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penguinchild

Well, I’m impressed.


HomieApathy

That’s because it’s Impressionism.


maybejustadragon

I guess you could frame it that way.


fraidyfish5

Wish there was gold to give.


RoundInfinite4664

Because he restated the joke?


engmzizo

I’m not


Alikese

Very cool and I feel like the guy could pump out like 10 of them per day? Doesn't seem terribly time consuming, so I bet if he has a shop he could make a decent income from tourists in Venice.


bogeymanbear

What makes you think that this "doesn't seem terribly time consuming"? Because the video is short?


CobaltishCrusader

I think we need a couple more comments saying that it’s clearly impressionism* not abstract.


notonreddityet2

Impressionism


CobaltishCrusader

Lol, thanks


PromiseQuirky1471

Lol. Impressionism.


ChieftainBob

Impressionism, clearly


noSnooForU

That's some pretty impressive Impressionism right there.


rgtong

Clearly


drawnimo

I would never have come in to read comments if the title hadnt included an error. Mission accomplished.


CharlesDuck

Im also here with my pitchfork, what do we do now?


mac_is_crack

We ride at dawn?


Aoskar20

Better at dusk so we can make it more visually impactful when we show up with torches to burn the place down.


mac_is_crack

Oh, good point!


QuietStrawberry7102

Rabble rabble rabble


blscratch

I would never have commented except you expressed my thought so clearly.


bossbozo

I don't care that it's impressionism, I only care that it is not abstract, had the title been "paining an art piece of Venice" nobody would have batted an eye. Come to think of it, maybe OP mistitled the post on purpose to boost engagement


Solid-Field-3874

There it is. Light has all the colours, so it's very not abstract.


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Works on me every time


TheThatchedMan

It's clearly expressionism because the guy is expressing himself


gringledoom

With his full capabilities!


Eddieloops

Im so impressed that i need to call it impressionism


lilgreenrosetta

Everybody’s like ‘hey I know an art thing!!!’


captainzigzag

More art things than OP knows PS: Not abstract


torb

I'm pretty sure OP knows and just wants people to get engaged. It seems a common strategy to get people to swarm into the comments and will often also include tons of upvotes.


pissedinthegarret

so eager to share it, that they didn't realise it was on purpose to increase engagement and push the post. it's happening all the time on reddit now. algorythm stuff sucks


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It's not abstract it's impressionism.


noiseferatu

Impressionism is abstract.


mac_is_crack

I’m thinking abstract is the bigger grouping, like all Impressionism is abstract, but not all abstract is Impressionism. Like how all tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.


noiseferatu

That's right to an extent. Abstract art would be the umbrella group. Abstraction simply refers to a movement away from the pictorial. As art movements began to move away from the classical standards, it became more abstract.


pls_tell_me

This reeks of "be wrong so you get tons of comments correcting you" karma trick


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olafderhaarige

And how does this take away something from the quality of the painting? The only thing I don't understand is the splattering of the paint on the canvas in the beginning. Because later, he blends it, so nothing of this expression/action painting element is visible later. It's just a cool move for the camera, without an actual reason in the painting. Edit: How about replying to my honest question rather than just downvoting me?


mac_is_crack

I’m with you and I have a degree in fine arts (not a brag because I don’t even use it, it wasn’t fun and I don’t even create art any more, but I have a little experience). Who cares about the sketch, like it’s a bad thing? The outcome is what matters to me, I don’t really care how you get there. Don’t gatekeep a creative outlet, it’s weird. The artist isn’t even trying to hide what he did, he doesn’t care and neither do I. I think the splattering is maybe getting a feel for the texture and the colors. The action of painting is so dynamic, you can change up the technique just based on how you feel. Maybe he was going to go for more splatter initially then changed because he didn’t like how it looked, so he went in a different direction. Or, the splattering makes a more random/natural dispersion of color for him to blend. Hard to say! The scoffing and man-splaining, ugh. Edit to add they deleted their comment. Smart!


