thought from my morning trot: the moon has a half shaded way right now that looks a little off. it is not 'aesthetically pleasing' and i cant help think if someone painted it EXACT they would have buds saying 'you gonna fix your moon?' reality can be sloppy and i think some art critique misses that - ThreadSky

chucktingle.bsky.social • 74 days ago

thought from my morning trot: the moon has a half shaded way right now that looks a little off. it is not 'aesthetically pleasing' and i cant help think if someone painted it EXACT they would have buds saying 'you gonna fix your moon?' reality can be sloppy and i think some art critique misses that

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lindarthebard.bsky.social•73 days ago

This immediately reminds me of one of the core songs of the last game I composed for where I changed it at the last minute from 4/4 to 15/16 and leaned in to how uncomfortable and stilted the rhythm was, which actually made it better than how I originally wrote it.

usoki.bsky.social•74 days ago

Reminds me of this story-- reality doesn't care about the triangle rule or the law of thirds or the golden ratio, or what have you. Reality just... is.

chucktingle.bsky.social•74 days ago

theres balance between expectations of your medium and capturing reality. in writing i have seen critiques like ‘this side character did not have an arc’ and yes an arc is nice but in reality not everyone has one, despite the fact an english teacher said 'good' writing is when all characters change

chucktingle.bsky.social•74 days ago

so it is balance that all artists can consider. do i paint the moon with an off kilter shadow or do i give it a perfect curve? BOTH are valid expressions, but i would like to stand up for allowing the mess and complication of reality in. it can be so powerful to not let medium define expression

butt-goblin.com•74 days ago

imo there are 2 competing factors:

1) what you want to express – if it’s that messy reality, it can make sense to draw the moon accurately

2) audience reception – even if you want to express that mess, if everyone will just think you drew it bad, maybe that’s not an effective way to do it

lunameow.com•74 days ago

Do I paint the moon as a glowing, multicolored cube? If I do, is it still good art? Does art have to be an exact/enhanced depiction of reality? This is where I struggle. I suck at realism, so I have a hard time thinking of myself as an artist.

tresdem.bsky.social•74 days ago

Thank you for this. I was fretting about this just this morning. Just gonna contine, then, to chase the words that wanna be written.

sallysultzman.bsky.social•74 days ago

Thank you for this trot this morning, Chuck. I needed it!

joannanovinswrites.bsky.social•74 days ago

I remember getting a response from an agent that "this would never happen" and thinking a) it's fiction and b) your background is finance and mine is intelligence and diplomacy and uh yes, it does/did. (Not an agent I signed with).

loubengal.bsky.social•74 days ago

i love mess in art! im a makeup girlie and its so fun to play with if you view it as an art medium that evolves over the day as it wears off.

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