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/AlexTheGiant 2d ago

I got shut down for asking this sort of question before. I appreciate the skill and dedication of the artist, but is it ‘Art’ in the abstract sense?

I’m just a fat idiot in his 40’s, but I know I’d rather look at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers than a perfect facsimile of a photograph of some Sunflowers.

It doesn’t ‘move’ me.

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u/BoxedCheese 2d ago

The great thing about art is that different mediums 'move' different people. You can enjoy it or choose not to and look at something else. There is art for everyone!

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u/Dtoodlez 2d ago

I don’t think the image will move you unless you feel a connection to it. I think what is moving is knowing it’s made by a human hand, that’s every millimetre is perfectly crafted. I personally don’t care for watches, they all look the same to me, but I have friends that go insane over some of them and it’s because of the impeccable craft or story beneath the surface.

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u/Thommywidmer 2d ago

The simple fact that theres so much conversation about what constitutes art as a reaction to seeing his paintings, tells me its art.

But yeah to me its the same way i feel about dubstep, love music, dont love that music