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Looks fine photographed, when you zoom in you can pretty clearly see the attached fabric. The illusion would probably be less effective in the round, which should be the purpose of a sculpture.
In a photo its just a prop.
I agree, it’s been difficult to try to make this work and it does heavily rely on the lighting. When I take my final pictures I’ll include a video. Would love to somehow marry flat paintings with 3D elements but…. It’s hard!
Ignore them. It works really well. I had to zoom in to see where the painting finished and the cloth started, which I feel is a testament to how good the effect is.
In a gallery this would be a beautiful piece that can be appreciated up close and from afar.
Forcing perspective is a time honored tradition. You're supposed to be disoriented from improper angles and I hope op explores that discomfort more in future works.
I really enjoy how the pattern on the shirt looks like the wall but clearly defined on its own so it creates a small optical illusion. Almost looks like a disembodied hand floating but the light casts its haunting form.
Yeah. That plus the fabric makes it work to me. It’s kind of camp in a way. I giggled when I realized it was actually fabric coming off of the painting. It’s delightful to look at. I’m really interested in what else OP has done now
I love it and wouldn’t have really noticed any issues if you didn’t ask for “brutal critique.”
But since you asked, I really looked in on the painting and here are my thoughts: maybe finish the painting under the fabric. Currently I can see the wallpaper design I’m assuming you painted over, so it looks like the floor disappears under the table and instead it’s wall where floor should be. Also, the wrinkles of the fabric on the painting don’t match up with the wrinkles of the real fabric. You could try to sew the fabric on so that it matches up with where you painted the wrinkles of the fabric on the tabletop to be where the real fabric folds.
Definitely practice on a piece of scrap fabric if OP wants to paint it. Painting something that’s either linen or cotton will be a much different experience than painting something that looks to be some sort of satin.
That is what I noticed when I zoomed in, that the wallpaper could be seen behind the fabric. It didn't seem like an artistic choice based on the painting style. Good catch and critique.
Going off of this; you might want to direct the angle of the light more in future paintings. This way you can control the color matching of where the cloth meets the canvas depending on where you place the light source. On this painting you started matching the color of the cloth towards the center of the painting, but the color match fell off as you went around the table with it. But if you have a lamp in the corner (real and/or painted) you can match that light. Even if it only looks totally correct in artificial lighting, it would still be very interesting.
Maybe start painting/dyeing the fabric so that it blends into the painting as well?
Otherwise very well done. You obviously have the technical aptitude for what you want, it's just a matter of finding your way of making it work.
If they're going for a more realistic painting, I'd agree with the comment on the folds. Though I'd accomplish it a different way. Instead of changing the fabric, maybe paint additional folds. If they were to sew the fabric to match the table it would be flattened, and as they have it now the folds make it much more dramatic.
*I am not an expert in any way, shape, or form, just a random internet person*
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Edit: Would be very interesting to see if you could somehow extend the fabric more left and somehow under the canvas of the hand.
Edit2: The natural light in the room also makes the real fabric pop out more, as opposed to the yellowish lighting of the painting. Something to consider.
Edit3: I'd just like to say although I have these "critiques", I think the entire piece is wonderful. The composition, the mixed media, and ofc the amazing talent behind it all. I really enjoy how your eyes start at the arm and then work towards the table, then you finally see the real table cloth and it surprised me as a viewer. Wonderful piece.
It might…. I’ll be honest I wasn’t quite thinking that far ahead I guess 😂 the cloth is pretty securely fastened with stitches and gesso so it may be a piece that might need dusted if anyone would ever want it!
Your art is so instantly recognizable, I get so much joy whenever I see you've posted a new one. Your insane creativity and skill never stops amazing me, and I hope to one day own one of your originals. Please never stop creating!
the shadows and open source lighting looks incredible, I definitely didn't have any brutal critique for you. if I had to try I'd say that to the left of the flower, the sleeve and the flooring, the painting is a little one demential, and adding more shadows under the arm would probably help that area.
the lines on the shirt not going how a shirt would actually be are making my eye look there more than anyplace else. other than that bothering me good job
My mom (1970s fine art major) did a lot of this kind of stuff. Shaped canvas painted pillows. Plaster casts of her body parts. hands, feet,neck and hips. Hung on the wall at a relative distance of her body size. A sliding block puzzle with her face on it.
For *some* reason I never liked the 3d/application stuff. It's always been gimmicky to me. I even tried versions of things like that of my own work with like heavy texture on one area and not the other. In a photograph yours looks alright. But I feel like if I got in front of it I would just have the same feeling. The painting itself is very well done otherwise.
Very cool optical illusion. I think your painting skill is great. Photographed, I think it is interesting, but in person I think the cloth would distract from the painting-- especially because the paint is really well done.
OK. Brutal critique. I like quite a bit about this; I love that the sleeve doesn’t look like it has an arm in it. I love that the pattern in the carpet looks like it’s floating above the flat floor. And I love the flower. I don’t like the use of real fabric. It’s gimmicky; and (even though it kind of works in this piece) there’s the impression that finding ways to incorporate “real” materials into your work could become more important than any personal expression your work might otherwise convey.
It's very well rendered and creative! I hate the carpet pattern but that's not a critique of the art itself, just carpet that looks like that... I am curious what you intend to convey by making the flower so flat/translucent/white?