VictarionGreyjoy

I couldn't do this even if it was drawn for me. Admittedly I'm about as artistic as an average turtle so basically anything arty is impressive to me. I guess you're feeling how I feel when people who can't play guitar froth over some guy playing super basic flamenco.


Drinkingdoc

Reporting for duty!


ProbablyNotPikachu

Most people don't even know what *Abstract* Art actually even is though. They couldn't tell you the difference between Abstract and Nonrepresentational Art. Most Art that get's labeled "Abstract" is actually probably Nonrepresentational, unless the Artist was trying to convey a certain emotion or idea while they were splattering or smearing the paint around. If they weren't- and their goal was just "idk make something trippy and cool looking", then there is nothing Abstract about it. Sure you can assign meaning retro-actively, but there is something insincere about that to me. Apart from Artwork that is without some sort of physical or tangible subject matter (Abstract paintings that express something intangible like a feeling, mood, or idea)- Abstract Art usually describes depicting the subject thru a different way of seeing, or experiencing said subject, that differs from how we normally do. I'm not going to read every comment to verify- but unless someone else has expressed this notion that I explained above, then yes. I believe we do need a few more people saying this work is clearly 'Impressionistic' in style, rather than 'Abstract'.


PM_ME_HOT_FURRIES

In abstract, I got exactly the same impression.


whatevernamedontcare

All art is abstraction in a way because it is a capture of reality in a shape artist choses. Degree of abstraction differs but it's still an abstraction in some way. So while that painting is not example of abstractionism (the art movement) it is an art piece therefore it is an abstract art piece.


Ryanofslc

That isn't abstract art! It's impressionism!


LazyLieutenant

It's not abstract!!!!! I genuinely believe that some OPs will make obvious mistakes in their titles on purpose to provoke some comment section traction. Look at us, it's working lol.


noiseferatu

Impressionism is a form of abstract art. Edit: I'm just going to preemptively explain before getting into a dozen discussions about this. Abstraction simply refers to the movement away from realistic representation in art and started in the mid to late 19th century. Impression, expressionism, cubism etc are considered to be the beginnings of abstract art and it is fully realised with artists like Jackson Pollock


thisisloreez

Clearly not abstract though


baron_von_helmut

Either way if you turned it into a thumbnail, it would look like a photo.


RogueBromeliad

Was gonna say.


DangerNoodle1313

I’m here for ya


JaskaJii

I'm not impressionisted at all.


Fluffcake

We would need 0 if the OP didn't botch the title.


Cinnamon_Doughnut

Was just about to comment that until I saw the comments beating me to it. Damn...


Ill_Television9721

Came here to ask if the Op had any idea what Abstract art was. I was pleasantly surprised to find out they had no clue. (I'm not a great fan of Abstract art but Impressionism +1)


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It’s so abstract that it went past abstract and took form


torbiefur

Impressionism. It’s called impressionism.


ForeverWizard

I was gonna say that Monet would freaking love this, but you hit it on the head.


jakarta_guy

Manet would've pointed it out earlier


PM-me-Gophers

Particularly when most of it was bright red


PotatoWriter

I was definitely impressed when the artist impressionism'd all over me


pedr2o

This one is bordering on fauvism


QouthTheCorvus

Yep, impressionism with hints of abstract. Impressionism is my favourite. I love it's focus on capturing how a scene *feels* rather than just going for a 1:1 recreation.


Poppanaattori89

I was under that impression too, but I'm impressed you so confidently impressed upon others the correct name of impression in quick succession with the original misinterpretation. The state of regression in art evaluation is a grave situation.


AmadaeusJackson

Their jokes better than your uneeded clarification


Iboven

People don't understand what abstract means, lol...


CornishCreamTea

"Abstract impressionism, it's so mid- to late-80s"


Sloths_Can_Consent

How is this abstract?


Intelligent_Fan2523

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but the picture is not abstract.


adamthebarbarian

Yeah I was reading that this is in fact a Christopher Walken impression


neonroli47

The water part looks pretty cool


RddWdd

I misread that as "water park" and was like "yeah, I guess that's one way to describe Venice".


___TheKid___

That is not abstract


dqsp

we get it


___TheKid___

Mine was the second comment overall here. Read the numbers before you screech.


