@3k1yp2,
3k1yp2;120317 wrote:I particularly like Dali as well. And sometime sun, I put art as a general topic because I was painting and in an artistic mood, but i didn't have anything in particular i wanted to discuss. But now there is something i have been thinking about: why are some people more qualified to "judge" art than others. Of course there is some degree of technical skill like composition and unity (or lack thereof) to consider, but can someone really just say that your art is mediocre or unimpressive? I went to an art competition a few months ago, and the people there serving as the judges seemed to all have their own interpretation of good art. Did i not win a place because of my luck that i drew the wrong judge? I have opted not to go this year, since i really see no point in submiting myself to hours of waiting just to prgress or lose based on someone elses whim. is there something im missing?
In my last year at secondary school, I was sitting my Advanced Higher Art. (I don't know what other places call it, but it's basically the highest level of qualification you can sit at high school).
I had spent hours and hours slaving over 20 A1 sheets of images that used everything from watercolours to poster paints and chalk pastels to sketches.
I had my theme. I wrote a load of words about inane things based on my theme. I wrote a detailed piece on 4 artists who inspired me. I handed everything in for the deadline. It all got wrapped up and sent to the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) to be marked and assessed.
What did I get for the days I slaved away painting eyes on hands and other such shenanigans?
A big. Fat. Fail.
That put me right off the education system I'll tell ya.
If I had marked it myself, I'd have given it an A+++. (But that's to be expected! :bigsmile:)
Art is a subjective thing. I doubt my Granny dearest would appreciate the intricate workings of a Banksy image of John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson imprinted on a piece of public property holding bananas for guns.
I wouldn't expect my young cousin of 5 to appreciate a Dali piece either. He's still drawing funny shaped trees and people with afros with fingerpaints.