• Andy@slrpnk.netOP
      37·
      10 months ago

      That’s kind of a crappy thing to say.

      You could just say, “I really like his work.”

      • Gnorv@feddit.de
        72·
        10 months ago

        To me it seems like not so harsh ciritisism, perfectly okay.

        • Andy@slrpnk.netOP
          21·
          10 months ago

          My complaint isn’t that it’s harsh: it’s that it’s non constructive.

          Good criticism offers encouragement to improve something. Just saying something is disappointing to you is really just discouraging.

      • Yer Ma@lemm.ee
        51·
        10 months ago

        I do like his work, but this one seems almost like it wasn’t finished or something, the details look odd and it just isn’t great compared

        • Andy@slrpnk.netOP
          11·
          10 months ago

          It’s actually not complete: it’s the background. The full image will debut in a day or so, I just wanted to build anticipation.

          But that’s beside the point. The point is that saying you don’t like a piece of art is non-constructive criticism. I think it’s discouraging and unkind to artists to offer criticism that isn’t in some way constructive.

            • Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org
              2·
              10 months ago

              Actual art criticism is a bit more nuanced and based on a fundamental grounding of understanding with the medium.

              If you walk up to a Jackson Pollock painting and say ‘That’s bad’, literally no one interested in painting will call your statement art criticism.

            • Andy@slrpnk.netOP
              2·
              10 months ago

              I think it’s discouraging and unkind to artists to offer criticism that isn’t in some way constructive.

              I think criticism is great: when it’s constructive.

              That’s when you say what you’d like to make the art better. To issue constructive criticism, all you have to do is say WHAT you don’t like, so that the artist can learn and – assuming they want to make art you like better next time – incorporate that feedback. That’s what constructive criticism means.

  • keepthepace@slrpnk.net
    5·
    10 months ago

    I like it. Not sure I’d like living in that city, but it certainly triggers thoughts and makes you feel there.

    • beSyl@slrpnk.net
      2·
      10 months ago

      Why would you not livijg in that city? It seems awesome! A bit more green, plants/trees, and it would be awesome.

      • keepthepace@slrpnk.net
        1·
        10 months ago

        We have abolished physical labor yet I see several people in that picture pedaling to transport a small volume of things, Shenzhen style 20 years ago. I see what looks like small shops: labor inefficient, and inefficient for consumers too. Above ground piping. These are sign of overall poverty IMO.

  • Lunch@lemmy.world
    4·
    10 months ago

    Wowzy! Had not seen this artist before, really great pieces of work he’s got 🌻

    • Andy@slrpnk.netOP
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’m a big fan. He’s got a lot of diverse stuff, including some quick sketches of people around town and things, which I think are really delightful.

  • kozy138@lemm.ee
    3·
    10 months ago

    This looks kind of like an old expressway that was converted into a town.

    • Andy@slrpnk.netOP
      3·
      10 months ago

      Yeah. The button looks like a little copy button for me. It’s like two squares overlapping.