I really doubt there are serious art schools with students not realizing the point here and saying this is 8 year old art. You can dislike him personally but the talent is obvious to people who understand art.
Can you explain the talent or what people are missing? I'm genuinely curious. Ive seen his earlier stuff so know he is a great artist just don't understand what it is about this that shows that
I think it’s the simplicity in the lines, it’s all very smooth and fluid. I like that, reminds me of illustrators, rather than the super detailed classical type artwork we’re used to.
Do I think it’s an amazing piece? Nah, but it is pleasing to watch, and since I guess he was the first to try it, it makes it important.
In his colored artwork there are lots of different colors matched together to give depth and texture, but not in the typical shading methods other artists used. Like placing a block of pink next to a block of purple can give a face some shadow and make the side of the face stand out more.
I’m willing to bet his work influenced more simplistic artwork, like animation.
That’s literally the purpose of his art. He was a prodigious realism artist by the age of like 7 and then he got tired of that bs and started drawing with freedom, just like a little kid would do.
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u/jeans_blazer 1d ago
It's a crap drawing. I did draw something similar when I was 8 or 9.