>>147200181>>147200191>>147200202>>147200212You're passionate, I'll give you that.
I wasn’t arguing for some kumbaya "let's all be nice" nonsense or pretending "we're all equally good." My point is simple: effort or skill doesn’t inherently equal art. Sure, it equals good art, and yes, I prefer good art. And I don’t want stagnation in animation or anything like that. Get a grip. This is about some no-name auction that nobody will even remember in days. It's not like Alex Hirsch is getting crowned with some legendary artist award, putting him on par with Max Fleischer or Richard Williams. Since when has Hirsch been some Atlas figure carrying the animation world on his back? He’s just one artist. He’s not single-handedly eroding the standards of art. And his little doodle next to James Baxter’s work? That’s the joke, you goon. It’s called juxtaposition—the beauty of Baxter’s work compared to the "beast" of Hirsch’s Soos drawing.
>When did something just being what it is excuse it from criticism?It doesn’t. Never has. If something sucks, call it out. Criticize it. I’m not advocating for coddling bad art.
>OH WOW BRO EVERYTHING IS ART?No, everything is not art. As I already said, art requires deliberate thought, an attempt to express emotion or creativity. That’s what makes something art—not whether it’s good or bad. And if it’s bad, call it out! Maybe the artist will improve, and if they don’t? Well, some people like wallowing in garbage. That comic strip you mentioned? Yeah, it looks like crap and isn’t funny. Do you know what happens to stuff like that? It gets memory-holed, and rightly so. Not everything in media is going to be gold. Let people create shit art, and let them be rightfully mocked for it. Praise good art so people can recognize and understand what quality looks like from an objective standpoint. That's it
It’s not that deep. You’re getting all worked up over something that doesn’t even matter.
