



Xela XIII wrote:My friends and I had to sit INSIDE the cafe today because one of the teachers thought that we'd made a mess. News flash: The mess was there when we arrived at our table, and it was made by the seventh graders, not us eighth graders. So basically we were blamed for a mess made by the seventh graders. -_-

Selcouth wrote:Ffff. Okay. A little art rant ahead~
There's a small gallery in town that hosts lots of art shows and things of that nature; this month, they decided to scour the highschool for "fresh, new talent" and to showcase "the future of art". Three girls where chosen out of about seventy students.
Alright, nothing bad so far, right? Except, I know these girls- they're of the I-don't-have-to-practice-anatomy/realism/other medias-because-my-style-is-unique-and-don't-you-dare-critique-it-because-it's-special variety.
Now I understand having a certain style and sticking by it, but you need to learn how to construct before you deconstruct! Sticking to one particular thing without knowing even the basics of others is bound to be disastrous; if not now, then soon. And all this month people have been fawning over their art like it's a work of absolute genius while all I see are flaws and repetitiveness. {Which makes me sad, because I'm sure they have their good points! I just can't see them.}
It makes me think, too, that all of this practice that I've been forcing on myself lately is for... nothing. If these girls can get gallery showings without putting any sort of effort into improving what they have or studying the human body, then why on Earth do I have to try so hard? I really, really want to improve my art- but sometimes I just think it's all a bit pointless. ._.;


Selcouth wrote:Ffff. Okay. A little art rant ahead~
There's a small gallery in town that hosts lots of art shows and things of that nature; this month, they decided to scour the highschool for "fresh, new talent" and to showcase "the future of art". Three girls where chosen out of about seventy students.
Alright, nothing bad so far, right? Except, I know these girls- they're of the I-don't-have-to-practice-anatomy/realism/other medias-because-my-style-is-unique-and-don't-you-dare-critique-it-because-it's-special variety.
Now I understand having a certain style and sticking by it, but you need to learn how to construct before you deconstruct! Sticking to one particular thing without knowing even the basics of others is bound to be disastrous; if not now, then soon. And all this month people have been fawning over their art like it's a work of absolute genius while all I see are flaws and repetitiveness. {Which makes me sad, because I'm sure they have their good points! I just can't see them.}
It makes me think, too, that all of this practice that I've been forcing on myself lately is for... nothing. If these girls can get gallery showings without putting any sort of effort into improving what they have or studying the human body, then why on Earth do I have to try so hard? I really, really want to improve my art- but sometimes I just think it's all a bit pointless. ._.;
{Someone, please, just give me a good hit to the head and tell me I'm being an idiot. D:}


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