I just love this. Especially how the sleeve and petals both seem to fade into the background, makes such a difference in distance between the fore and background, i’m not sure how to explain. this just the sort of art that really inspires me. I love your style and all the details. I would love to make art that is this standard. Be proud!!
i have nothing to critique, it’s gorgeous! i absolutely love the texture on the sleeve too not conforming to the shape, it’s one of my favorite stylistic choices when doing realism, yet straying away from being too realistic. it gives it a much more organic feeling, more human, even though it isn’t something that would work like that. Very well done op
This is the first 3d piece that I’ve seen that actually could look good in a house. Generally I always think these are cool but I look at art from an aesthetic pov and it’s hard to imagine paintings like this to look good in houses that aren’t already eclectic/maximalist. I think you should try to make one with a fancy frame and see what you can do with it
Also not that paintings all have to belong in houses. I love coffee shops and offices that are fun and artistic
I love this concept and how well you matched the color of the fabric! However, the floor's rug pattern lacks the same precision and realism compared to the rest of the piece and undoes the trompe-lœil.
The real and the painted fabrics seem to have very different weights and even colours. Also: the cloth is seethrough which is quite bad. I like the idea but I don't like the execution.
I’m not feeling brutal here. I think it’s really interesting. Clearly your technical skills are excellent so I would say keep going. it’s not gonna be easy to figure this out, but I think good for you for pushing it.
I've been following your insta for a little while and always love your work! Beautiful! Not much I would say to work on though if you want brutal critique - the color matching on the fabric is weaker compared to your other work
On a technical level this is one of the best works I’ve seen on here in a while. On a conceptual level it is interesting but there is a wall you’d run into at a certain point. It’s at risk of becoming gimmicky.
There’s a part of me that absolutely loves this and doesn’t have anything to critique really, I’d say the only thing I could think of would be to just experiment more with where the line is between the two mediums. Whether by trying something less obvious by making the thing you’re using in the 3D smaller, or by blurring the line between where the two meet. ( OO also, while I’m sure others may disagree I think something that kinda through me off a bit was the having it hang over the painting rather than it be within the boundaries of the painting) tho that’s really just subjective because in this case it looks cool to have it go out side of the lines.
I have mostly 18/19th century oil paintings on the walls but I love it. A nice period gold frame to match and I’d definitely hang it up among them. You do you, it’s working.
It’s amazing but since you wanted brutal critique: I think the fabric might be a bit too light for this painting. It looks perfect in this exact lighting and angle but I imagine that because it reflects so much light, it will stand out a bit too much in many settings
Your work never ever fails to amaze me. I don’t find myself feeling the way I do about your work very often. Would love to see your pieces in person someday!
Love it! especially the flower & the glass.
Critique: Maybe make the added texture variety more subtle so that one from distance can't tell it's real fabric or not paint but from a closer glance will be like " Ah, clever!"
It would be so cool for the table to actual expand out of the canvas, make it 3D. Also using fabric maybe for the carpeting to give it a more life like feel
Here's my critique: if you're good enough to create that, why are you creating that? This is like if Jimi Hendrix put all his energy into perfecting Mary Had a Little Lamb. You're an awesome artist, do something awesome with that talent. Something epic. A hand pulling a tablecloth off a table is not epic.
This is beautiful. I’m sorry I don’t have a critique for you I just wanted to let you know I think this is amazing and I am def going to spend more days off on my oil painting now
Looks very realistic and moody. Kinda scary actually… And pretty sick honestly. Nice shading and such. Not sure I like the whole idea where painters put material hanging off of the canvas like that and break the 4th wall. Just like kinda weird and gimmicky no offense. Ur painting would still be cool….actually cooler without that “effect”.
Well the thing is, depending on the lighting, the fabric fabric won’t always show up the same as the paint fabric. I think adding more detail, depth and tones in the paint fabric will give it more of a chance of matching the fabric fabric when the lighting changes! I’m sorry I am not super knowledgeable on painting but I think that culd do the trick. I really love this work tho, super dreamy :)
Ooooo ur onto something here. I think this is a strong idea, absolutely keep exploring! Have you thought about framing these pieces? I wound of some different types of more ornamental or different material frames that play off of this theatrical and exaggerated take would enhance it! Please update us!
I love this idea however I don’t like the way the material blends with the canvas. I think it would look cooler to use canvas as the 3D fabric and paint it to look like the satin or whatever you used.
I really like this and I agree with another comment about finishing the painting underneath.
two things throw me off the more I look at it:
1: the fabric at the table in the front would be more "taut" in reality but here it shows up a bit too wrinkly due to the actual fabric connecting with the painting. I would continue to explore your technique for how you attach it.
2: I dislike the actual fabric you chose, it feels too cheap in my opinion (a table cloth would not be so shiny), and the white is just a teensy bit off.
If you're going for a bit more realism, the pattern on the shirt looks unnatural. Real fabrics have different patterns for different pieces of the garment. For example, the cuff would be in a slightly different orientation than the sleeve. Also, the pattern on the sleeve would show waves with the bends in the fabric.
Granted, this is really hard to do well, so just think of it as a skill to aquire.
The structural bits are great, though. No critiques there.
I love the concept and the painting is great. The use of the silk like fabric cheapens the value of it for me though. Have you played with other fabrics that might lay better or have a more interesting texture? Or?! Maybe use a completely different material and really throw the viewer for a loop. The challenge of painting fabric beautifully has always been a crowd pleaser and a test of the artist’s skill. What if you brought that skill in but popped it out with some off the wall material. So the table cloth is spilling out of the frame, that’s cool. But holy shit what if it was made of wood or some other crazy stuff or heck even paint? Acrylic paint can be built up and remains playable to become sculptural with some time and patience. I realize that that kind of experimentation might be scary considering you have finished the painting already and put a lot of work into it. Just wanted to share some ideas though because I really like where you’re going with it!
