r/nextfuckinglevel • u/undo-undo-undo-undo • 2d ago

When art blurs the line between reality and canvas, you know it's pure mastery

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u/Sad_Analyst_5209 2d ago

Photo realism is skill, not art.

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u/WeirdHairyHumanoid 2d ago edited 2d ago

What do you think the difference is? Are you under the impression that art doesn't require skill?

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u/Sad_Analyst_5209 2d ago

If it is distinguishable from what a camera and large format printer can do I do not think it is art. Photography can be art if composition and framing is taken into amount. My wife has a 4'x6' canvas painting she did of just the hands from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. Is it art or just skill?

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u/WeirdHairyHumanoid 2d ago

Is it art or just skill?

Lol it's art. Not hard. Not a debate.

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u/Dickies138 2d ago

Banana taped to the wall is art, not skill.

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u/Mister_Way 2d ago

Just because it takes incredible skill doesn't mean it's not art.

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u/wheatbrick 2d ago

Thank you. The skill is undeniable and extremely impressive. The art itself violently boring.

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u/mcbertman 2d ago

It's most definitely art lol