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bitchfitch · 26 days ago

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idk maybe it's because I see all art as various fields of craft work, ie skills composed of a series of linear steps that can be taken to produce certain results, but it irks me when people lose their shit over really basic pieces simply because the end result was able to produce a realistic image. like. especially since I've noticed it shows up a Lot more often in reference to categories of art dominated by women.

like, it's great y'all are gaining a respect for quilting and fiber work, but maybe loudly declaring that you either don't see or don't care about the immense display of skill in pieces unless they conform to what's mildly difficult in the one(1) genre of art you have deemed respectable isn't like. cool.

#this tapestry is so realistic! its the best- its a straight weave. You convert your reference image into a spreadsheet #and then just put the colors in their place. You two could do it with like. 10$ of supplies from Walmart and part of a cardboard box #This quilt! is really basic aplique work.#it lost to the granny quilt because the granny quilt made several hundred corners in cut pieces of fabric line up perfectly #like i know its in part because western art has been obsessed with depiction for a good long while #instead of the geometry of arabic art or expression of lines in a lot of east asian art or symbolic conveyance found across #massive swathes of african art #but its also just. 'I dont take art forms associated with women seriously unless it looks like the art of (a list 90% men)'#idk man. expand your horizons and learn more about art forms other than paintings #and also learn this: realism isnt hard #it's the lowest rung on the tree of advanced art. its the easiest to fake. it can be used to hide massive issues with your fundamentals #it just Looks impressive to the lay person who doesn't know jack or shit about the processess involved in making a Thing

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