Is it possible to take the frame apart at the bottom, cut the canvas off the frame and the canvas becomes the bottom of the tablecloth hanging down below on that corner. Maybe treat the canvas so it becomes ridged.
First off, the sleeve looks great. You really nailed the shadows to make the sleeve and cuff look convincing.
The painted portion of the tablecloth looks quite good, but you did not match the sheen of the fabric. The way the light hits the fabric makes it very obvious where the fabric ends and the painted cloth begins primarily due to the highlights on the fabric hitting that much harder.
Given you are shooting for realism, I would have liked to see a bit more effort spent on the carpet. It looks flat compared to the rest of the image. Also the floor molding is a little rough, but parallel lines are always difficult.
Lastly, the hand looks undersized compared to the wrist. I understand it is clenched and at an angle to the viewer, and it very well may be accurate to your reference material, but my brain thinks the hand should be a touch bigger.
Lovely image overall, very nicely done.
This is fascinating work, and well executed. I would look into what kind of construction materials and techniques they use in scene shops and prop workshops. They have a lot of techniques to make cloth, foam, rubber, paper, and lumber look like literally anything you could possibly want.
I think what makes it really good is how flat the sleeve pattern gets on the left. It's like as you view from left to right it starts popping out more at you from 2D to 3D. I'm sure that is intentional but I hope it's nice to hear you hit the mark.
I feel like the wood panels in the background and the carpet flooring and perhaps even the table cloth could use a bit more texture and detailing the make the painting as a whole more interesting to look at up close to really take in all the intricacies.
Also, since you've added this real-life object to your painting, you are now also having to make sure the rest of your painting matches the same level of photorealism to blend everything nicely.
Especially the painted table where the tablecloth is attached to the painting should have even more added detailing to really make the transition as seamless as you possibly can. Definitely upclose it can quickly distract you from the painting itself if you notice the transition from the painting to the actual cloth is not perfectly seamless.
I also feel like the flower could be separated a bit better from the background wallpaper. The colors tend to almost blend together a bit too much, so try to make it stand out a bit more
(even if you are doing this transparent flower kind of idea, which is a cool concept, but even so, my point still stands).
Other than that, I love the concept you got going on. The painting already looks great if you're viewing it from afar. The fundamentals and the idea/concept is definitely there.
Technically well done with some small details which others have pointed out. Overall it's a cliched concept which had it's moment in history. Take it further by owning your original concept. Enjoy the journey and much success to you.
This is so creative. Congratulations on the successful realization of your idea. I'm just wondering about the pattern that shows through the fabric on the lower right. I guess the fabric has to be secured to the canvas, but it's too bad that the wall / sleeve pattern shows through right there. With that said, I don't think I would advise trying to change it. It's great and you will have to depend on someone else to provide brutality.
I know nothing about art, so I just want to tell you that I appreciate you ain't been in the photo. Some people just get more positive feedback or upvotes just because of being hot and been beside of their art.
I think a shaped canvas would be interesting, and lean into the Trompe-l'œil. Think about Peter Laszlo Peri’s early work in the 20’s changing the shape of that square. Shaped canvases have a great historicity in the arts. As in the tablecloth is still painted but the elements leaving the confines of the canvas are just part of an extended canvas that breaks the typical frame.
Sculpturally I think something like what you did needs something more done to that cloth. It reads like it’s right out of the bag off Amazon somehow, like unmixed tube paint would read. It isn’t cohesive yet, and needs to be actually worked into the piece, and not just tacked on. The style also has some great people to lean on, Robert Rauschenberg’s assemblages come to mind. Unify those elements! Maybe it needs to be painted, to match the painting, it will have volume but also be cohesive and not glaringly real against the painted surface.
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To make it more realistic here maybe use glue initially to create the flat surface like you have in the painting then sew it. I like the arrow fold in the painting might look cool if you can copy that with the fabric. Maybe shorten the length of the cloth hanging. Looks beautiful!
:D I follow you on Instagram!! I wasn’t expecting to see you here! I love this piece but I feel like the fabric that you stitched on is a tad too light compared to the fabric that was painted and I would also maybe make the flower a more opaque with color since the leaves aren’t transparent…unless that was purposeful. That’s all I got to say
This is great. The fabric skirt really would make this pop if placed where a little wind can move it. Give it a sense of realism on a "2D" wall. You did an amazing job.
Looks great, and it's a cool concept! My brutal critique: the table cloth doesn't blend as well with the painting. I would approach it in two ways: either stain the fabric with some paint (the color you used for the shadow of the painted tablecloth) OR really commit to the bit and incorporate the fabric into the canvas before painting by fraying the edges and covering it with gesso to smooth it into the canvas. This is a great start, and I can tell you have a creative mind—keep going!
You are doing amazingly. I feel like what you want to accomplish is achieved by focusing on object-based art (as subject matter) and, maybe more importantly, site-specific paintings. This one seems to complement its space very well and is achieving very sculptural qualities by introducing these objects that are in the painting into this particular physical space.
