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Published: 2012-05-14 22:30:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 2239; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 0
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I thought about this for a while.
-Why should I crit a 19 year olds painting of addiction?
-How are his painting skills?
-Is this painting composed well?
-Is this imagination or is there real world sources in use here?
I took time and reviewed his status, gallery and his Bio posted on his profile page.
This young man has bitten off more than he can chew. That is the admirable thing. He has some passion to learn and really push his ability to new horizons.
Any failings in this painting are due to a true artists effort not to be a student but to Be An Artist setting his own assignments and exploring things for himself.
This painting has alot of weak points. The artist has a good start on composition, rendering, perspective etc etc. He shows a grasp of good technique in representing reality.
And that is not what this artwork is. This topic (addiction) is not understood by the artist. That is very important. He is imagining a man tied by his habits. The artist is pasting together with paint some cliches. Don't smoke, drink, gamble or play with violence.
All of those things are results more than the definition or the source of addiction. Every addict starts as a normal enough little kid who gets caught up in stuff.
The artist is painting a cliche result.
Also....for me to comment on the painterly qualities I would need more detail in the deviation. I don't know how good the paint itself is.
This is a competent painting. Topicaly I would rather have seen the artist represent PEER PRESSURE and what he would know about from sitting in a college cafeteria. Some girl talkin about a party with booze and pot. The artist paints about a decision conserning when addiction starts.
good contrast of fleshtones against blues (shadow)
good control of value
cant see strokes or technique
cant see glazes or allaprima
All formas are reasonably rendered.
A great effort at a big painting.
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I agree though, I wish I could see it closer!
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Oh, nice. This is very dramatic. Man, you deeeefinitely need to upload a couple macro / up close shots of this piece, though. Very disappointed I can't get close to see the painterly details. I'm curious, though; why do the shadows of the people have on hats? Bowler hats, in fact? It makes them look as if they're part of a specific group. This is really cool, though. Haha, get it? 'Cool'? Cause you used cool colors..? No? Ahem, anyway, I like that the guy has some purples and reds, and the rest is mostly blues.
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enslaved to his own addictions! And I like the fact you included money in the drugs. Great work and I imagine the actual oil painting will look amazing!
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That is INCREDIBLY powerful. I really really think this is a great piece.
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