Poesia [ ] T Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Here is a quick Thread i wanted to Make for anyone in Untitled wanted to put your up for critique or just to post. Mixed media, Oils Acrylics, Watercolors, portraits, realism, cartoons what not. You get the picture. Didnt want to say canvas thread or artwork thread in order to keep the garbage to a minimum. Studies are fine just make sure you accept the criticism well and gauge your self on level of work being represented. Here are some of my friends works to start it off. Dont worry they donot have to be this level to post this is just the first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work Mac Some older work of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work wow thoughs are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work It took me a good couple minuetes to figure out what was going on in those "wood" canvases. Everything posted is great. I gurantee I will be the first one to post some horrible paintings for you to attack. Its true, i have no shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work this is basically my own stuff. all freestyled which works sometimes but more often than not comes off looking unbalanced. these i used photos as my source. i'm not some s&m freak but i guess this is my version of an artist's life i want to paint all day but instead i have to go out and earn a living doing something I can't stand. the artist world completley escapes me and i dont know the first thing about making a living in it. King of Comedy series i've been working on i don't usually post my own stuff so don't be too hard on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work Im not one to critique figurative stuff much, ill leave to maybe Seeks or Koh. But im not really feeling the first couple of works maybe to much use of black. Or maybe there earlier work, the last one i think is the best one the realism is getting more believable. Plus the background is a good contrast. One of my best friends the one i posted his work above is a professor at a JC, got his master in Figurative painting in New York. He was always pretty good, but he got better with time. His advice has always been practice be open to learning. He always starts with a muted palette in figures works them out. Good work overall just keep that progression. If you want to pick up a book try this one. I studied the figure never got good at it, but when i was younger i tried to try everything. you can get them on amazon for like 5 or 8 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work thanks poesia. the photo sources had no background and i was reluctant to add one. the background is one of the most overlooked parts in artwork and definitely something that i need to work on. the redd foxx was actually my first attempt at a large scale portrait and is much stronger than all the other ones that came after that one. and thanks for the recommendations. i loved figure drawing in school but i never had time to attend the extra sessions at night. now im just too lazy to drive into downtown but ive been meaning to find a community college or even hire my own model if i ever set up my own studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work the pool scene is rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Re: Work Seeks can you title this Thread something Interesting, i was drawing a Blank when i made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Re: Work the pool scene is rad. co-signed, serum. i think that and the redd foxx are my favorites. definitely good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 poesia man you're friends do some amazing, solid work shit every time i see stuff like that i either think, damn gotta step my game up or damn, im so far away from that, why even bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 The percentages of being successful in Art is almost like winning the lottery, so dont try to win anything. Just practice and through life try to keep progressing. One day you might look up and think damn have i really made it this far. Its not a race, be open to learn try not to give up or be influenced or intimated by people ahead of you in technique or skill. There is a story about a couple of friends this Artist is one of them, We all sat around every day and in high school when we were young painted sketched. All down with same crew and all. At that age Art was all there was Life hadnt hit us yet. This Artist had great skill, but 2 of my other friends were better and everyone would think they were the shit. Long story short, my man who had the most skill dont even draw anymore he threw away all his art and became a recluse tried to sit in for a figure drawing class with this artist, and couldnt even come close to what he once was. Other guy had a family hardcore christian and just paints for church, the lesser talents were me and my other boy who is about to graduate from New york Art academy with masters. Talent only gets you so far, its the heart and drive that creates the character of an artist. Ill try to post some of my other boys work, he is more like me intuitive artist we make the most of what little skill we got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Here is some of my other Friends Work Me and him were the worst of the bunch skill wise but had heart. Ali Banisadr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 hey thanks for the compliments guys. i need to get out of the midwest the fucking cold puts a damper on my outdoor painting. id love to get a small run down studio. i envy people with the nice old warehouse lofts. then id never leave the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59north Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Those last paintings make me want to paint. Job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_67_- Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 cool thread. contributions coming later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MimikOctopus Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Just a little logo I'm creating for myself. It's a work in progress, needs tentacles badly. Perspective is my current challenge, but I'm confident that I will overcome it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 T;6020853']The percentages of being successful in Art is almost like winning the lottery, so dont try to win anything. Just practice and through life try