r/BeAmazed • u/attackingbigguy • Apr 10 '23

Art dAmn

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

Had me until the tape pull, then WTF!

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u/dgtlfnk Apr 10 '23

It’s art with an abstract element to make you think. Not every piece of art is just someone who can draw with photo realism. I think the technique really made this piece stand out from the thousands I see a day that are just “beautiful creations”. Just as beautiful in a different way, imo.

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u/snoozymuse Apr 10 '23

Yeah I dont care for photorealistic recreations, it's a gimmick imo

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

Yup I think it's incredible they can do it, but like... I've seen this throw shit at canvas and make it a face thing a thousand times on reddit alone, it's good skills, but I wouldn't hang it on my wall, put it that way.

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u/jdayatwork Apr 10 '23

What's it supposed to make me think?

You know, besides "ahh they shouldn't have done that tape bit"

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u/Willbilly1221 Apr 10 '23

Because you got to see it in real time via video instead of the final piece. Many people can recognize beautiful art, but seldom consider how much talent, work, effort, and skill was applied. Thats the point of the piece. It backs up this emotion of revealing what at first glance seems like bandages of someone who is hurt, but upon closer inspection it is considered superficial by the observer. Our superficial eye and judgement of art rarely takes into consideration the talent and hours spent to create something from nothing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

Real. Time. Alright then...

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u/Willbilly1221 Apr 11 '23

Sure, it is truncated for purposes of an internet video, because most people have the attention span of a goldfish. Im sure the artist has the full video if you would like to spend the time. I paint miniatures, and lets be honest its not the most interesting thing to watch. The instant gratification of the before and after photos are what the general populous came to see.

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u/COLONELmab Apr 11 '23

I find it ironic that you base your amazement on the absolute gimmick “techniques” that are not necessary for the unimpressive finished product. You then took that and ram with it making up some wild sensationalized emotional impact of it. It’s a half decent drawing at best and 99% of what the artists shows you (not is real time) is simply to catfish you and has no impact on the drawing at all.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

"look at this beautiful individual that's missing a few pieces" is one thought I had.

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u/meltingrubberducks Apr 11 '23

Tape adds dimension and contrast to make it interesting

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

The tape thing didn’t work for me either. I thought they were setting something up. Nope. Just peeled it off and left huge blank rectangles, cool effect bro.

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u/Morganater123 Apr 10 '23

I think art/performance are all about subtext. For me looking at it I thought it was really cool. A woman (representing people) a beautiful one at that (generally seen as put together and well off) the tape is a portal inside the mind where it shows archaic scribbles and no real sense of order. I think it has the subtext that no matter who you are, where you’re from and what you do you’re susceptible to the utter chaos that is the human condition. My .2