Ok... so the copy paste doesn't seem to want to work. I am going to respond to my own lack of post with the correct post.
Faking it blog.
Will Paul succeed in faking it? Honestly I kind of hope not. I would like to say that I believe that anyone can create art, or at least that anyone can be an artist. But at the same time I tend to hold some value in the skill that goes with art. His art is interesting, like as the other people on the show said, he is rather brave with his colors, but other than that I don't get that much from his artwork. That critic that came and reviewed his worked pointed out that his art might work as something one would hang over the sofa because it matches but the critic failed to see any real majesty in his work. Despite the fact that I very much agree with the critic in the sense that art just for the sake of art isn't really art at all, I feel that Kinkade has more than proved that appealing to the middle class individuals want to find something that looks pretty and doesn't have tons of emotional psychological layers behind it to hang over the living room sofa, is a great way to see art. In fact that was the standard that I choose to use when dealing with the "Running the Numbers" Exhibit. Sure the art all had merit, a message or a meaning behind it. But at least for me much of it lacked the hang-ability that Kinkade's work has cornered.
I also was not really impressed by the physical change that they opted to put Paul through. Sure he looks cool and edgy but his art really doesn't. In a way the artist seems to often embody their work. By looking at them one can see the inspiration behind the work. I felt that Paul had that connection to his art before the metamorphosis and completely lacked it afterwords. The fake (Where they actually fake or was he wearing contacts originally?) glasses really threw me off. Being one who needs glasses to see and thus has to deal with all the inconveniences of wearing them, is rather bothered by the ideal of people wearing fake ones just for a look.
Over all I think that Paul has a personal style to his work. It feels homey and safe. But I felt that the transformers were trying too hard to push him into a specific type of art and that pushing will cause him to look like a fake. But then again, is it really possible to "fake" art?
I appreciated the comparison you made between the physical appearance of an artist and the expression of the artwork. To achieve transparent meaning, I believe the two should be connected as, you hit the nail on the head when you said it, talented artists embody their artwork. Great perspective and insight.
Ok... so the copy paste doesn't seem to want to work. I am going to respond to my own lack of post with the correct post.
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Will Paul succeed in faking it? Honestly I kind of hope not. I would like to say that I believe that anyone can create art, or at least that anyone can be an artist. But at the same time I tend to hold some value in the skill that goes with art. His art is interesting, like as the other people on the show said, he is rather brave with his colors, but other than that I don't get that much from his artwork. That critic that came and reviewed his worked pointed out that his art might work as something one would hang over the sofa because it matches but the critic failed to see any real majesty in his work. Despite the fact that I very much agree with the critic in the sense that art just for the sake of art isn't really art at all, I feel that Kinkade has more than proved that appealing to the middle class individuals want to find something that looks pretty and doesn't have tons of emotional psychological layers behind it to hang over the living room sofa, is a great way to see art. In fact that was the standard that I choose to use when dealing with the "Running the Numbers" Exhibit. Sure the art all had merit, a message or a meaning behind it. But at least for me much of it lacked the hang-ability that Kinkade's work has cornered.
I also was not really impressed by the physical change that they opted to put Paul through. Sure he looks cool and edgy but his art really doesn't. In a way the artist seems to often embody their work. By looking at them one can see the inspiration behind the work. I felt that Paul had that connection to his art before the metamorphosis and completely lacked it afterwords. The fake (Where they actually fake or was he wearing contacts originally?) glasses really threw me off. Being one who needs glasses to see and thus has to deal with all the inconveniences of wearing them, is rather bothered by the ideal of people wearing fake ones just for a look.
Over all I think that Paul has a personal style to his work. It feels homey and safe. But I felt that the transformers were trying too hard to push him into a specific type of art and that pushing will cause him to look like a fake. But then again, is it really possible to "fake" art?
I appreciated the comparison you made between the physical appearance of an artist and the expression of the artwork. To achieve transparent meaning, I believe the two should be connected as, you hit the nail on the head when you said it, talented artists embody their artwork. Great perspective and insight.
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