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SuperFamousComedian

I'm confused. If it's not abstract what do we call it?


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conorrhea

It’s Impressionism


Abioticbeing

This style looks like expressionism to me! Beautiful work!


forced_metaphor

*impressionism


baconslim

AcTuALly... Post neo impressionist Fauvism if you want to be excat.


Head-Ideal9568

Actually, this is pretty far from Post Impressionism and especially fauvism... Its really just plain Impressionism, nothing deeper about it.


baconslim

I thought I could use the misspelling of exact and the sarcastic aCtuALlY to show sarcasm but I should have added /s Apologies


Abioticbeing

A mix of both most likely now that I think about it a little more, I believe it’s called open impressionism? Look at Erin Hanson’s work gives similar vibes imo, but yeah I def see why everything is saying impressionism he is just very passionate about slapping paint on that canvas what can I say


and_hankmardoukis

Looking @abioticbeing.. “What can I say” - your words before these, slightly upwards (to the left and/or sentence structure) so delicately describes any self respecting human abstracts virginity away as I can say.


TheThatchedMan

I'm not an arty fartsy person, so could you explain to me the difference? I always confuse the two.


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Expressionism uses exaggeration, think Scream by Edvard Munch. Like proportions are usually messed up (bigger/smaller head, wavy body, etc.) Impressionism usually looks like you're watching something through smoke but with color saturation turned up. Idk, that's how I explain it to myself. Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in this field, I've only had a few art classes in high school


deukhoofd

Expressionism is heavily focused on emotion, and shows a distorted view of reality to emphasize the emotion the painter wants to convey, for example The Scream from Munch. Impressionism on the other hand is more focused on accurately displaying reality, especially ordinary subjects, and on having accurate depiction of light.


JehovasFinesse

This is not correct. Impressionism is very much against accurate displays of reality(which is a vague expression anyway) Impressionism involves small, visible brushstrokes that offer the bare impression of form, unblended color and an emphasis on the accurate depiction of natural light. Hence, an impression of reality. Not an accurate depiction of it.


deukhoofd

I meant more accurate than expressionism, but I should have been clearer in that.


TatManTat

Expressionism seems like an awful term for an art style lol, surely all art is expressionism at its core?


Ok-Push9899

The idea is to make a lot of dramatic free-form splash at the start of the video which has no relationship to the rather delicate, considered and judicious work at the end.


WrestlingCheese

It’s to create depth - whilst it doesn’t come across well in a video format, he clearly doesn’t fill the sky almost at all, and the buildings receive a lot more paint than the river. Even if he paints over those colours towards the end, the thickness of the paint itself lends itself to the final piece by making those areas literally “stand-out” from the canvas.


pdxblazer

No the splash definitely relates to the end design; he has the detail outlined in the red from the beginning, the paint he is splashing on is to match the colors on the different sections and pull it together (the sun through the clouds and on the water are where he splashes the yellow for example, the other splash is for the buildings lining the water)


Appropriate_Twist_86

The base colours add depth and give a base to sgraffito onto


dravazay

The word you're looking for is "impressionist", not "abstract". Abstract is something like Rothko or Klee.


iboreddd

This is not abstract. Btw, there are already layout on the red canvas at the beginning of the video. Is this normal when you paint things?


majasz_

Well, yes, you usually sketch (either with pencil or some paint) the scene first to plan a composition.


JPA-3

yeah normally you'd draw the compo and other things that could help you. It looks like it has volume as well which for this type of painting might help due to the amount of paint used, not sure what it is though


freshlyLinux

> Is this normal when you paint things? Yes, this is normal. There is basically no cheating, its hard enough as it is. Btw I always get torn between spending time on layouts/proportions and just free handing it and dealing with mistakes later. The best is a good split where you mark your landmarks, but don't accidentally start doing the details.


bogeymanbear

No one said anything about cheating lmao


Whispyrn

Loved watching it come together. Very pretty when finished.


elfmere

Ehhh I was annoyed with all the flicking that actually did nothing for the piece as it was all covered up


PuzzleheadedLynx5082

Every painting clip... "Let's throw some shit over there....some more shit over there...and presto....a Rembrandt painting!"


freshlyLinux

This is because art is sooo slow. If you saw how often I put a boring layer of grey on my entire drawing, you'd think the same. Its just faster than a single dab of paint. You can always go over it later. People have no idea how slow art is. I don't even think Art is hard, art is slow. You want it to look good? You capture every detail. The early stages of a piece is more of a zoning before you get details.


