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> When you get really good you can even start reprocessing a scene or a model, deconstructing it in your mind and then reconstructing it via some other techniqu

by hosh 12y ago

> When you get really good you can even start reprocessing a scene or a model, deconstructing it in your mind and then reconstructing it via some other technique. You can go from photorealistic reproduction to complete abstraction. I think this is the first time I have seen an convincing argument for the value of abstract art. Thanks.

bane 12y ago
Thanks. Believe it or not, I'm not a big fan of most abstract art. I think the problem for me is that it's too easy to hack. Instead of going through years of art training and study, you really can just go throw a bunch of paint on a canvas and it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.
- hosh 12y ago
  Yeah, that "easy to hack" is why I was turned off of abstract art as a category. That there is a possibility of some artwork to have that kind of an underlying language is exciting to me :-)
  - saganus 12y ago
    I'm no expert or even connoisseur of paintings or art in general, but one of my favorite artists is Wassily Kandinsky. To me it's abstract art, but I really think it won't be easy to reproduce something that looks like his work. I think maybe someone more knowledgeable could teach you to "see" the abstract art. It happens to me with Jazz for example. By itself I really don't get it, but if one of my music loving friends walks me through it, explaining why the song is like this and that, then it all takes on a different dimension and I even start to like it. Then my friend goes away and again Jazz sounds like a mess to me. So maybe go see some abstract art with a friend that knows about it and can explain it and it might surprise what you find aesthetic. Then again it might not, but I Believe there must be some value to abstract art.
    - hosh 12y ago
      Sure, though it would be fun to see the principles of how visual arts are deconstructed for myself. I have a guess that there are essential overlaps with the bits of Haskell and martial arts I know.

by hosh 12y ago

bane 12y ago

Thanks. Believe it or not, I'm not a big fan of most abstract art. I think the problem for me is that it's too easy to hack. Instead of going through years of art training and study, you really can just go throw a bunch of paint on a canvas and it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.

hosh 12y ago
Yeah, that "easy to hack" is why I was turned off of abstract art as a category. That there is a possibility of some artwork to have that kind of an underlying language is exciting to me :-)
- saganus 12y ago
  I'm no expert or even connoisseur of paintings or art in general, but one of my favorite artists is Wassily Kandinsky. To me it's abstract art, but I really think it won't be easy to reproduce something that looks like his work. I think maybe someone more knowledgeable could teach you to "see" the abstract art. It happens to me with Jazz for example. By itself I really don't get it, but if one of my music loving friends walks me through it, explaining why the song is like this and that, then it all takes on a different dimension and I even start to like it. Then my friend goes away and again Jazz sounds like a mess to me. So maybe go see some abstract art with a friend that knows about it and can explain it and it might surprise what you find aesthetic. Then again it might not, but I Believe there must be some value to abstract art.
  - hosh 12y ago
    Sure, though it would be fun to see the principles of how visual arts are deconstructed for myself. I have a guess that there are essential overlaps with the bits of Haskell and martial arts I know.