/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.2788456]

Hello /ic/, what is your inspiration, your muse or goals in pursuing art and what makes art good in your opinion?

I started working towards improving through doing studies and practice since 2010. Now I am just having trouble with motivation to keep going. Looking at the art I considered good for skill didn't last. I went back to anime that originally inspired me noticing how boring the style is. From being here I became very critical on myself. That critique mindset really set me down to being very cynical questioning the quality of art, or what makes art good and worth putting the time into the craft. Let me also say that modern or contemporary art never inspired me. Although the old masters and great painters did inspire. Art as whole began to feel very meaningless. I always found myself lost as to the goal of improving except for the sake of improving. It wasn't to be like the greats. Once their inspiration left me wondering what the point of art was. So tell me what is yours to maybe get a different perspective.

[Anonymous No.2788459]

[Anonymous No.2788465]

>>2788456
Like Henry Scott Tuke or or John Gambril Nicholson or Leonardo da Vinci, I am inspired by the vibrant beauty and energy choice aspects of life have to offer.

[Anonymous No.2788471]

>>2788456
I like this post.

Good art combines high technical skill with appealing design, and evokes some sort of emotion or mood.

my current goal is getting the first part down. I feel like the second one will be easier, and the third will be the hardest.

[Anonymous No.2788480]

>>2788471
I disagree. I think evoking emotion/mood is the easiest of the three. I think you'll find just by choosing warm colors and making balanced, fluid designs you can create feelings of comfort and warmth. the design can even be abstract if you want.

[Anonymous No.2788482]

>>2788465
There have been many artists quoted for describing their inspirations to come from life. I mean where else would you get it other than the imitations we create based off nature. I suppose nature itself has become boring to look at for inspiration to me because I don't go out and only look at the imitations and copies of nature. Perhaps I should.

>>2788471
I would agree with this also. However skill and appealing design can be turned on it's head and evoke emotions and moods from people.

Is art just inspired from nature and to recreate a visual appearance that evokes emotions?

[Anonymous No.2791079]

>>2788482
>inspirations to come from life
>come from life
>life
Twenty years and still hoping to get one