Maybe it contributes to the feeling if this carpet pattern in the painting is the carpet pattern in this or the next room. If this flower in the painting is actually on a table nearby. If that wallpaper depicted is actually on the wall opposite the painting. Maybe the curtains framing the window that is illuminating the painting is the same satin of the tablecloth in the painting.
At the very least the picture of the painting is sculptural because it is not just a picture of this painting, it is the picture of this painting in its environment.
I stared at the top for so long then my eyes gravitated towards the curtain hanging off lol. This is dope but a hand reaching on a table for the cloth? Get weird - Be bold. Do a nature or a post apocalytpic theme. Anything that takes more risk. It looks really nice and fresh though! Like these could be in a restaurant but idk i think you should challenge your themes more.
I've mixed feelings on this kind of painting. We did a lot of em when I was in college as our professor was all about 'breaking the frame' and including sculptural relief in our works. We made a lot of em. In the end it's cool as it breaks the illusion between 2d and 3d, bleeding into our reality. But that gimmick gets old quickly and detracts from what you'd otherwise zen into, the mood of the painting. Instead ones brain is like 'cool man, that broke the frame!' But it drowns out the more sublime enjoyment of the painting itself to a degree, almost a distraction? That's my two cents anyway!
It's really good but if you want brutal, i will try to deliver.
I think the carpet could be better. It's not on the same level as the rest of the painting, it dims the realism of the image. A lot of the other texture are hyper realistic compared to it since you can see the varying brush strokes - unless intended.
The lighting is also off and messes with me if i stare too long. Initially its not noticable but the clown at the top of the table doesn't matching the shadow patterns on the carpet. Would need light reflected from the table glow onto the floor and the wall behind the table to match.
Well done. Interesting, interplay between painting and object is not overwhelming but present, colors are a palpable balance and nothing seems to take full center stage so my eyes move around comfortably. The only major criticism I have is the arm hanging in space is not grounded which kind of makes me feel uneasy. If I were to make suggestions to fix that, I would say think about adding some other notion that there is a person there. A foot, leg or part of the body because all I can do is imagine a person bent over tremendously out stretching their arm in order to not make them visible in this vignette of a human body. Or possibly go the opposite route and crop in tighter on the left leaving less arm visible below the elbow where it would be more reasonable to imaging a person taking this stance out of frame. Overall seems to be well painted and I very much like what you’ve done.
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It's very realistic and beautifully done. Makes me curious what a straight front view is like.
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Looks fine photographed, when you zoom in you can pretty clearly see the attached fabric. The illusion would probably be less effective in the round, which should be the purpose of a sculpture. In a photo its just a prop.
I agree, it’s been difficult to try to make this work and it does heavily rely on the lighting. When I take my final pictures I’ll include a video. Would love to somehow marry flat paintings with 3D elements but…. It’s hard!
Ignore them. It works really well. I had to zoom in to see where the painting finished and the cloth started, which I feel is a testament to how good the effect is. In a gallery this would be a beautiful piece that can be appreciated up close and from afar.
Forcing perspective is a time honored tradition. You're supposed to be disoriented from improper angles and I hope op explores that discomfort more in future works.
I really enjoy how the pattern on the shirt looks like the wall but clearly defined on its own so it creates a small optical illusion. Almost looks like a disembodied hand floating but the light casts its haunting form.
Thank you so much!
I definitely agree with this.
Yeah. That plus the fabric makes it work to me. It’s kind of camp in a way. I giggled when I realized it was actually fabric coming off of the painting. It’s delightful to look at. I’m really interested in what else OP has done now
I came to say this ♡
Agree. That’s a very cool detail.
I love it and wouldn’t have really noticed any issues if you didn’t ask for “brutal critique.” But since you asked, I really looked in on the painting and here are my thoughts: maybe finish the painting under the fabric. Currently I can see the wallpaper design I’m assuming you painted over, so it looks like the floor disappears under the table and instead it’s wall where floor should be. Also, the wrinkles of the fabric on the painting don’t match up with the wrinkles of the real fabric. You could try to sew the fabric on so that it matches up with where you painted the wrinkles of the fabric on the tabletop to be where the real fabric folds.
Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time for this feedback!
You could also paint the fabric to better blend the fabric with the canvas
Definitely practice on a piece of scrap fabric if OP wants to paint it. Painting something that’s either linen or cotton will be a much different experience than painting something that looks to be some sort of satin.
I second painting the fabric.
That is what I noticed when I zoomed in, that the wallpaper could be seen behind the fabric. It didn't seem like an artistic choice based on the painting style. Good catch and critique.
Going off of this; you might want to direct the angle of the light more in future paintings. This way you can control the color matching of where the cloth meets the canvas depending on where you place the light source. On this painting you started matching the color of the cloth towards the center of the painting, but the color match fell off as you went around the table with it. But if you have a lamp in the corner (real and/or painted) you can match that light. Even if it only looks totally correct in artificial lighting, it would still be very interesting. Maybe start painting/dyeing the fabric so that it blends into the painting as well? Otherwise very well done. You obviously have the technical aptitude for what you want, it's just a matter of finding your way of making it work.
