/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>1495150
okay! yes! thank you, this helps a ton. if you had explained your intent with this beforehand in this manner it would've helped a lot.

i wasn't really getting the whole kinetic quality of it because of how isolated each individual brushstroke is, but yes, i do see that a lot more, especially with the black marks at (b).

okay, question: why don't you blend the marks more and define each shape more clearly in order to emphasize the sculptural quality? it seems as though if, you were intent on twisting space, you would define the nature of that space more clearly? you could do that without sacrificing the integrity of each individual brushstroke (see de Kooning, et al)

>>1495142
oh, okay. i like it a lot, keep doing that. you've looked at de Kooning's paintings before, right?

>>1495143
be the paintings u want to see

>>1495126
rendering of the lips and teeth is strong stuff, though, maybe do even more macro compositions?

and - not sure how you achieved them, but i quite like the textures around the lips as well; it looks like you collaged paper underneath the paint...?

>>1495133
...great? i'd appreciate that.

>>1495100
lel
i quite like this, if only because the way the nostrils take on the appearance of eyes is amusing.

>>1495103
2edgy5me
skulls are terribly cliched subject matter, and NEVER CENTER ANYTHING, it totally robs the composition of movement.

>>1495105
okay, the centering thing works here. increasing the amount of shadow on the drive would make the space a lot more engaging.

>>1495113
i get that, but being immune to constructive critique on the basis of "my paintings are always good" is not a good thing to be.

>>1495086
>a good painting is a good painting
not necessarily. even if you're using the most objective terms of evaluation (composition, color theory, etc.) it...doesn't seem that strong, tbh. There's a lack of discernible structure, even fucked-with structure (you said you're trying to manipulate space, but you can't really do that unless you've created space in the first place); the colors are dull and lifeless, and arranged in no apparent pattern, and....compositionally speaking, it wouldn't be half bad if the background was distinct from the foreground in any way other than being outside the outline of the head.

i get what you're trying to achieve conceptually, but i don't feel like this piece accomplishes that, nor is it a particularly well-executed composition.

>>1495080
guess i just don't get it.
th-thanks for sharing though

>>1495063
I...I kind of get what you're going for, but...i dunno, the paint still just seems really poorly applied.
is it acrylic?

>>1495061
here's hons hafmann

>>1495065
you could maybe use a real medium?

>>1495053
now i'm franz kline

check it out guys i'm barnett newman

>>1495038
i hope you're being facetious dawg, that's the worst attitude possible to have if you're posting works on here

again, what bothers me is that there's no interaction between each stroke, which makes them look really amateurishly applied. what exactly are you trying to achieve with this aesthetic?

>>1494839
>>1494838
oh heh yeah you're right
check out this one, you can totally see a guy shootin' some arrows, i bet that was totally unintentional lel

>>1494826
>>1494829

>>1494826
nah, that's clearly a swarm of bees.

>>1494820
i had never looked at their work, actually, but damn, i like a lot of it.
the forms remind me a lot of diebenkorn.

>>1494817
fuk u

>>1494803
lel
"he"
Elaine de Kooning was married to Willem de Kooning, whom you're probably thinking of. she took a lot of influence from his figurative works, pic related

The interpersonal and artistic dynamic between them is pretty fascinating tbh; with the women artists of the AI movement (de Kooning and Lee Krasner specifically) there was a serious struggle to be taken seriously and appreciated by their husbands / male artist counterparts (de Kooning and Pollock, respectively).

>>1494799
>>1494800
looks a lot like Elaine de Kooning's paintings.
i'd try blending the brushstrokes more? it's an interesting aesthetic, but very...blocky, pixelated almost.

>>1494460
Yup. I'm checking out, early day tomorrow. I added you on DA. keep painting.

>>1494456
Well, it's brilliant. If you kept pursuing that cathedral-like depth and lighting you could make some seriously, seriously astonishing pieces. Thank you a ton for uploading these.

>>1494448
>>1494449
>>1494451
augh these are exciting

>>1494448 especially, how the HELL did you get that kind of shading? this piece must be absolutely abyssal in person.

>>1494449
this is sweet too, digging the brightened-up tips on each stripe. the light gradient makes this look a lot like seaweed, underwater. that blotch in the middle of it definitely needs to go, though.

>>1494451
this is...eh, not so much. the composition and color aren't nearly as monolithic as the others. as a section of a larger piece depicting a wetlands scene this would be fantastic, but as a freestanding composition it doesn't really hold up terribly well.

>>1494411
they're great! having such a concentrated aesthetic is a dream. can't wait to see more.

>>1494393
straight up madness.

>>1494389
hhnngg
you can't really see it in this picture (only one i could find) but the structure of it (two circular forms of interweaving "strings") reminded me a lot of the art on the interior of the case for TKOL RMX 1234567.

>>1494392
awesome stuff. you are seriously on to something with these crazy-ass noodle paintings.