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[PrettyNier]

shut.
up.

im tired of your stupid ass "OH FUCK, THATS INCORRECT ANATOMY, THEREFORE IT'S BAD ART" bullshit. it's fucking art. who cares about the anatomy? no, it really doesn't fucking matter that the arm isnt the exact right size, or the leg is two inches too short. it's art, if it looks good it looks good. everything doesn't need to be exactly anatomically right in every single piece of art with a person in it ever. that's not the point of art. the point of art is to convey a message, or share an idea. for example in the piece DrSlouch posted, it's Quote and that other bitch with some dog. that's the point. they're not saying "jesus christ look at this piece of art and how PERFECT THE ANATOMY IS". no.

i literally respect your opinion in every case that you're not like "blah blah blah blah look at that terrible anatomy!!!!", that has just been getting on my last nerve. i know i shouldn't really care since it's not like you're directing any of this at me, but jesus christ. jesus christ. just because your art is anatomically correct doesn't mean every piece has to be.

unless the person explicitly says "THIS PIECE CONTAINS THE MOST PERFECT ANATOMY EVER", don't say "it's got terrible anatomy so it's obviously not good art!!!".

thats. stupid.

kori, no offense, you're a rad guy but this is kind of dumb. this is an incredibly weak defense: you're saying that simply by being "art" (as if art is a quality in and of itself, which i disagree with) its immune to anatomical critique? thats kind of only really true if art is immune to any form of critique, purely because it's "art". do you believe that is true?

the reason anatomy is important is because art is about expression, and representation. representation of ideas and concepts - but if these ideas aren't represented well, if the execution does not do the concept justice, then it is bad art.

anatomy is a part of this. if the anatomy, or the proportions, do not properly reflect what they are supposed too, then they are bad. it is also for this very reason that sometimes extravagant or exaggerated proportions are good - because they better represent or express the kind of ideas that the work is supposed too.

everything in a piece of art should have a reason, or a purpose; anything that genuinely does not, or contradicts or inhibits the expression of the piece at large is a flaw (naturally the latter more so than the former). simply put, "bad" anatomy is a flaw.