to keep progressing. One day you might look up and think damn have i really made it this far. Its not a race, be open to learn try not to give up or be influenced or intimated by people ahead of you in technique or skill. There is a story about a couple of friends this Artist is one of them, We all sat around every day and in high school when we were young painted sketched. All down with same crew and all. At that age Art was all there was Life hadnt hit us yet. This Artist had great skill, but 2 of my other friends were better and everyone would think they were the shit. Long story short, my man who had the most skill dont even draw anymore he threw away all his art and became a recluse tried to sit in for a figure drawing class with this artist, and couldnt even come close to what he once was. Other guy had a family hardcore christian and just paints for church, the lesser talents were me and my other boy who is about to graduate from New york Art academy with masters. Talent only gets you so far, its the heart and drive that creates the character of an artist. Ill try to post some of my other boys work, he is more like me intuitive artist we make the most of what little skill we got. thats inspiring to me since I'm riding in the same boat you were back in the day right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 yeah, i can't even hang. i just attempted my first small installation for school, i'd post some flix but i'm not sure if it would fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 that's pretty much it. i had some audio with it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Nice. I like the Walls of the installation. What got you into installation. Any certain artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Thanks. Well, I don't think any one artist inspired me to pursue it, but I would have to say that seeing some of the other students at school going in that direction was an influence, it sort of put my mind in motion to venture out from 2-D work. As far as other artists, I like Jac Leirner's stuff and I'm not going to lie, I have a lot of homework to do as far as research. I sort of don't want to look at other peoples stuff because I don't want to subconsciously draw from other peoples work, which in unavoidable at times. This semester I think I am going to make a small box where in order to view/experience it, you will actually have to sit inside it and close a door. I want the space inside to be cramped and I want to incorporate sound in some way. I am sort of going to build on the last project, but make is smaller, so you have no choice but to feel claustrophobic. The project I posted was supposed to be a representation of my mind. The chalked sets of 5 on the wall were representing the days of my life and how I feel that everyday is monotonous and almost as if I am in my own little prison. The string lights are supposed to represent synapses and thoughts flowing through my brain, tangled with my ideas, etc. I wanted the viewer to have to duck and weave through the wood and lights when they entered the room so as to give them the feel of me weaving through my own thoughts and mind. The rest of it is pretty cliché, as far as light bulbs and lights representing ideas, current, past, dead, etc.. So, hopefully I can strip all of that down into something a little more basic and raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricecube Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 this is one called "still death" im 15 and any advice from the more experienced artists would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 i hate reposting pictures (more are in my thread on paper chase) but i figure id share, since i know some ppl dont go to paper chase here are the more artsy things ive done that i like and some that are not so great going to maybe make them stickers i will try drawing more faces or people and see how it turns out i have to date done almost no drawing from real life subjects sometimes i feel like a fraud usually when that happens i shut my self in my room and do mad graff n dance on papers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabloid- Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 this is one called "still death" im 15 and any advice from the more experienced artists would be greatly appreciated general observation 1) That type doesn't really exist in the same "world" as the remote and the wallet. If you want to incorporate the script style, it has to be believable. Don't think of it as letters. They are just shapes that have effect the overall composition 2) Your starting to model, but it's not enough. 3) the black in the remote and the wallet need to be more opaque.Push your mediums a bit more. 4) There are also some minor problems with your proportion. If you keep pushing it you may have potential. Check the following artists for drawing reference Albrecht Durer, Goya, Delaquoix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hy, those incan, myan looking figures are fucking dope. Good looks. Let me know if the sticker thing comes to life. Was also feelin the birds and the zebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricecube Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 general observation 1) That type doesn't really exist in the same "world" as the remote and the wallet. If you want to incorporate the script style, it has to be believable. Don't think of it as letters. They are just shapes that have effect the overall composition 2) Your starting to model, but it's not enough. 3) the black in the remote and the wallet need to be more opaque.Push your mediums a bit more. 4) There are also some minor problems with your proportion. If you keep pushing it you may have potential. Check the following artists for drawing reference Albrecht Durer, Goya, Delaquoix alright man thanks for the advice. ive got a long way to go. if this thread is still alive, ill try to put up some new stuff and hopefully you could tell me what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Rice cube! FUCK CLASS! get your education from the ave! See you at folk life fellow seattle homie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricecube Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 haha yee the ave is where its at this year im gonna miss Folklife tho im in Taiwan until June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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