[Petri.J]

I put this thread under Digital art discussion because these are just studies. You will see no work in progress or finished art here. This is more like thinking and experimenting on canvas, so in other words these are all open for discussion and you can say what�s good and what�s bad and what is purely wrong in any ways.

So.. I went through the gnomon master class lessons, and I just want to try out some of those thoughts. So let�s start with something that mullins said.
-Break the pipeline you have been taught. Break the rules and experiment.

Lets start with something that I don�t like and what I don�t understand.. abstract art.

[Petri.J]

I combined colors that I don�t like to style that I don�t usually like..

[The Insane Lemur]

these are great "sandbox" time playing Petri! really dig what you are doing here- do you mind if others contribute... or do you think we could make a sandbox thread in the gallery section?

[Petri.J]

[Petri.J]

It�s wierd, people like these and want to print them on the wall and shit.
Seems like this is working.. I don�t know what I�m doing, but it�s working

[supriya05]

actually i don't like abstract art either,but i do admit i have come across abstract work that i end up liking quite a lot, yours included in fact. no i don't think i compares to proper cg, coz for that you need a lot of practice and training. realism will always be realism.

but here is what i want to put across...... what is abstart art? i guess, colours and shapes that don't represent any real forms, just laid out in a way meant to be visually pleasing. that last part is really important i think, coz isn't abstract art meant to be a kind of distilled essence of the principles of art? for abstarct art to *work*, it really has to have all the elements of design, like space arrangement, composition, balance,etc. without it , it just comes out weak.

in your work you can these things. interesting colour combinations, aesthetically pleasing forms, good composition. that's why.

i guess



no wait i'm not done...........
i'd meant to say that this abstraction exists in a hidden way in all paintings, even realistic ones. before drawing and painting a form, instead of just looking at it for what it is, we should also consider it as an abstract picture element, as merely a shape, an area of colour. i think this leads to better judgment on where the picture is headed. no, of course we're not supposed to think it out in such a drawn out way, i guess with practice it all becomes subconscious.
but it's there alright. it's there.

so that is the one good thing i can say for abstract art. for improving one's aesthetic sense, it's ok.

but of course, making abstract paintings and selling it for millions, that i don't get. is it really worth that much? ok so it might look pretty, but i dunno, to me it doesn't justify the price tag. or the hubris. take pollock for example. i really don't get pollock. and i'm an art student, so my head hurts all the more.

i hope i was able to contribute something

[Petri.J]

First of all, thanks for your thorough reply

[The Insane Lemur]

i think your point is a very good one petri- i think one of the greatest challenges would be to paint a peice that is resolved but still gives room for the imagination, maybe we are all trying to do that in some way!



gotta keep doing this, i feel like i just kept throwing crap into this one lol-pretty fun though

[The Insane Lemur]

tried another one, I find that if i start thinking in words i get distracted from painting

[notic]

Petri.J: yeah, that's the beauty of abstract.. getting the viewer to think and imagine for themselves! or maybe just feel? (Mark Rothko for example, didn't want people to think about his art, just experience it)

but i think also in figurative art it's nice to leave out certain elements/details(basically... impressionism?) spooges work is a good example..

btw, your abstract experiments are very nice!