What do you guys think of my painting? Sorry about the size and quality of the picture. Taken on an iPad. The top layer is burned so you can see through to the houndstooth underneath. I'm doing another one where there'll be circuitry through the holes.
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Edited by Ad Hoc: 2/6/2014 4:38:58 AMI like it a lot, you did a great job. Most people don't understand abstract art. Vincent Van Gogh, for example, wasn't trying to paint for other people. He painted what he felt and feelings are abstract. It's very hard for someone to look at a Van Gogh painting and know exactly what he was trying to convey. (Van Gogh wasn't an Abstract painter per se, but the comparison works). Most people want art to be simple. They want to look at it and say "Okay, that's a pretty house. Cool". Abstract art is a lot more rewarding because it allows you to feel something within yourself, rather than it just being some boring, tangible object you've seen a million times in reality. That's magical because the meaning can be different from person to person-- but a house is just a house. You've poured your feelings onto the canvass, and that's an awesome thing that a lot of people (including myself) aren't capable of doing. Some people may not care enough to take a second look at it, and that's okay. The ones who do, well, they may not understand what you're going for, but maybe, if they're lucky, they'll associate it with something meaningful within themselves. HUGE EDIT.