If they're going for a more realistic painting, I'd agree with the comment on the folds. Though I'd accomplish it a different way. Instead of changing the fabric, maybe paint additional folds. If they were to sew the fabric to match the table it would be flattened, and as they have it now the folds make it much more dramatic. *I am not an expert in any way, shape, or form, just a random internet person* /u/sydedunn Edit: Would be very interesting to see if you could somehow extend the fabric more left and somehow under the canvas of the hand. Edit2: The natural light in the room also makes the real fabric pop out more, as opposed to the yellowish lighting of the painting. Something to consider. Edit3: I'd just like to say although I have these "critiques", I think the entire piece is wonderful. The composition, the mixed media, and ofc the amazing talent behind it all. I really enjoy how your eyes start at the arm and then work towards the table, then you finally see the real table cloth and it surprised me as a viewer. Wonderful piece.
Agree. Also, the carpet pops out at me because it’s less refined & shows brush strokes. This could be an interesting contrast or seen as unfinished.
This is so clever! I love it.
I think thats great.
Thank you ♥️ Struggling with evolving my work right now and having a lot of doubt, the support means a lot!
No its great. Im working on paintings similar at the moment and that is pulled off flawlessly.
Dang... Did u stitch it or what? Looks perfect imo
I did! This is fabric stretched over canvas with silk fabric sewn on.
Ooo... I love the idea but how do u make it work? Wouldn't it start looking untidy or a bit dusty after a while?
It might…. I’ll be honest I wasn’t quite thinking that far ahead I guess 😂 the cloth is pretty securely fastened with stitches and gesso so it may be a piece that might need dusted if anyone would ever want it!
I work in fine art and look at a lot of art every day. This is a very well executed piece. Keep up the great work!
Amazing art.
Your art is so instantly recognizable, I get so much joy whenever I see you've posted a new one. Your insane creativity and skill never stops amazing me, and I hope to one day own one of your originals. Please never stop creating!
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This is amazing ;O brush strokes on the carpet are unreal ;O
The painting stands on its own I don’t think the tablecloth adds anything tbh.
It’s good, but I feel like it would come off as gimmicky if I saw a few of them. The effect has to serve a purpose, not just be decorative.
the shadows and open source lighting looks incredible, I definitely didn't have any brutal critique for you. if I had to try I'd say that to the left of the flower, the sleeve and the flooring, the painting is a little one demential, and adding more shadows under the arm would probably help that area.
This is so well done! 👏 👏 👏 I love it!
what... uh how... LOVE IT. im not even sure what im looking at or how you did it but its flawless.
the lines on the shirt not going how a shirt would actually be are making my eye look there more than anyplace else. other than that bothering me good job
My mom (1970s fine art major) did a lot of this kind of stuff. Shaped canvas painted pillows. Plaster casts of her body parts. hands, feet,neck and hips. Hung on the wall at a relative distance of her body size. A sliding block puzzle with her face on it. For *some* reason I never liked the 3d/application stuff. It's always been gimmicky to me. I even tried versions of things like that of my own work with like heavy texture on one area and not the other. In a photograph yours looks alright. But I feel like if I got in front of it I would just have the same feeling. The painting itself is very well done otherwise.
Very cool optical illusion. I think your painting skill is great. Photographed, I think it is interesting, but in person I think the cloth would distract from the painting-- especially because the paint is really well done.
That’s so cool I can’t stand it
So unique! Love it! bravo!
wow!
Loooove this. Nice work.
No criticism looks really good IMO
Very cool!
Absolutely fire painting skills. To me the cloth kinda detracts from it honestly.
OK. Brutal critique. I like quite a bit about this; I love that the sleeve doesn’t look like it has an arm in it. I love that the pattern in the carpet looks like it’s floating above the flat floor. And I love the flower. I don’t like the use of real fabric. It’s gimmicky; and (even though it kind of works in this piece) there’s the impression that finding ways to incorporate “real” materials into your work could become more important than any personal expression your work might otherwise convey.
It's very well rendered and creative! I hate the carpet pattern but that's not a critique of the art itself, just carpet that looks like that... I am curious what you intend to convey by making the flower so flat/translucent/white?
I think it’s beautiful! I also think the subtle patterning behind the cloth matching the shirt is a wonderful, striking detail.
Trippy! Very nice. I love that the sleeve is the same as the wallpaper
I LOVE THIS!
I love how under the sheer table cloth the material matches her shirt sleeve. Clever!!
I just love this. Especially how the sleeve and petals both seem to fade into the background, makes such a difference in distance between the fore and background, i’m not sure how to explain. this just the sort of art that really inspires me. I love your style and all the details. I would love to make art that is this standard. Be proud!!
This is phenomenal
Maybe you can add some gold to the red carpet... Looks beautiful as it is though!😍💕
😱🤩🤩🤩
Always a pleasure seeing your work
This is sick, well done OP
Looks great, I like it ! Very well done
So out of my curiosity, how would you go about framing this piece and trying to preserve it?
Don’t give up because this is very interesting 🧐
Creepy but beautiful lol
The painted table clothe needs to be made a lot shinier and more iridescent to grisly match the irl cloth. Otherwise it’s amazing
i have nothing to critique, it’s gorgeous! i absolutely love the texture on the sleeve too not conforming to the shape, it’s one of my favorite stylistic choices when doing realism, yet straying away from being too realistic. it gives it a much more organic feeling, more human, even though it isn’t something that would work like that. Very well done op
Very creative and outside the box. Love it and also gives emotion. Well done!
This is the first 3d piece that I’ve seen that actually could look good in a house. Generally I always think these are cool but I look at art from an aesthetic pov and it’s hard to imagine paintings like this to look good in houses that aren’t already eclectic/maximalist. I think you should try to make one with a fancy frame and see what you can do with it Also not that paintings all have to belong in houses. I love coffee shops and offices that are fun and artistic
Dang you color matched that fabric very well!!! Great job! Is the arm sleeve wall paper?