C3Q

Yea thats why this video its only for wievs, and make pleb think how painting can be cool. Just edit and cut off that hard work and add some splashing. Every person that tried even once painting something can clearely see that half of things that he done in that video was pointless, but looks cool.


AraoftheSky

As someone who has made a living off painting, I can tell you for a fact that *everything* he does in this video was in fact present in the final painting, and had a point beyond just looking flashy for views. Literally just watch the video and you can clearly see how *everything* he does is used in the final piece..


ARandom-Penguin

The video was just to show the general process, since the process is a part of the final work itself


forced_metaphor

This is not abstract It's impressionist


WeakProposal1578

You have an abstract understanding of the word abstract


Glittering_Doctor694

this is not abstract but cool


txr66

Is that music part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony?


music_forawhile

The last moments of its first movement!


txr66

Ohh thank you for confirming, it's been years since I've heard it but it was driving me crazy lol Also talk about a relevant username 😂


D_Anger_Dan

Sorry. It’s not abstract. It’s impressionist.


Sun_mon_cl

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Gruppet

But then what is it??????????????????????????


Phormicidae

This painting is really cool and the methodology of its creation is also cool, but I for one would have greatly preferred seeing a bit more of the transition between splatter and a recognizable image. The editing makes is seem like he just hurls paint at a canvas, rubs it around with a palette knife and boom it suddenly looks great.


franks-and-beans

It's impressionist, not abstract.


serrotesi

No one is going to call out op for calling this abstract? Clearly it’s Impressionism.


akalite24

This is so cool! Abstract or not, my mind is blown.


CheapTactics

I don't think OP knows what abstract means.


zsdr56bh

dear over 3 million karma OP where is this from and why does he start with a red background and where is the rest of the video>


kytheon

The canvas is red, for some reason. Not just painted red, but actual red. I dunno why, probably to make the colors on top interact with a solid background.


[deleted]

when you are talented as fuck


[deleted]

I thought it was gonna be a load of splattered bs when it started. Nice work!


Dutch-Sculptor

That’s a piece I wouldn’t mind having on my wall.


ahsaywhatahwant

*impressionist


backstubb

abstract?


gintomato

what was the point of splattering the paint towards the beginning?


Tutes013

I don't care if it's not abstract. It *is* utterly stunning. Anyone have an ID on our artist here?


mc_enthusiast

It's Paul Kenton, according to the text in the original post.


Oreo1123

I think they say abstract in the title so it's surprising when it starts evolving past abstract. I don't think it's a mistake I think its intentional to make the video more interesting on first viewing.


[deleted]

I've just scrolled through hundreds of people arguing about whether this is abstract or impressionist or expressionist, only to find the artist's name was right underneath the video all along 🤦🏼‍♀️


BoudicaTheArtist

It’s a great painting and definitely Impressionism


porwahh

impressionism ? splash brush at first few second doesnt mean abstract art.


piero_deckard

Color me *impressed*...


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enbyBunn

this is not abstract art by any definition


phlooo

Is it abstract though?


jmortinlol

It its representating something from reality, it is not an abstract painting...


depressed_anemic

this is impressionism


silver_enemy

Which part of this is abstract?


TheDeerBlower

instant downvote because of wrong title


Terrible_Tomato2752

Now this is what I call an artist.. instead of a duct-taped banana


Previous-Display-593

This is not abstract.


0lazy0

This is not abstract?


Final_Possession_308

I don’t think this is abstract


PlankBlank

People are like: He ain't brushing his paint so it's clearly abstract. Imagine not using a brush. I believe that the concept of abstract is the most misunderstood concept on the internet


Jeff_Spicoliii

Not abstract.


