 1st piece is in the NOMA permanent art collection in New Orleans, LA...I think this is theColi 1st artist to be in a prestigious museum. I did it. We did it!
Now geaux look at hyperrealism. If you put their work next to mine, my abstraction would draw you in because it looks like fine art. Not that a hyperrealism painting isn't fine art...you would just think it's a photograph and dismiss the artistic nature as valuable until you realized that it isn't a photograph.
It's both. His bio and his work is captivating. But also his story is laced with racism due to the fact he was black. They said his first art dealer had a genius locked away in some studio, instead of artist in residency. Then they would say he was the noble savage or they assumed he was came a poor background. Then there was his drug use too. Rumors of him working all night and then taking heroin to sleep. The running away from home alot...etc...etc...lots of lies and exaggeration.
Yes you can. My work is priced at $3/per square inch. I have small drawings that are 9x12 and cost $350.00 with shipping and handling comes with COA tooGreat work! Great thread! I disagree with the bold, but nevermind that. Can I afford one of your pieces?
Because some people like realism or hyperrealism so surrealism, abstract expressionism looks beneath their tastes. But give them materials and tell them to attempt it and watch them fall...
