/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>5244357
You mean art like this bro?

>>4543854
Okay faggot

Post your OC(s) itt.

>>2219935
>The need for art to be something deeply personal and original is a modern creation.

And so what? The need for geometry to be deductive and consistent is a modern creation as well. Does this mean we should go back to a time when mathematics was less rigorous and more heuristic?

The main subjects of art in the past were religious and historical themes. We currently live in a post-modern world that has long since abandoned most of its traditional spiritual values and has forsaken patriotic roots, making the celebration of historical events something that is frowned upon as ultra-nationalism.

Regardless, most people simply are no longer interested in those themes. There is no longer enough unity, cohesion and uniformity in our societies to allow for such themes to be meaningful. They're empty to us.

As far as I'm concerned originality comes in the form of creating something that is meaningful for the artist himself. And not in the form of drawing a character that he likes. Rather in the form of him creating a character that he likes. Or drawing any scene that is aesthetically pleasing to him. And this should be accomplished without any (explicit) reference to the work of someone else.

It's ok to be inspired by other people, but it's just childish to simply rip-off other people's characters and use them in your drawings. Create your own works, create your own characters.