/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>Anon made a scam to trick /ic/ assholes into giving him their address and he is going to kill them because they made fun of his drawing

>>2845223
>but at least they're honest.
But what's the value of honesty in art?

We are making illusions in a canvas. Artistic tools like composition and color palettes exist to persuade and influence the viewer, not to tell him the truth.

The public doesn't wants the truth. No artist is good enough to be completely honest.

Why not just circlejerk? Isn't that human society? Isn't that our economic system? Just a giant circlejerk?

When you see someone and say good morning as a reflex, you might not really mean it. You might be lying. But isn't that better than just calling them an asshole to their face?

What the hell do we win from trying to be honest?

If you tell an artist that his work is good even when it isn't, you gain a friend and he continues practicing.

If you tell an artist that his work is shit, and it's honestly shit, you don't get anything back. Your hands are empty. You gain an enemy. He either stops drawing or grind and grinds and grinds until he gets good and then becomes your market competition, who will take your jobs.

What's the end game /ic/?
Do you really want the truth or do you want a prosperous life?