Traditional Art

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From dabblers to masters, obscure to popular and ancient to futuristic, this is an inclusive community dedicated to showcasing all types of art by all kinds of artists, as long as they're made in a traditional medium

'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

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I've never tried this style before and I'd love some feedback (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by 1d420 to c/traditional_art

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

So I'm guessing you're going for a color field painting, like Mark Rothko or Piet Mondrian style yeah? If so, great job! You've captured this style very well. In my personal opinion, the 'weight' of the top half of the painting is a bit heavy or busy versus the bottom half. I would suggest turning the painting sideways or upside down and seeing if you like it.

So maybe like this:

Or like this:

[–] 1d420 12 points 9 months ago

Holy crap you're right. I like it better in both of those orientations. Art is crazy because you can spend hours every day painting something before someone makes you realize you've been holding it upside down the whole time

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

This is actually very cool. It has quite a different vibe depending on orientation. The first alternate orientation feels much more grounded.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Good photographers also use composition techniques like this all the time, for example.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I really like it upside down. I feel like it grounds the painting. It's a very elegant suggestion