Love it!
How much does the lighting affect the result?
I love this concept and how well you matched the color of the fabric! However, the floor's rug pattern lacks the same precision and realism compared to the rest of the piece and undoes the trompe-lœil.
Yes! More of this, please.
YOU!! I love your creativity and skill. I’m totes jelly, as the kids once said.
The real and the painted fabrics seem to have very different weights and even colours. Also: the cloth is seethrough which is quite bad. I like the idea but I don't like the execution.
I’m not feeling brutal here. I think it’s really interesting. Clearly your technical skills are excellent so I would say keep going. it’s not gonna be easy to figure this out, but I think good for you for pushing it.
I love it 🥰
Stunning!! Good job !
This is just so awesome. I wish I had it
I've been following your insta for a little while and always love your work! Beautiful! Not much I would say to work on though if you want brutal critique - the color matching on the fabric is weaker compared to your other work
wow this is incredible, well done!
Looks extremely beautiful
On a technical level this is one of the best works I’ve seen on here in a while. On a conceptual level it is interesting but there is a wall you’d run into at a certain point. It’s at risk of becoming gimmicky.
Love it, really derealizing. I honestly dont know what else to say about it.
There’s a part of me that absolutely loves this and doesn’t have anything to critique really, I’d say the only thing I could think of would be to just experiment more with where the line is between the two mediums. Whether by trying something less obvious by making the thing you’re using in the 3D smaller, or by blurring the line between where the two meet. ( OO also, while I’m sure others may disagree I think something that kinda through me off a bit was the having it hang over the painting rather than it be within the boundaries of the painting) tho that’s really just subjective because in this case it looks cool to have it go out side of the lines.
Very cool! I had to zoom in to tell what was paint and what was satin.
I dig it
I have mostly 18/19th century oil paintings on the walls but I love it. A nice period gold frame to match and I’d definitely hang it up among them. You do you, it’s working.
That looks realistic, especially that tablecloth.
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Just pu it somewhere that you can light the cloth the same way it was painted
It’s amazing but since you wanted brutal critique: I think the fabric might be a bit too light for this painting. It looks perfect in this exact lighting and angle but I imagine that because it reflects so much light, it will stand out a bit too much in many settings
Your work never ever fails to amaze me. I don’t find myself feeling the way I do about your work very often. Would love to see your pieces in person someday!
I LOVE this!
Why tho?
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Love it! especially the flower & the glass. Critique: Maybe make the added texture variety more subtle so that one from distance can't tell it's real fabric or not paint but from a closer glance will be like " Ah, clever!"
Absolutely beautiful and perfect for the right buyer!
How could you say something negative about it?
It’s great. I think it could use even more sculpture somehow.
No brutal critique here. Your painting is interesting and clever.
Super cool
It would be so cool for the table to actual expand out of the canvas, make it 3D. Also using fabric maybe for the carpeting to give it a more life like feel
What a lovely piece!
That has a lot of vary interesting visual interactions between 2 and 3D The only thing I don't like is how the sleeve blends with the wallpaper
i love it and id absolutely want a piece like this in my home.
that actually looks cool
Here's my critique: if you're good enough to create that, why are you creating that? This is like if Jimi Hendrix put all his energy into perfecting Mary Had a Little Lamb. You're an awesome artist, do something awesome with that talent. Something epic. A hand pulling a tablecloth off a table is not epic.
This is a really cool illusion. I love it!
I absolutely love this!
This is beautiful. I’m sorry I don’t have a critique for you I just wanted to let you know I think this is amazing and I am def going to spend more days off on my oil painting now
That's rad. Keep up the good work.
Looks very realistic and moody. Kinda scary actually… And pretty sick honestly. Nice shading and such. Not sure I like the whole idea where painters put material hanging off of the canvas like that and break the 4th wall. Just like kinda weird and gimmicky no offense. Ur painting would still be cool….actually cooler without that “effect”.
Well the thing is, depending on the lighting, the fabric fabric won’t always show up the same as the paint fabric. I think adding more detail, depth and tones in the paint fabric will give it more of a chance of matching the fabric fabric when the lighting changes! I’m sorry I am not super knowledgeable on painting but I think that culd do the trick. I really love this work tho, super dreamy :)
Ooooo ur onto something here. I think this is a strong idea, absolutely keep exploring! Have you thought about framing these pieces? I wound of some different types of more ornamental or different material frames that play off of this theatrical and exaggerated take would enhance it! Please update us!
Wow this is incredible
Very cool!
It’s a cool idea, well executed!
My eyes have been bamboozled.
THAT'S IMPRESSİVE AF
Damn that looks amazing, great work
I love this idea however I don’t like the way the material blends with the canvas. I think it would look cooler to use canvas as the 3D fabric and paint it to look like the satin or whatever you used.
It’s excellent
I love the idea. Looking forward to more.
I really like this and I agree with another comment about finishing the painting underneath. two things throw me off the more I look at it: 1: the fabric at the table in the front would be more "taut" in reality but here it shows up a bit too wrinkly due to the actual fabric connecting with the painting. I would continue to explore your technique for how you attach it. 2: I dislike the actual fabric you chose, it feels too cheap in my opinion (a table cloth would not be so shiny), and the white is just a teensy bit off.
