Artistic Optimism

Taryn. She/her. 30. USA. This is an art/design blog where I mostly just reblog cool things I see. I have a bunch of side blogs for fandom related stuff: Inuyahsa = lostinfantasyworlds | The Mentalist = goodluckteresa | Brooklyn 99 = peraltiagostyle99 | Game of Thrones = gendrya-stark-baratheon

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

cool gentle dusk

[delicatuscii-wasbella102]

Eclipse of the Sun in Venice in July 8, 1842 by Ippolito Caffi.

[amilkyway]

fireflies lighting up a rural Pennsylvania field at dusk

[ouroborosorder]

this is such a profoundly stupid thing to be mad about but. i periodically think about how banksy made one of my single favorite pieces of art of all time, and everything else he's ever done has sucked. man, how did you nail it once

[ouroborosorder]

It's this piece, titled The Banality of the Banality of Evil. Because on first glance, you're like. Yeah, okay, it's obvious what it's saying. Even nazis, even evil people can appreciate beauty, too. But then you learn its name, and suddenly the interpretation shifts a bit. The idea that evil is banal has in itself become banal. my first response to seeing a nazi on a bench is "oh it's about the banality of evil" and not "jesus christ there's a nazi on the bench."

and like. i dunno i think that's a really interesting way for a title to recontextualize a piece. it's finding nuance by tearing out the nuance you want to project onto it. it's not the greatest piece of art ever made, but i'd be lying if i said i didn't have a huge soft spot for it

[manwhorewednesdays]

Okay but I have to add to this

what I find really interesting is how the way this is drawn (especially considering who drew it) the art style seems extremely deliberate. This type of nostalgic landscape painting is very reminiscent of nazi art and specifically, Hitler's art.

Nazis were extremely judgmental of "entartete Kunst" (degenerate art). Bansky's usual work very well fall into this category! So for him to go for this style of painting in particular is another choice I find very interesting, because I can see some people react to this painting with some variation of "oh, I didn't know he could actually draw! I thought he is a hack but he is a real artist!" - and that is where they would agree with the Nazis.

I dunno I just find this piece very compelling

[ouroborosorder]

oh that is actually fascinating. in fact, to add on- a detail I omitted because I just kinda forgot to mention it. The reason there’s two signatures in the corner is because it was a painting in a thrift shop, Banksy adding the Nazi, and then returning it to the shop.

I think there’s something interesting about recognizing the lineage of this type of art and wanting to mess with it, subvert the intent, and explore the topic and legacy. It’s potent. I really like this piece

[theartofanimation]

Yaoyao Ma Van As  -  http://yaoyaoartblog.tumblr.com  -  https://twitter.com/yaoyaomva?lang=es  -  https://www.facebook.com/yaoyaomva  -  https://www.instagram.com/yaoyaomva/?hl=es  -  https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/yaoyaomva

[my-dailydreams]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[wardoffthenight]

Sven Sauer - Deviation

The installation consists of 1,200 glass shards, each of which is aligned by hand. The train is moved centimeter by centimeter and each new glass shard is turned into the correct position so that the beam of light is directed to the next glass shard. As soon as the train starts moving, this creates a chain reaction of light...

[grundoonmgnx]

Nick Barlow, Clusterfuck/Keep It Together, 2022

Oil on mountboard, 81 X 81 cm

[shopwitchvamp]

Babe, are you okay? You reblogged Nick Barlow’s Clusterfuck/Keep It Together again

[spacewonder19]

The Sword of Orion ©

[thombalan]

[soymoss]

starling

[lindamarieansonsnaps]

[the-big-mood]

Source

[ryzrood]

[the-big-mood]

[evelynmooreartsblog]

"Drawn to Hidden Light". Read what this painting means below.

This work is about an unseen direction that leads you forward, even when it is not yet defined.

About moving toward something that doesn't fully reveal itself, but already shapes the way.

About light that doesn't appear directly, but exists as a presence, a quiet force that shifts the sense of movement without becoming obvious.

And about that state where you don't see the final point, but you keep moving, because something inside already knows the direction

Oil on canvas, 28x16"

#oilpainting #seascape #paintingprocess #artforsale #artwork

[anyaboz]

Void No. 10 (Memory)

Available on my site shop Monday May 11th at 12pm EDT.

This room guardian has a citrine crystal heart. It’s face is hollow and lined with black fabric with silver detail to achieve a fragmented abyss effect. The ears, face, and legs were cast in resin so they are very durable. The mane was made with dozens of individual layers of fur, feathers, and fibers sewn to a fabric backing including shreds of lace. The neck and legs have a fully posable plastic ball and socket armature inside that will not wear out over time. The tail has a posable wire inside the ears are attached with a ball and socket joint so they can pivot in every direction.

See how it was made on my Patreon.

[mounted-archer]

Maybe one of these days I’ll learn how to actually use procreate brushes other than “hard blend”

[tutorial]

[landsccape]