Is it a photo, or a drawing?

[Locut0s]

http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/meticulously-detailed-drawings-made-with-graphite-and-chalk.html

 

[rhino56]

drawing from a photo.

 

[brainhulk]

that's cool stuff

 

[WelshBloke]

drawing from a photo.

Photo of a drawing from a photo.

Seriously though those are insane, I can't belive he can get that detail with those materials.

 

[mrblotto]

That's some serious talent!

 

[Wyndru]

The dude really likes smokers.

 

[soulcougher73]

Wow those are amazing

 

[Baked]

My mind has been blown.

 

[lxskllr]

So the question is, "Is it art?". When does something cease being art, and become a laborious duplication process?

 

[rudder]

my question is why? just take a b&w photo and save yourself a lot of hours work. Hell you can even apply some photoshop filters.

 

[Matthiasa]

So the question is, "Is it art?". When does something cease being art, and become a laborious duplication process?

Hmm well it's more art than what passes for modern art if that is the question.

 

[lxskllr]

Hmm well it's more art than what passes for modern art if that is the question.

Is it? Modern art is at least original, regardless of what any individual thinks of it. It's an expression of personal creativity.

 

[Matthiasa]

Flinging paint on anything is not an expression of anything, except just not being able to paint.

When a newborn can accomplish the same exact thing it is not art.

 

[lxskllr]

Flinging paint on anything is not an expression of anything, except just not being able to paint.

When a newborn can accomplish the same exact thing it is not art.

It is an expression, and it's original. It means something to artist doing it. I doubt there's many that randomly fling paint around. They're blending, and contrasting color and white space. It's a statement of personal creativity, and if it creates controversy, that's even better. Art should make you feel /something/. Whether that something's good or bad doesn't matter, as long as you feel.

 

[Matthiasa]

Yeah random paint doesn't make me feel anything towards it.
It does make me question humanity though due to how much some of it is valued.

 

[lxskllr]

Yeah random paint doesn't make me feel anything towards it.
It does make me question humanity though due to how much some of it is valued.

:shrugs: I'm not a big fan of art, but if someone's paying money for it, someone is valuing it. A lot of it's a mystery to me too, but if everyone liked the same thing, the world would be pretty bland. I hope you enjoy my art deco wonderland. My world would look like Bioshock :^D

 

[Matthiasa]

Yeah see that isn't something a newborn could do.

 

[zinfamous]

So the question is, "Is it art?". When does something cease being art, and become a laborious duplication process?

my question is why? just take a b&w photo and save yourself a lot of hours work. Hell you can even apply some photoshop filters.

you guys are funny.

 

[Gothgar]

The dude really likes smokers.

Maybe its fun and easy to draw smoke for the artist