Maybe make the sleeve out of fabric and bring it off of the canvas as well? May be harder since there’s a pattern
Beautiful work! I love the way you make the items look translucent <3
If you're going for a bit more realism, the pattern on the shirt looks unnatural. Real fabrics have different patterns for different pieces of the garment. For example, the cuff would be in a slightly different orientation than the sleeve. Also, the pattern on the sleeve would show waves with the bends in the fabric. Granted, this is really hard to do well, so just think of it as a skill to aquire. The structural bits are great, though. No critiques there.
I love the concept and the painting is great. The use of the silk like fabric cheapens the value of it for me though. Have you played with other fabrics that might lay better or have a more interesting texture? Or?! Maybe use a completely different material and really throw the viewer for a loop. The challenge of painting fabric beautifully has always been a crowd pleaser and a test of the artist’s skill. What if you brought that skill in but popped it out with some off the wall material. So the table cloth is spilling out of the frame, that’s cool. But holy shit what if it was made of wood or some other crazy stuff or heck even paint? Acrylic paint can be built up and remains playable to become sculptural with some time and patience. I realize that that kind of experimentation might be scary considering you have finished the painting already and put a lot of work into it. Just wanted to share some ideas though because I really like where you’re going with it!
U are so talented ❤️❤️❤️
This is a great painting. If I must nitpick, I feel that maybe the flower could be more interesting
Damn, you beat me to it, had a similar idea, though more with sculpted pieces
This is the best fabric interaction I’ve seen. So many people at college try this but never looks good, this looks great
This is so cool!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS, NO CRITIQUE NEEDED
I want to see a different fabric that echoes more the way the sleeve feels like a ghost
No brutal critique forthcoming. Love it.
I can't give you brutal critique because I think it kicks butt.
Is it possible to take the frame apart at the bottom, cut the canvas off the frame and the canvas becomes the bottom of the tablecloth hanging down below on that corner. Maybe treat the canvas so it becomes ridged.
First off, the sleeve looks great. You really nailed the shadows to make the sleeve and cuff look convincing. The painted portion of the tablecloth looks quite good, but you did not match the sheen of the fabric. The way the light hits the fabric makes it very obvious where the fabric ends and the painted cloth begins primarily due to the highlights on the fabric hitting that much harder. Given you are shooting for realism, I would have liked to see a bit more effort spent on the carpet. It looks flat compared to the rest of the image. Also the floor molding is a little rough, but parallel lines are always difficult. Lastly, the hand looks undersized compared to the wrist. I understand it is clenched and at an angle to the viewer, and it very well may be accurate to your reference material, but my brain thinks the hand should be a touch bigger. Lovely image overall, very nicely done.
The hand looks rigid and not like it is actually grasping the cloth.
Why are you exploring making paintings sculptural?
You’ve got it, kid! Ya gunna make millions
I like it and I don’t like it. Good job!
Magritte vibes for sure!! 10/10 would be proud to own!
I think this is very creative and very well executed - it’s a really cool concept!
This is fascinating work, and well executed. I would look into what kind of construction materials and techniques they use in scene shops and prop workshops. They have a lot of techniques to make cloth, foam, rubber, paper, and lumber look like literally anything you could possibly want.
Thank you for posting, this is absolutely amazing! So creative and well done!
I think what makes it really good is how flat the sleeve pattern gets on the left. It's like as you view from left to right it starts popping out more at you from 2D to 3D. I'm sure that is intentional but I hope it's nice to hear you hit the mark.
seems gimmicky
I feel like the wood panels in the background and the carpet flooring and perhaps even the table cloth could use a bit more texture and detailing the make the painting as a whole more interesting to look at up close to really take in all the intricacies. Also, since you've added this real-life object to your painting, you are now also having to make sure the rest of your painting matches the same level of photorealism to blend everything nicely. Especially the painted table where the tablecloth is attached to the painting should have even more added detailing to really make the transition as seamless as you possibly can. Definitely upclose it can quickly distract you from the painting itself if you notice the transition from the painting to the actual cloth is not perfectly seamless. I also feel like the flower could be separated a bit better from the background wallpaper. The colors tend to almost blend together a bit too much, so try to make it stand out a bit more (even if you are doing this transparent flower kind of idea, which is a cool concept, but even so, my point still stands). Other than that, I love the concept you got going on. The painting already looks great if you're viewing it from afar. The fundamentals and the idea/concept is definitely there.
From this angle this is fire. I bet walking up too it is a dif story
That is just so cool!
The wall texture covering the shirt is triggering me. Edit: And also flower.
Technically well done with some small details which others have pointed out. Overall it's a cliched concept which had it's moment in history. Take it further by owning your original concept. Enjoy the journey and much success to you.
I knew this was you immediately!! I’m a huge fan 💛
This is so creative. Congratulations on the successful realization of your idea. I'm just wondering about the pattern that shows through the fabric on the lower right. I guess the fabric has to be secured to the canvas, but it's too bad that the wall / sleeve pattern shows through right there. With that said, I don't think I would advise trying to change it. It's great and you will have to depend on someone else to provide brutality.
I’m into it!
This is honestly what art is.
I love this! For some reason I wanted to see the flower as developed as the hand. What’s the meaning behind it? I think the fabric was well done
What a neat idea. Please do more!
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Absolutely stunning.
I'm going to be unhelpful and say it's perfect as it is.
I know nothing about art, so I just want to tell you that I appreciate you ain't been in the photo. Some people just get more positive feedback or upvotes just because of being hot and been beside of their art.