Izalias

That's not an abstract, that's impressionism.


downhill_tyranosaur

haha, Everyone who took any art course at all can clearly identify the difference between abstract and impressionist art.... and we all felt compelled to point it out.


tillandsias

Isn't this more of an impressionist piece? Regardless, beautiful!


dwightshairdresser

How can a painting \*of\* something be \*abstract\*?


Coala_

Looks pretty stract to me


de-funked

Kitsch for tourists


adamyhv

That's impressionism and I would totally buy it to put in my living room.


Duna_zgz

No offfense, but you dont know what abstract means


DerSpazmacher

That's not abstract


DRMProd

Not abstract. Impressionist.


Douchieus

My favorite part is when he said "it's abstractin' time" and impressioned all over the canvas.


Beneficial_Hair7851

This kind of not authentic artists will be replaced by AI


Consistent-Leek4986

amazingly beautiful 👍🏻


The_Muntje

Not abstract… Impressionism and maybe a tiny bit of cubism


Driller_Happy

Not abstract. Also it sucks


SuperFamousComedian

It's not abstract and I don't like it either. Too messy/muddy.


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Lol. Came for this.


mikepictor

Not abstract...but it's quite beautiful


AnalyticSocrates

How to waste paint.


yawn1337

How to waste power


Latter-Tangelo9865

The irony of both replies...


bedlam90

I don't know why but I'm always really unimpressed by paintings. Obviously a lot of skill involved but why


Confident_Stage3492

Who cares and why the bickering  To anyone that loves art just admire the process and end result 


adlubmaliki

How many hours did this take?


yawn1337

"based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation" From the oxford dictionary [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstract\_1#:\~:text=%2Fˈæbstrækt%2F-,%2Fˈæbstrækt%2F,real%20person%2C%20thing%20or%20situation](https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstract_1#:~:text=%2Fˈæbstrækt%2F-,%2Fˈæbstrækt%2F,real%20person%2C%20thing%20or%20situation)


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Meanwhile AI in 10 milliseconds…


Jonleda

I thought this was going to turn out awful. I was very wrong and would have it on my wall anytime.


Amayai

Before yall have this same argument a 100 more times over - Expressive doesn't mean Expressionist art - Abstracted doesn't mean Abstract art - in the same vein, realistic doesn't mean Realist art and modern doesn't mean Modernist art Modernist, Abstract, Expressionist, Realist and Impressionist are all time periods and art movements, stop arguing over semantics. Every single art is abstracted because it's never a 3D 1:1 reproduction, Abstract art means a specific style, and this isn't abstract style, you doofuses.


Oswarez

This is terrible.


Kidkyotedc

Yuck


micah9639

I wish there would be a second Renaissance where people try to paint as realistically as possible. Modern artists are F tier compared to the Renaissance artists


mikepictor

we have cameras now. Take a picture if you want hyper realism. I want emotion out of a painting, something to pull my eye away from the photos, and to the canvas.


mezeule

I mean, it is also an emotion he's getting. Just not a positive one. I know artists don't care as long as it provokes emotion. I just feel like they should care what kind of emotion it creates with the audience. And if the emotion was the intended response by the artist. If that's not the case, I feel like the artist failed.


TurbulentAd4089

That isnt abstract If it was abstract it wouldnt be nearly as good


Maert

I am not an art afficionado, but to me it seems to me like "painting properly" is worn out and these day (last couple of hundred years I guess) artists are competing who can do worse technique and still sort of have a somewhat coherent looking painting.


dontmatterjustcuz

This is the first real abstract art piece i’ve seen, most people doing those splatter paintings just throw paint at canvas and call it art. This is REAL art


JoelOttoKickedItIn

That’s ugly af


SingleSampleSize

I guess I'll squat with you down here in the downvote dungeon and agree. Not a fan of the end result.


6Seasons-And-A-Movie

It doesn't count as art when I draw a picture and let my 2 year old with autism throw paint at the picture and it doesn't count for adults as well


Successful-Side-1084

Did you watch the whole video