I'm going to be really rude,but this is b3ta and I have bared my wares often enough for general derision or praise.
In my fairly worthless opinion, you have talent, technique and the patience it requires to be very good indeed.
But here is my critique: subject matter.
I have seen this and self portraits. If, (and you may not) you want to establish yourself commercially, these are minefields for a budding artist.
I run a gallery, and nudity is always a dilemma. To survive, we often work with local schools, getting kids into art. The kids are often asked to draw their own versions of our paintings. We have to be wary of the ones going home saying 'Look Mum! I drew tits! Put it on the fridge with the others'. This rarely works to ensure repeat visits.
Secondly, your self portraits. I think they are awesome but they are dangerous. I use me in my pics from time to time, but I'm not trying to sell.
You walk in a gallery with a self portrait under your arm and say 'this is me', you'd better make damn sure it looks like you, because you are standing next to it and I can judge right away. If you say 'it is my cousin' and get the reply that they can see the family resemblance, you are on better ground.
Hope you don't mind my thoughts, and take them in the spirit they are meant.
(In my fairly worthless opinion, you have talent, technique and the patience it requires to be very good indeed.
But here is my critique: subject matter.
I have seen this and self portraits. If, (and you may not) you want to establish yourself commercially, these are minefields for a budding artist.
I run a gallery, and nudity is always a dilemma. To survive, we often work with local schools, getting kids into art. The kids are often asked to draw their own versions of our paintings. We have to be wary of the ones going home saying 'Look Mum! I drew tits! Put it on the fridge with the others'. This rarely works to ensure repeat visits.
Secondly, your self portraits. I think they are awesome but they are dangerous. I use me in my pics from time to time, but I'm not trying to sell.
You walk in a gallery with a self portrait under your arm and say 'this is me', you'd better make damn sure it looks like you, because you are standing next to it and I can judge right away. If you say 'it is my cousin' and get the reply that they can see the family resemblance, you are on better ground.
Hope you don't mind my thoughts, and take them in the spirit they are meant.
TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Fri 6 Mar 2015, 0:45,
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Cheers : )And your opinion is valued. I hope for this feedback, tbh I rather negative, it spurs me on a bit!
And I totally agree with you, I wouldn't dream of putting these tests up for sale, and not in a million years want to flog a self portrait! I cringe at the thought, but I do hope to be good enough to sell one day.
But even then, I'm more concerned about making something worthwhile. And I care more about the human form than anything,if I don' t get gallery space so be it, I understand the biz side of it but I reckon I'm better off doing what what's true to myself.
(And I totally agree with you, I wouldn't dream of putting these tests up for sale, and not in a million years want to flog a self portrait! I cringe at the thought, but I do hope to be good enough to sell one day.
But even then, I'm more concerned about making something worthwhile. And I care more about the human form than anything,if I don' t get gallery space so be it, I understand the biz side of it but I reckon I'm better off doing what what's true to myself.
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Fri 6 Mar 2015, 1:23,
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"I care more about the human form than anything"is that why you call yourself 'tits'?
You may get asked this question in your first art-column interview. You might!
(You may get asked this question in your first art-column interview. You might!
ferret -> twitter.com/syfyautocorrect <-,
Fri 6 Mar 2015, 4:58,
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the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
Fri 6 Mar 2015, 10:03,
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