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Art is starting to fail me slowly.
There was once pleasure here. It's starting to drift away.
There was once pleasure here. It's starting to drift away.
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The Anger of Art
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Is it just me, or is art just so hit-or-miss lately? Either it's really good or total shit. I feel like it hasn't always been like that. Maybe it has and I don't see it, but these days, it feels like there is no gray area.
And for some reason lately...I don't feel emotionally invested into the art. Regarding the naked male body, I like it. It is as beautiful as it is frightening to me. But even in other art and nude art, I feel at a loss.
And it makes me angry.
I'm going to go capitalize on my angst by listening to Tool non-stop.
And for some reason lately...I don't feel emotionally invested into the art. Regarding the naked male body, I like it. It is as beautiful as it is frightening to me. But even in other art and nude art, I feel at a loss.
And it makes me angry.
I'm going to go capitalize on my angst by listening to Tool non-stop.
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Artistic Honesty
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What is artistic honesty? I doubt that it's an official term, but more of a thought that I had recently.
When I say artistic honesty, I mean creating art that reflects you. For instance, some songwriters will write songs about subjects they don't even mean or songs that do not represent them or mean anything to them in any way. They are just writing it because they like it. They don't have any connection to it or they've never really experienced it. On that note, is that why most pop singers sing about break-ups and love because that's all that matters to them? That is all they can identify with?
What brought this thought up was that I draw muscular men from time to time, more often than not, while I am not muscular or in any way fit myself. I'll state for the record that I hate my body, but I won't go into details. But I draw muscular, often naked and erotic, men, which is why I am unable to post upon this site. (I'm aware of Y!Gallery, just apprehensive to joining for personal reasons). So, me being not fit and the fact that I am drawing men who are, also men who are hung, does that make me artistically dishonest? Am I just succumbing to the idealisation of it all? Sure, I myself could try and be muscular, but many things prevent me. One is the thought of:
"Wait, somewhere down the line I'm going to wish that I hadn't done this because this is something that is permanent."
I understand the health benefits and all, but a part of me feels that if I go that far down the line, I may wish I hadn't later. So, does that mean I should stop drawing muscular men and stick to realistic drawings? I'm always about trying to make things mostly unreal to look as realistic as possible in my drawings, but...maybe I should just stick to doing things realistic and be more reflective of myself instead of drawing naked, muscular, hung men.
I'm not ashamed of who I am, just worried that people may get the wrong idea.
When I say artistic honesty, I mean creating art that reflects you. For instance, some songwriters will write songs about subjects they don't even mean or songs that do not represent them or mean anything to them in any way. They are just writing it because they like it. They don't have any connection to it or they've never really experienced it. On that note, is that why most pop singers sing about break-ups and love because that's all that matters to them? That is all they can identify with?
What brought this thought up was that I draw muscular men from time to time, more often than not, while I am not muscular or in any way fit myself. I'll state for the record that I hate my body, but I won't go into details. But I draw muscular, often naked and erotic, men, which is why I am unable to post upon this site. (I'm aware of Y!Gallery, just apprehensive to joining for personal reasons). So, me being not fit and the fact that I am drawing men who are, also men who are hung, does that make me artistically dishonest? Am I just succumbing to the idealisation of it all? Sure, I myself could try and be muscular, but many things prevent me. One is the thought of:
"Wait, somewhere down the line I'm going to wish that I hadn't done this because this is something that is permanent."
I understand the health benefits and all, but a part of me feels that if I go that far down the line, I may wish I hadn't later. So, does that mean I should stop drawing muscular men and stick to realistic drawings? I'm always about trying to make things mostly unreal to look as realistic as possible in my drawings, but...maybe I should just stick to doing things realistic and be more reflective of myself instead of drawing naked, muscular, hung men.
I'm not ashamed of who I am, just worried that people may get the wrong idea.
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Some of you will hate me forever for typing this, but I can no longer hide it.
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I FUCKING HATE THE "TWILIGHT" SERIES, MOVIE AND ALL. I fucking hate it. In fact, I hate it so much, I pray that every copy known to man is found and burned to ashes. I hate this more than I hate Star Wars. In fact, my hatred for this series is comparible to the flames of the fucking sun.
So, why do I hate this film? I'm glad you [allegedly] asked!
1 - UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. Girls, or guys, if you want a boyfriend like Edward, then just please...go celebate. I'm so goddamn tired of hearing about girls saying "I want a boyfriend like Edward." Oh yeah, like you deserve one. But then that's the case, they start parading around like they deserve an Edward. You know what? If you think that you are more deserving of a boyfriend like that pussy Edward, then you are probably a horrible girlfriend/boyfriend. Why? Maybe because you will start getting angry if he isn't watching over you constantly, like your guardian. Maybe it's because he's not so deep and doesn't have that many goals. Maybe it's because you are living in a dreamworld. Get real, people, no one like that exists. Moving on.
2 - ACTORS. Rob Patterson makes me want to throw up until there is nothing left of me. I want to hurl myself inside out for how much of a goddamn prick he is. Why? Because he's the guy that played Edward, a character who is now the bane of my existence.
3 - UNAVOIDABLE. I can't walk down the street for two steps without seeing some "Twilight" paraphernalia. I mean, seriously, our whole generation has practically come to where we will hinge ourselves to a good idea so much that we will suck it dry until there is nothing left over, and until we hate it. But until then, let us just thrust it into our community to a point to where everyone who doesn't like the series is forced to see at least some sliver of it's existence, to the point to where they have no choice but to convert, lest they be alienated from society.
I have a lot more reasons why I hate this movie, but these are the three rational ones I could think of right now. So please, Twilight, die out in our culture already. I can't wait for the day that you are gone.
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I FUCKING HATE THE "TWILIGHT" SERIES, MOVIE AND ALL. I fucking hate it. In fact, I hate it so much, I pray that every copy known to man is found and burned to ashes. I hate this more than I hate Star Wars. In fact, my hatred for this series is comparible to the flames of the fucking sun.
So, why do I hate this film? I'm glad you [allegedly] asked!
1 - UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. Girls, or guys, if you want a boyfriend like Edward, then just please...go celebate. I'm so goddamn tired of hearing about girls saying "I want a boyfriend like Edward." Oh yeah, like you deserve one. But then that's the case, they start parading around like they deserve an Edward. You know what? If you think that you are more deserving of a boyfriend like that pussy Edward, then you are probably a horrible girlfriend/boyfriend. Why? Maybe because you will start getting angry if he isn't watching over you constantly, like your guardian. Maybe it's because he's not so deep and doesn't have that many goals. Maybe it's because you are living in a dreamworld. Get real, people, no one like that exists. Moving on.
2 - ACTORS. Rob Patterson makes me want to throw up until there is nothing left of me. I want to hurl myself inside out for how much of a goddamn prick he is. Why? Because he's the guy that played Edward, a character who is now the bane of my existence.
3 - UNAVOIDABLE. I can't walk down the street for two steps without seeing some "Twilight" paraphernalia. I mean, seriously, our whole generation has practically come to where we will hinge ourselves to a good idea so much that we will suck it dry until there is nothing left over, and until we hate it. But until then, let us just thrust it into our community to a point to where everyone who doesn't like the series is forced to see at least some sliver of it's existence, to the point to where they have no choice but to convert, lest they be alienated from society.
I have a lot more reasons why I hate this movie, but these are the three rational ones I could think of right now. So please, Twilight, die out in our culture already. I can't wait for the day that you are gone.
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