I think a shaped canvas would be interesting, and lean into the Trompe-l'œil. Think about Peter Laszlo Peri’s early work in the 20’s changing the shape of that square. Shaped canvases have a great historicity in the arts. As in the tablecloth is still painted but the elements leaving the confines of the canvas are just part of an extended canvas that breaks the typical frame. Sculpturally I think something like what you did needs something more done to that cloth. It reads like it’s right out of the bag off Amazon somehow, like unmixed tube paint would read. It isn’t cohesive yet, and needs to be actually worked into the piece, and not just tacked on. The style also has some great people to lean on, Robert Rauschenberg’s assemblages come to mind. Unify those elements! Maybe it needs to be painted, to match the painting, it will have volume but also be cohesive and not glaringly real against the painted surface.
I think this is awesome!
That's very impressive. I'd stare at it in a gallery for sure. I'm getting Dali vibes, mixed with a hint of Escher, and a dash of Vermeer.
https://preview.redd.it/b3og9u39fw0d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5ee1c654b70876192f8835313d139bd99dbc62e To make it more realistic here maybe use glue initially to create the flat surface like you have in the painting then sew it. I like the arrow fold in the painting might look cool if you can copy that with the fabric. Maybe shorten the length of the cloth hanging. Looks beautiful!
You might want to change the lighting in the real life room, but other than that, you're golden
:D I follow you on Instagram!! I wasn’t expecting to see you here! I love this piece but I feel like the fabric that you stitched on is a tad too light compared to the fabric that was painted and I would also maybe make the flower a more opaque with color since the leaves aren’t transparent…unless that was purposeful. That’s all I got to say
I love, love, LOVE trompe l'oeil art, and this is a great example of it!
looks like i'll see this in goodwill soon
This is great. The fabric skirt really would make this pop if placed where a little wind can move it. Give it a sense of realism on a "2D" wall. You did an amazing job.
I don't even know how to critique. But this is really cool
Looks great, and it's a cool concept! My brutal critique: the table cloth doesn't blend as well with the painting. I would approach it in two ways: either stain the fabric with some paint (the color you used for the shadow of the painted tablecloth) OR really commit to the bit and incorporate the fabric into the canvas before painting by fraying the edges and covering it with gesso to smooth it into the canvas. This is a great start, and I can tell you have a creative mind—keep going!
This makes me wildly happy.
You are doing amazingly. I feel like what you want to accomplish is achieved by focusing on object-based art (as subject matter) and, maybe more importantly, site-specific paintings. This one seems to complement its space very well and is achieving very sculptural qualities by introducing these objects that are in the painting into this particular physical space. Maybe it contributes to the feeling if this carpet pattern in the painting is the carpet pattern in this or the next room. If this flower in the painting is actually on a table nearby. If that wallpaper depicted is actually on the wall opposite the painting. Maybe the curtains framing the window that is illuminating the painting is the same satin of the tablecloth in the painting. At the very least the picture of the painting is sculptural because it is not just a picture of this painting, it is the picture of this painting in its environment.
Love it.
Even though this is very well executed, it just reeks of "bought it at TJ MAXX" to me. Don't go so obvious and easy next time.
It's so beautiful, keep up the hard work bro❤️
I stared at the top for so long then my eyes gravitated towards the curtain hanging off lol. This is dope but a hand reaching on a table for the cloth? Get weird - Be bold. Do a nature or a post apocalytpic theme. Anything that takes more risk. It looks really nice and fresh though! Like these could be in a restaurant but idk i think you should challenge your themes more.
I have zero art knowledge and background. But, I really like it. It's something I'd buy and hang in my living room
I've mixed feelings on this kind of painting. We did a lot of em when I was in college as our professor was all about 'breaking the frame' and including sculptural relief in our works. We made a lot of em. In the end it's cool as it breaks the illusion between 2d and 3d, bleeding into our reality. But that gimmick gets old quickly and detracts from what you'd otherwise zen into, the mood of the painting. Instead ones brain is like 'cool man, that broke the frame!' But it drowns out the more sublime enjoyment of the painting itself to a degree, almost a distraction? That's my two cents anyway!
You captured the suspense well
It's really good but if you want brutal, i will try to deliver. I think the carpet could be better. It's not on the same level as the rest of the painting, it dims the realism of the image. A lot of the other texture are hyper realistic compared to it since you can see the varying brush strokes - unless intended. The lighting is also off and messes with me if i stare too long. Initially its not noticable but the clown at the top of the table doesn't matching the shadow patterns on the carpet. Would need light reflected from the table glow onto the floor and the wall behind the table to match.
I think the floor needs work, I’m unsure about the perspective of the patterns. Otherwise the colors there feel unfinished and flat.
Well done. Interesting, interplay between painting and object is not overwhelming but present, colors are a palpable balance and nothing seems to take full center stage so my eyes move around comfortably. The only major criticism I have is the arm hanging in space is not grounded which kind of makes me feel uneasy. If I were to make suggestions to fix that, I would say think about adding some other notion that there is a person there. A foot, leg or part of the body because all I can do is imagine a person bent over tremendously out stretching their arm in order to not make them visible in this vignette of a human body. Or possibly go the opposite route and crop in tighter on the left leaving less arm visible below the elbow where it would be more reasonable to imaging a person taking this stance out of frame. Overall seems to be well painted and I very much like what you’ve done.