Saul's Art Gallery

[Saul]

Western Lands © 2010


The Departure © 2010


Heavenly Kingdom © 2010

[Saul]

Princess of Horses © 2010

[Saul]

The Misty Mountians © 2010

[Dax]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsch

[Joe_Campbell]

I want to know how the clouds and sky ended up below the mountains in Heavenly Kingdom. Or maybe it's another one of those "floating in the clouds" versions of Heaven.

[greg]

Heavenly Kingdom © 2010

I want to know how the clouds and sky ended up below the mountains in Heavenly Kingdom. Or maybe it's another one of those "floating in the clouds" versions of Heaven.

I think it looks kinda cool that way. 

[Joe_Campbell]

I do too, except that one patch in the bottom right corner. Suspension of disbelief ruined. :|

[Saul]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsch

LOL, THERE A WHOLE UNIVERSE OUT THERE for digital art if you didnt know?

[Saul]

I want to know how the clouds and sky ended up below the mountains in Heavenly Kingdom. Or maybe it's another one of those "floating in the clouds" versions of Heaven.

That was the whole point.

[Dax]

LOL, THERE A WHOLE UNIVERSE OUT THERE for digital art if you didnt know?

Nevertheless, the point remains unanswered. Please note in particular the last sentence of this extract of the Wiki article and tell us how your work is any different.

Kitsch (English pronunciation: /?k?t?/, loanword from German) is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons[1] while making cheap mass-produced objects that are unoriginal. Kitsch also refers to the types of art that are aesthetically deficient (whether or not being sentimental, glamorous, theatrical, or creative) and that make creative gestures which merely imitate the superficial appearances of art through repeated conventions and formulae. Excessive sentimentality often is associated with the term.
The term kitsch is considered derogatory, denoting works executed to pander to popular demand alone and purely for commercial purposes rather than works created as self-expression by an artist. The term is generally reserved for unsubstantial and gaudy works that are calculated to have popular appeal and are considered pretentious and shallow rather than genuine artistic efforts.

[Saul]

Nevertheless, the point remains unanswered. Please note in particular the last sentence of this extract of the Wiki article and tell us how your work is any different.

I don't care for any of this. I just use my creativity to create artworks that I enjoy and that others have told me they enjoyed. So , if you want to attach any formality or any allegoric descriptions, that's your choice.

[Scarpia]

Princess of Horses © 2010

So one horse likes boobies and the other goes for tail?

[Saul]

So one horse likes boobies and the other goes for tail?

Tell this to the Professional fantasy artists who decided to add this to their gallery. Many try but few are chosen...
http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=127304

[Scarpia]

Tell this to the Professional fantasy artists who decided to add this to their gallery. Many try but few are chosen...
http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=127304

I'm not into that sort of thing.  Do all the pictures in that collection include bestiality?  I think according to Leviticus you would have to kill the princess and the horses, no?

[Saul]

I'm not into that sort of thing.  Do all the pictures in that collection include bestiality?  I think according to Leviticus you would have to kill the princess and the horses, no?

A nice shot of ice cold vodka can snap you out of your misery this morning.

[Joe_Campbell]

I can't believe your stuff would be placed along this kind of work...

[Scarpia]

I can't believe your stuff would be placed along this kind of work...

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, somebody actually created that from scratch.  It is not a pastiche of clip art, as Saul produces ad nauseum. 

[Saul]

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, somebody actually created that from scratch.  It is not a pastiche of clip art, as Saul produces ad nauseum.

That's a different genre, funny...

[Joe_Campbell]

Wow...it's amazing what some people can create with photoshop.

[Saul]

Wow...it's amazing what some people can create with photoshop.

This particular artist send me a compliment for one of my works on that site.
Her name is Marley Mcleay , and she commented on this work:

Comment at the bottom of the page.


http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=124843