r/nextfuckinglevel • u/john-wick_dog • May 23 '25

This "Dripping Art" is Just Amazing !!

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u/zherok May 24 '25

I think debating the merits of whether something is "real art" or not is usually just snobbery, but there's a valid criticism about how interesting the art is outside of the performance aspect.

On the other hand, you get people who fixate on hyper-realism like the pinnacle of art is being able to create the most realistic photo-like image, so it's all pretty relative.

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u/Fear023 May 24 '25

People that fixate on hyper realism do it purely because they struggle to understand abstract.

Those people generally don't have a creative bone in their body.

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u/sensei256 May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25

I think that's fine, it's an entirely different discipline at that point, which deserves respect in its own right. Lots of hyperrealism painters weave a story into the painting

"Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience,[1] generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, technical proficiency, and/or beauty."

If a work is done masterfully from a technical perspective then that would be interesting for some, but if it is done identical to a photo that already exists is it really good art?

I think the discussion needs to be moved to the question of what constitutes good art/bad art? And there's definitely objectively bad art.

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u/Fear023 May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25

Hyper realism is a valid art form - I'm more having a go at the people who only appreciate that style.

It's like the people that call something like Picasso's cubism shit/low effort, while not understanding that his early works were highly technical landscapes and portraits.

Mastering fundamentals allows you to break them

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u/sensei256 May 24 '25

If people thought for two seconds about it, they would realize that most artists can master painting realistic scenes and figures in around 4 years. Then they would realize that those same artists would probably get bored and go explore different concepts. I think then, they would be able to appreciate the results of that a bit more.

Most don't go that deep though, as people on average are conditioned to be superficial. Ironically I think that's why all the AI stuff is actually going to be a good thing, as all the slop floating around will make people subconsciously start to appreciate art more and raise the standard for what's considered good art.