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undefinedreference In reply to NoodleRubber [2015-11-16 14:58:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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NoodleRubber In reply to undefinedreference [2015-11-17 09:06:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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undefinedreference In reply to Sei-Zako [2015-08-09 20:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Layer upon layer upon layer upon layer.. The laziness lies in the rather random, if not bored, selection of these layers combined with mindless tinkering thereof, until some satisfying result pops up. A kind of Anti-Design

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NoodleRubber In reply to undefinedreference [2015-11-16 12:19:29 +0000 UTC]

I would like to point out that it's not laziness because tinkering until some satisfying result pops up is how it's done. Whether the medium is traditional or digital, the process for creating abstract art is the same. Deliberate design is sort of a myth because happy accidents often result in better outcomes than our limited human minds can achieve.

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undefinedreference In reply to NoodleRubber [2015-11-16 15:17:12 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty much how science works: "failure as the mother of all progress". If you take this thought a step further, then maybe true talent lies in the capability to allow these accidents to happen. I've been looking at paintings in a museum nearby trying to figure out the difference between great artists like Picasso and Mondrian and the less talented ones. The latter produce nice but rather "flat" pictures, while the former manage to give their work something extra which I can only describe as "life". Chance certainly will have role in this. At the same time their work obviously expresses a supreme level of skill and control, so there's a certain contradiction there. Unless life itself is considered a contradiction in its own right, then maybe it starts making sense. In any case it's a very interesting exercise, looking at art that way, it touches the very heart of what great art "is". apart from all the theories and ideas and intentions, and even from what exactly is being expressed and depicted. Thanks for you comment

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NoodleRubber In reply to undefinedreference [2015-11-17 09:02:30 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I truly believe that talent lies in the ability to allow these accidents to happen. It's also important to have an eye for beauty so one can recognize accidents worth modifying and or keeping. Sometimes knowing what to do or when to stop makes all the difference. As far as artist skills are concerned, it makes sense that the longer someone practices a particular subject, the better they will be at it. However, since art is subjective and the viewer can only interpret thought the lens of their own perspective, superior or inferior is a matter of personal preference. As they say, beauty is in the eye of beholder...

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undefinedreference In reply to NoodleRubber [2015-11-20 12:37:20 +0000 UTC]

True. I'm still completely puzzled about which uploads of mine catch favs here on dA and which don't. Normally the ones I'm the most reluctant about receive the most, while the ones I think are awesome go largely unnoticed. Can't argue with that elusive thing called "taste".

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NoodleRubber In reply to undefinedreference [2015-11-23 09:57:12 +0000 UTC]

I experience the same thing...lol.   

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undefinedreference In reply to luintje [2015-08-09 20:57:13 +0000 UTC]

I don't know about the city but when I was small we used to go to a kind of wildlife park over there and feed the totally tame "wild pigs". Fond memories

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