A lot of people on Instagram are praising this artist. Can any other fellow artist here tell me what the fuck I’m missing or is this just more money laundering ? The artist is Robert Nava

    • PouncySilverkitten [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Well, yeah. Also Picasso was Picasso and had an astonishing eye for color, composition, everything that makes a piece succeed. I mean, the colors alone on this shark are so bad, so boring.

      I was just surprised this guy basically quoted Picasso to explain himself. Like, now I’m gonna compare you to Picasso, and it’s not looking so good for you.

      • Tittyskittles [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        This ⬆️ I have a very real emotional response when I see a Picasso, Guston, or Basquait. All artist that “paint like children” but with them there’s an interplay between the subject, composition, and color that keeps me interested. I don’t see that here

        • PouncySilverkitten [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          It’s almost like “painting like a child” isn’t literally about making art that a child would make, but about rethinking how we see and understand the world and breaking away from social inhibitions that can keep the artist from taking risks.

          I could honestly see an OK piece being developed from this shark if you built up lots of bright colors and made the focal point the mouth. Why is the mouth all the way on the left? It’s the most interesting part.

        • p_sharikov [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          They're good because they're trying to see the subject like a child would, but still paint it like a world class artist.

        • ComradeMikey [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          basquiat also has this ironic but sincere shit that hits me like a truck